Finley TownshipIN
A town of 1,513.
Is Finley Township a good place to live?
Finley Township’s weakest subject grade is a D for health. Finley Township’s median household income is $131,000, above both Indiana’s towns ($71,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). 26% of the land in Finley Township is conserved, above both the Indiana town median (1.9%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest place to walk is Clark State Forest, 5,947 acres with 22.8 miles of trail. Finley Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
99% of working residents leave Finley Township for work
Where Finley Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Finley Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Finley Township is from typical.
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Moving to Finley Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Finley Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Finley Township.
Residents of Finley Township are less healthy than 87% of U.S. towns
Finley Township beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 20% of adults smoke cigarettes in Finley Township.
| Finley Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 39% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Finley Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 22.4% | 15.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.7% | 8.1% |
| More smokers | 19.7% | 15.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Nearly a quarter of Finley Township is conserved land
23 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The trail density in Finley Township is 0.6 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Clark State Forest | 22.8 mi | 5,947 |
| 2. Virginia Pine-Chestnut Oak Nature Preserve | 0.2 mi | 19 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Compared with most of Indiana and the rest of the country, fewer of Finley Township’s working residents work locally
0.9% of Finley Township working residents work locally. Jobs based in Finley Township grew to 165 in 2023, 121 more than in 2013. 17% of Finley Township residents live below the poverty line.
| Finley Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 11% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Finley Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Finley Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 23° and about 14 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Finley Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 55% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Finley Township since 2005.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Finley Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Finley Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Finley Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Finley Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Finley Township is one of five townships in Scott County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,469 and it contained 630 housing units.
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- Area
- 40 sq mi
- Elevation
- 623 ft
Finley Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Finley Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finley Township | — | — | B− | — | B− | D |
| Vienna Township | #556 | C− | B | — | B− | D |
| Vernon Township | #577 | D | A | — | D | D |
| Gibson Township | — | — | A | — | C | D |
| Franklin Township | — | — | A+ | — | B | D |
| Jennings Township | #570 | D | B+ | — | C− | D |
| Monroe Township | #279 | B | A− | — | B | C+ |
Finley Township, Gibson Township and Franklin Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Finley Township, Vienna Township, Vernon Township, Gibson Township, Franklin Township, Jennings Township and Monroe Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Finley Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Finley Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Finley Township, IN expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.