Graham TownshipIN
A town of 1,585, settled in 1844.
Is Graham Township a good place to live?
The best of Graham Township’s subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a D− for walkability. On walkability, just 81 of Indiana’s 1,097 towns do worse. The biggest park or preserve is Hardy Lake State Recreation Area, at 308 acres. Graham Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
100% of working residents leave Graham Township for work
Where Graham Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Graham Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Graham Township is from typical.
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Moving to Graham Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Graham 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 Graham Township.
Graham Township stands out in Indiana and nationally, with fewer of its working residents who work locally
0.3% of Graham Township working residents work locally, below both Indiana’s towns (11%) and U.S. towns (8%). Graham Township’s average trip to work is 30 minutes. The top destinations are Madison (26%), Madison Township (7%) and Indianapolis (7%).
| Graham Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 3% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.3% | 11% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Graham Township’s public schools outperform 53% of Indiana districts
Its public schools are run by the Madison Consolidated Schools. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deputy Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 138 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
On CDC estimates, Graham Township is less healthy than 72% of U.S. towns
Graham Township beats the Indiana average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 18% of Graham Township adults smoke cigarettes, against 17% in Indiana’s towns and 14% across U.S. towns. 40% of Graham Township adults have high blood pressure.
| Graham Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 26% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Graham Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.3% | 8.4% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.5% | 15.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Graham Township
Graham Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 23° and about 12 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Moderate risk in Graham Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 56% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Graham Township has set aside 1.1% of its land for conservation
0.2 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hardy Lake State Recreation Area | — | 308 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Graham Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Graham Township
About 2 of every 100 Graham Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Graham Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Graham Township is one of ten townships in Jefferson County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,618 (slightly down from 1,668 at 2010) and it contained 705 housing units.
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- Area
- 42 sq mi
- Elevation
- 666 ft
Graham Township’s neighbors
8 towns share a border with Graham Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Township | — | — | A | — | B− | C |
| Johnson Township | — | — | A | — | B− | D |
| Montgomery Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Smyrna Township | — | — | B− | — | B− | C |
| Lancaster Township | — | — | A− | — | B− | C− |
| Republican Township | — | — | B+ | — | B− | C |
| Blocher | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marion Township | — | — | A+ | — | C | C |
Graham Township, Johnson Township, Smyrna Township, Lancaster Township, Republican Township and Marion Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Graham Township, Johnson Township, Smyrna Township, Lancaster Township, Republican Township and Marion Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Montgomery Township and Blocher aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Graham Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Graham Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Graham Township, IN expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.