Jackson TownshipIN
A town of 1,731.
Is Jackson Township a good place to live?
Jackson Township’s best subject grade is an A for cost of living; its weakest is a D for health. Jackson Township’s average trip to work is 39 minutes, against 24 minutes in Indiana’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. On incomes, just 85 of Indiana’s 1,096 towns do worse. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 86% of U.S. towns. Shakamak State Park, at 842 acres with 5.3 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.
95% 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.
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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.
Residents of Jackson Township are less healthy than 88% of U.S. towns
Jackson Township beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 20% of adults smoke cigarettes in Jackson Township, above both the Indiana town median (17%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). 43% of Jackson Township adults have obesity.
| Jackson Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 39% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 21% | 19% |
| What stands out | Jackson Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 24.9% | 15.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 11% | 8.1% |
| More smokers | 20.4% | 15.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
On state tests, Jackson Township’s schools trail 53% of Indiana districts
Its public schools are run by Northeast School Corp. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast East Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 167 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Jackson Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Jackson Township for work: only 5% work in town. Since 2013, Jackson Township has lost 76 jobs, to 207 in 2023. Jackson Township’s median household income is $50,000.
| Jackson Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $50,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.8% | 11% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Jackson Township
Jackson Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 21° and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Low risk in Jackson Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 66% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| 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 | 3.1% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Shakamak State Park | 5.3 mi | 842 |
| 2. Shakamak Nature Preserve | — | 42 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
George Rogers Clark National Historical Park and 6 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Jackson Township. Close and well known come first.
39 mi National Historical ParkGeorge Rogers Clark National Historical Park113K visitors a year19 mi MuseumCANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center
19 mi MuseumPaul Dresser Birthplace
19 mi MuseumSwope Art Museum39 mi MuseumIndiana Military Museum
38 mi MuseumIndiana Territorial CapitolPhoto credits
George Rogers Clark National Historical Park: The original uploader was Agentmoose at English Wikipedia. on 2006-07-08., CC BY-SA 2.5 · Paul Dresser Birthplace: Nyttend, Public domain · Swope Art Museum: Colin Pizarek, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Indiana Territorial Capitol: Nyttend, Public domain
Everything we know about Jackson Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Jackson Township; the nearest are
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 nine townships in Sullivan County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,722 and it contained 799 housing units.
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- Area
- 44 sq mi
- Elevation
- 525 ft
Jackson Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Jackson Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Township | — | — | A | — | B− | D |
| Curry Township | #438 | C+ | A+ | — | B− | D |
| Lewis Township | — | — | A | — | C+ | D |
| Hamilton Township | #387 | B− | B+ | — | B+ | D |
| Cass Township | — | — | A+ | — | B− | D |
| Pierson Township | — | — | B+ | — | C | C |
| Wright Township | #458 | C+ | A | — | C+ | D− |
Jackson Township, Lewis Township, Cass Township and Pierson Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Jackson Township, Curry Township, Lewis Township, Hamilton Township, Cass Township, Pierson Township and Wright Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Jackson Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Jackson Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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.