Guthrie TownshipIN
A town of 1,316, platted in 1866.
Is Guthrie Township a good place to live?
The best of Guthrie Township’s subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a D− for walkability. Guthrie Township’s average trip to work is 39 minutes, above both the Indiana town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 26 of Indiana’s 1,097 towns score lower on walkability. Guthrie Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,316 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Guthrie Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Guthrie Township is from typical.
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Moving to Guthrie Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Guthrie 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 Guthrie Township.
Guthrie Township is less healthy than 77% of U.S. towns
Guthrie Township beats the Indiana average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 42% of Guthrie Township adults have obesity, where Indiana’s towns sit at 39% and U.S. towns at 35%. 41% of adults have high blood pressure in Guthrie Township.
| Guthrie Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 39% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Guthrie Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.3% | 77.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 10% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Guthrie Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Guthrie Township for work: only 1% work in town. 2.6% of Guthrie Township residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Bedford (21%), Bloomington (13%) and Mitchell (5%).
| Guthrie Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.6% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.5% | 11% | 8% |
| Median household income | $60,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Guthrie Township
Guthrie Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 22° and about 14 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Guthrie Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 52% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Guthrie Township since 2025.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Guthrie Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.3% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Jeremy Keith Oakley Preserve | 0.4 mi | 14 |
| 2. Laura Hare Nature Preserve at Back Creek | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Guthrie Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Guthrie Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Guthrie Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
99% of working residents leave Guthrie Township for work
Where Guthrie Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Guthrie Township
Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
Guthrie is an unincorporated community in Marshall Township, Lawrence County, Indiana.
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- Elevation
- 525 ft
Questions about Guthrie Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Guthrie 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.