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Green TownshipMorgan County, IN

A town of 3,718.

Is Green Township a good place to live?

Green Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $310K for a typical one, or 3.9 years of the Indianapolis metro’s $80K median household income. It grades B− overall, 347th among Indiana's 585 graded towns. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 96% of U.S. towns. Among 593 Indiana towns, just 4 have a lower share of residents below the poverty line than Green Township.

A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Green Township for work

Where Green Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

39% → Indianapolis Indianapolis 39% 7% → Martinsville Martinsville 7% 5% → Greenwood Greenwood 5% 5% → Mooresville Mooresville 5% 4% → Plainfield Plainfield 4% 2% → Franklin Franklin 2% Green Township · 2% stay
163jobs based in Green Township
2%of working residents work in town
20 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

How Green Township grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Green Township is from typical.

How grading works

Its grades run from A for cost of living (better than 88% of comparable towns) to D− for walkability (better than 4%), so the B− overall blends very different results.

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Green Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Green Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerDuke Energy15.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterMorgan County Rural Water CompanyNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers94% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Green Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsMartinsville Schools Metropolitan School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Indiana you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereMorgan County Circuit Court ClerkMorgan County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP codes46151, 46106, 4616046151 97% · 46106 1% · 46160 1%Census 2020

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 Green Township.

Green Township sends most of its workers to Indianapolis and beyond and has household incomes well above the Indiana norm, but it trails even towns with similar incomes on health.

Work & commuteJobs & income grade B+

About two in five of Green Township’s working residents commute to Indianapolis

Green Township has 163 jobs for its 1,752 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.

Most working residents leave Green Township for work: only 2% work in town. At $116,000, Green Township’s median household income is above both the Indiana town median ($71,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). The average trip to work in Green Township is 30 minutes.

2%work in town
Green TownshipIndiana townsU.S. towns
Median household income$116,000$71,000$80,000
Average trip to work30 minutes24 minutes25 minutes
Working residents who work in town2.2%11%8%

Where working residents work

In Green Township2%
Indianapolis39%
Martinsville7%
Greenwood5%
Mooresville5%
20 mi
median commute distance
163
jobs based in Green Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

SchoolsC+

Public schools in Green Township fall behind 56% of Indiana districts

Its public schools are run by the MSD Martinsville Schools. Its one school is below.

44%of IN districts it outscoresC+School Grade
SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Green Township Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4Grades PK–4137A−

NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation

Who lives here

More middle-aged adults than Indiana overall

The median household earns $116,474, against $71,957 across Indiana, one input to its B+ for jobs and income.

Adults 35 to 64 are 48% of residents (37% statewide); children under 18 are 18% of residents (23% statewide). At 46.8 years, Green Township’s median age is where Indiana’s towns sit at 39.4 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. 14% of Green Township residents are 65 or older.

46.8median age · IN 38.1
Green TownshipIndiana townsU.S. towns
Median age46.8 years39.4 years40.5 years
Under 1818%23%22%
Aged 65 or older14%18%18%
Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+22%22%29%
Green TownshipIndianaUnited States

Ages · share of residents

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma3%
High school41%
Some college25%
Associate’s9%
Bachelor’s15%
Graduate8%

Women and men · all residents

45% women, 55% men

About 125 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±4.8 points). Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women. Among residents 18 to 24, 89% are men (IN 51%).

Ages and education in Green Township
Green TownshipINU.S.
Under 106.8%12.4%11.6%
10 to 1711.2%10.9%10.3%
18 to 2410.1%9.6%9.1%
25 to 349.8%13.1%13.7%
35 to 4410.4%12.7%13.2%
45 to 5420.7%12%12.2%
55 to 6417.1%12.5%12.7%
65 to 7410.8%10.1%10.2%
75 and older3.2%6.7%7%
No diploma2.7%9.6%10.4%
High school40.5%32.5%26%
Some college25%19.3%19.1%
Associate’s9.4%9.1%8.8%
Bachelor’s14.7%18.7%21.6%
Graduate7.7%10.8%14.1%

U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,700, single groups can be off by several points

Climate

Green Township has four seasons and pleasant summers

Green Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 21° and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.

17″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter23–39°
Spring42–63°
Summer63–83°
Fall44–65°
Oct 15
typical first frost
Apr 24
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

HealthC

Health in Green Township trails 66% of U.S. towns

Against the 6,226 U.S. towns with household incomes like Green Township’s, it is less healthy than 94%, so it trails even them.

Green Township beats the Indiana average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 40% of adults have high blood pressure in Green Township.

35%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
Green TownshipIndiana townsU.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)40%39%35%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)14%13%12%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)35%37%36%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)17%17%14%
32 measures vs. Indiana
2 better27 too close to call3 worse
What stands outGreen TownshipIN
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off7.2%8.4%
Fewer adults without reliable transportation6.8%7.7%
More adults who have had cancer9.5%8.3%
Franciscan Health Mooresville
9.7 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
52nd
percentile among IN towns

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

OutdoorsD

0.1% of Green Township is conserved land

2.9 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.

#322for trails in IN
Green TownshipIndiana townsU.S. towns
Conserved land0.1%1.9%4.3%
Miles of trail per square mile0.1 miles per square mile0.20.4
0.1%
conserved · 13 of 21,303 acres
2.9 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C

Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Green Township

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 61% of U.S. communities. Since 2008, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Green Township.

61risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
61High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
3
paid flood claims since 2008

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Green Township

17pages on Green Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Green Township

About 3 of every 100 Green Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

About Green Township

Township in Indiana, United States

Green Township is one of fourteen townships in Morgan County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,520 and it contained 1,317 housing units.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
34 sq mi
Elevation
702 ft

Green Township’s neighbors

5 towns share a border with Green Township.

Explore the map →
How the neighbors grade
TownIN rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Green Township#347B−A—C+C
Clay Township#401B−A−—C+C+
Union Township#309BB—BB−
Jackson Township——————
Harrison Township——A—B+C+
Washington Township#315BA—C+C

Harrison Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Green Township, Clay Township, Union Township, Harrison Township and Washington Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Jackson Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Green Township with a neighbor →

Questions about Green Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Green Township, IN a good place to live?

Green Township grades B− overall, better than 52% of U.S. towns and #347 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C for health and C+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D−.

Is Green 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.