Hanover TownshipIN
A town of 21,195, settled in 1857. Public schools that outperform most of Indiana.
Is Hanover Township a good place to live?
Hanover Township is one of the best-graded places in America: an A, 52nd of 585 graded towns in Indiana. The median household earns $103K and its schools outperform 85% of the state's. Its lowest mark, a B−, is in cost of living. Only 88 of Indiana’s 1,096 towns score lower on cost of living. The biggest park or preserve is Biesecker Prairie Nature Preserve, at 34 acres. On health, just 92 of Indiana’s 1,086 towns do better.
What makes Hanover Township stand out
Where Hanover Township beats most towns.
Hanover Township has grown 71% since 2010
12,443 counted in 2010 and 18,214 in 2020; an estimated 21,195 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 16.8% since 2020, after 46.4% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Hanover Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Hanover Township is from typical.
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Soldier Field and 128 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hanover Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw33 mi Stadium & arenaSoldier Field
Big draw40 mi Stadium & arenaWrigley Field
Big draw28 mi MuseumBarack Obama Presidential Center
Big draw31 mi Stadium & arenaRate Field
Big draw35 mi Stadium & arenaUnited Center
8 mi National ParkIndiana Dunes National Park2.6M visitors a yearPhoto credits
Soldier Field: Photo by Joon Han Contact: [email protected], CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wrigley Field: Ryan Dickey, CC BY 2.0 · Barack Obama Presidential Center: AlphaBeta135, CC0 · Rate Field: User Enoch Lai on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · United Center: User:JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Indiana Dunes National Park: J. Crocker, Attribution
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Moving to Hanover Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hanover 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 Hanover Township.
Hanover Township sends many workers across the state line and looks healthier within Indiana than nationally, but it has little public open land.
Hanover Township earns an A for schools
Its public schools are run by Hanover Community School Corp. Three of its 10 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Hanover Central High School, with 857 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Cedars ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades 3–5 | Grades 3–5 | 666 | – |
| Hanover Central High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 857 | A |
| Jane Ball Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 356 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Hanover Township’s workers commute out
29% of working residents cross a state line to work. The average commute for its 8,936 working residents takes 31.6 minutes, against 24.1 across Indiana.
Most working residents leave Hanover Township for work: only 10% work in town. At 32 minutes, Hanover Township’s average trip to work is above both Indiana’s towns (24 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). 3.2% of residents live below the poverty line in Hanover Township.
| Hanover Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 3.2% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $103,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 8.6% | 7.8% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Hanover Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 71% of U.S. communities. Since 2008, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Hanover Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Hanover Township is healthier than 67% of U.S. towns
Within Indiana it is healthier than 88% of the 589 graded towns: much of Indiana scores lower on these measures. Against the 8,153 U.S. towns with household incomes like Hanover Township’s, it is less healthy than 52%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Hanover Township beats the Indiana average on 18 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 20% of Hanover Township adults binge drink, against 16% in Indiana’s towns and 16% across U.S. towns. 30% of Hanover Township adults feel lonely.
| Hanover Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 26% | 23% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 26% | 25% |
| What stands out | Hanover Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.8% | 14.7% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.7% | 8.9% |
| More binge drinkers | 19.9% | 16.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Hanover Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Hanover Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 17° and about 27 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
An age mix much like Indiana’s
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Indiana average. Hanover Township has grown 17% since 2020, to 21,195 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 34% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 30% across Indiana.
| Hanover Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 22% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 24% | 23% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 19% | 18% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Hanover Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.4% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.3% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.8% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.3% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.2% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.1% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.8% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.4% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.8% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.7% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.2% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.7% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.2% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
0.9% of Hanover Township is conserved land
Just 166 of its 18,882 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Hanover Township itself; its outdoors grade is C−.
0.6 miles of trail in 9 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cedar Lake Marsh Fish and Wildlife Area | — | 163 |
| 2. Biesecker Prairie Nature Preserve | — | 34 |
| 3. E. Hanover Park | — | 16 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in Hanover Township sells for about $186K at the median
The median property tax bill is $3,352, against $1,614 across Indiana, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The median rent in Hanover Township is $1,375 a month.
| Hanover Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 92% | 76% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,375 a month | $946 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Hanover Township
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Hanover Township
About 4 of every 100 Hanover Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
90% of working residents leave Hanover Township for work
Where Hanover Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Hanover Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Hanover Township is one of eleven townships in Lake County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 12,443 and it contained 4,861 housing units. Hanover Township was established in 1853.
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- Area
- 30 sq mi
- Elevation
- 728 ft
Hanover Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Hanover Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanover Township | #52 | A | B− | — | A | B+ |
| St. John Township | #36 | A | B− | — | A | B+ |
| West Creek Township | #141 | A− | B | — | A | B |
| Center Township | #19 | A+ | B | — | A | B+ |
| St. John | #1 | A+ | B | A+ | A | A− |
| Cedar Lake | #24 | A+ | B | A | A | B |
Hanover Township, St. John Township, West Creek Township and Center Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Hanover Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Hanover Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Hanover Township, IN a good place to live?
Yes, by almost any measure. Hanover Township grades A overall, better than 93% of U.S. towns and #52 of 585 in Indiana. It grades B+ for health and A for schools.
Is Hanover Township, IN expensive?
The typical home is worth about $346,000, 35% above the Indiana typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.