Haddon TownshipIN
A town of 3,759. Public schools that outperform most of Indiana.
Is Haddon Township a good place to live?
Haddon Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $125K for a typical one, or 2.2 years of the Terre Haute metro’s $57K median household income. It grades B− overall, 371st among Indiana's 585 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 91% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates, and the median household income is $63K, and 15% of residents live below the poverty line. 12% of residents are under 18 in Haddon Township, against 23% in Indiana’s towns and 22% across U.S. towns. Among 593 Indiana towns, just 3 have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Haddon Township.
What makes Haddon Township stand out
Where Haddon Township beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
How Haddon Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Haddon Township is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for cost of living (better than 97% of comparable towns) to D for health (better than 9%), so the B− overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Haddon Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Haddon 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 Haddon Township.
Haddon Township has little public open land, but it has lost a quarter or more of its jobs in ten years.
A larger share of adults in Haddon Township smoke cigarettes than in the typical Indiana or U.S. town
24% of adults smoke cigarettes in Haddon Township. Haddon Township beats the Indiana average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 18. 40% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Haddon Township.
| Haddon Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 17% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 47% | 39% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 21% | 19% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 39% | 35% |
| What stands out | Haddon Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7% | 8.3% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 13.5% | 8.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Public schools in Haddon Township beat 70% of Indiana districts
Its public schools are run by Southwest School Corporation. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 188 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Haddon Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Haddon Township has chilly winters and warm summers. Haddon Township’s July high is 87°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
With 0.9 jobs for every working resident, most of Haddon Township’s workers commute out
Jobs based here fell from 1,274 in 2013 to 810.
Most working residents leave Haddon Township for work: only 6% work in town. Since 2013, Haddon Township has lost 464 jobs, to 810 in 2023. The top destinations are Sullivan (9%), Hamilton Township (7%) and Indianapolis (7%).
| Haddon Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $63,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.4% | 11% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Haddon Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 59% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Conserved land covers 0.3% of Haddon Township
Just 134 of its 45,485 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Haddon Township itself; its outdoors grade is D.
0.2 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Carlisle City Park | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Haddon Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Haddon Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Haddon Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Haddon Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Haddon Township is one of nine townships in Sullivan County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,762 and it contained 780 housing units.
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- Area
- 72 sq mi
- Elevation
- 518 ft
Haddon Township’s neighbors
7 towns share a border with Haddon Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haddon Township | #371 | B− | A+ | — | B+ | D |
| Gill Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jefferson Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Widner Township | — | — | A+ | — | B | C− |
| Busseron Township | — | — | A+ | — | B | D |
| Hamilton Township | #387 | B− | B+ | — | B+ | D |
| Cass Township | — | — | A+ | — | B− | D |
Widner Township, Busseron Township and Cass Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Haddon Township, Widner Township, Busseron Township, Hamilton Township and Cass Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Gill Township and Jefferson Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Haddon Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Haddon Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Haddon Township, IN a good place to live?
Haddon Township grades B− overall, better than 49% of U.S. towns and #371 of 585 in Indiana. It grades D for health and B+ for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Haddon 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+.