Jackson TownshipIN
A town of 1,738. 25% more nonprofits per person than the typical Indiana town.
Is Jackson Township a good place to live?
The best of Jackson Township’s subject grades are an A for cost of living and civic life; the weakest is a D− for walkability. Jackson Township’s average trip to work is 50 minutes, above both Indiana’s towns (24 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). On incomes, just 18 of Indiana’s 1,096 towns do worse. Residents are less healthy than 87% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. On history, just 103 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns do worse. Owen-Putnam State Forest, at 627 acres with 1.5 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Jackson Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Jackson Township stand out
Where Jackson Township beats most towns.
99% of working residents leave Jackson Township for work
Where Jackson Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Jackson Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Jackson Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Jackson Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Jackson 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 Jackson Township.
For health, Jackson Township earns a D
16% of Jackson Township adults have diabetes, above both the Indiana town median (13%) and the median of U.S. towns (12%). 43% of Jackson Township adults have high blood pressure. Jackson Township beats the Indiana average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13.
| Jackson Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 39% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Jackson Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.2% | 77.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.1% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Compared with most of Indiana and the rest of the country, more of Jackson Township’s residents live below the poverty line
34% of residents live below the poverty line in Jackson Township. Most working residents leave Jackson Township for work: only 1% work in town. The median household income in Jackson Township is $55,000.
| Jackson Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 34% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 11% | 8% |
| Median household income | $55,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Jackson Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Jackson Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 20° and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Jackson Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.5% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Owen-Putnam State Forest | 1.5 mi | 627 |
| 2. Richard Lieber State Recreation Area | 0.2 mi | 232 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Jackson Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 55% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Jackson Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Jackson Township
About 2 of every 100 Jackson Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Jackson Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Jackson Township is one of thirteen townships in Owen County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,706 (down from 1,735 at 2010) and it contained 883 housing units.
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- Area
- 23 sq mi
- Elevation
- 719 ft
Jackson Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Jackson Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Township | — | — | A | — | B | D |
| Cass Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Morgan Township | — | — | A | — | B | C− |
| Jennings Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Washington Township | #288 | B | A | — | A− | D |
Jackson Township and Morgan Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Jackson Township, Morgan Township and Washington Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Cass Township and Jennings Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Jackson Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Jackson Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Jackson Township, IN a good place to live?
25% more nonprofits per person than the typical Indiana town.
Is Jackson 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.