Grant TownshipIN
A town of 1,094.
Is Grant Township a good place to live?
Grant Township’s best subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and an A for history; its weakest is a D for health. On cost of living, just 8 of Indiana’s 1,096 towns do better. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 77% of U.S. towns. Only 84 of Indiana’s 1,086 towns score lower on health. The biggest park or preserve is Donohue Gamebird Habitat Area, at 76 acres. Grant Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,094 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Grant Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Grant Township is from typical.
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Moving to Grant Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Grant 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 Grant Township.
On CDC estimates, Grant Township is less healthy than 90% of U.S. towns
Grant Township beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 45% of adults have obesity in Grant Township, against 39% in Indiana’s towns and 35% across U.S. towns. 17% of adults report frequent physical distress in Grant Township.
| Grant Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 39% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 21% | 19% |
| What stands out | Grant Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 11.1% | 8.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.5% | 15.4% |
| More smokers | 20% | 15.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Grant Township has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Grant Township for work: only 6% work in town. The average trip to work in Grant Township is 22 minutes. The top destinations are Kentland (11%), Rensselaer (8%) and Lafayette (7%).
| Grant Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $60,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.2% | 11% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Grant Township
Grant Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 17° and about 29 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Low risk in Grant Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 62% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Conserved land covers 0.3% of Grant Township
1.8 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. Grant Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Grant Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.3% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Foster Park | 0.4 mi | 7 |
| 2. Donohue Gamebird Habitat Area | — | 76 |
| 3. Terry L. Cooley Memorial Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Grant Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Grant Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Grant Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
94% of working residents leave Grant Township for work
Where Grant Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Grant Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Grant Township is one of ten townships in Newton County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,100 and it contained 513 housing units.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 679 ft
Questions about Grant Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Grant 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+.