Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,483. 60% more nonprofits per person than the typical Indiana town.
The best of Helt Township’s subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and an A for civic life and history; the weakest is a D for walkability. Helt Township’s average trip to work is 37 minutes, against 24 minutes in Indiana’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Among 571 Indiana towns, just 9 have a lower median rent than Helt Township. Only 93 of Indiana’s 1,043 towns score higher on civic life. Helt Township has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Possom Bottom Covered Bridge and Salem Methodist Episcopal Church. Helt Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Helt Township beats most towns.
Salem Methodist Episcopal ChurchWhere Helt Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Helt Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2012 and 3 maps from 1955 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Helt 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Helt Township.
Most working residents leave Helt Township for work: only 6% work in town. Jobs based in Helt Township grew to 708 in 2023, 503 more than in 2013. At $61,000, Helt Township’s median household income is where Indiana’s towns sit at $71,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000.
| Helt Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $61,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 6% | 11% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dana Christian School Corp. PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–10 | Grades PK–10 | 32 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Helt Township beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 41% of Helt Township adults have high blood pressure.
| Helt Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| What stands out | Helt Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.7% | 8.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.1% | 6.8% |
| More adults with arthritis | 33.7% | 28.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Helt Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 19° and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 56% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Helt Township since 2008.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Helt Township; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Helt Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
2 places in Helt Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Indiana, United States
Helt Township is one of five townships in Vermillion County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,493 (down from 2,610 at 2010) and it contained 1,107 housing units.
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6 towns share a border with Helt Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helt Township | — | — | A+ | — | C+ | C |
| Wabash Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Reserve Township | — | — | A+ | — | C+ | D |
| Vermillion Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clinton Township | #512 | C | A | — | C+ | C− |
Helt Township and Reserve Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Helt Township, Reserve Township and Clinton Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Wabash Township and Vermillion Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Helt Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
60% more nonprofits per person than the typical Indiana town.
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+.
