Jackson TownshipIN
A town of 2,062.
Is Jackson Township a good place to live?
The best of Jackson Township’s subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a C− for walkability. Jackson Township’s average trip to work is 48 minutes, where Indiana’s towns sit at 24 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Only 31 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns score lower on hazard risk. Jackson Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
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.
A smaller share of working residents in Jackson Township work locally than in the typical Indiana or U.S. town
0.6% of Jackson Township working residents work locally, below both Indiana’s towns (11%) and U.S. towns (8%). The top destinations are New Albany (14%), Jeffersonville (8%) and Indianapolis (6%). Half commute less than 18 miles.
| Jackson Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.6% | 11% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.2% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
On CDC estimates, Jackson Township is less healthy than 73% of U.S. towns
Jackson Township beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 42% of adults have obesity in Jackson Township.
| Jackson Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 39% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| What stands out | Jackson Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.9% | 15.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Jackson Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 72% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Jackson Township
Jackson Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 23° and about 14 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
United States Bullion Depository and 26 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Jackson Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw39 mi LandmarkUnited States Bullion Depository20 mi MuseumSons of the American Revolution
24 mi Theme parkKentucky Kingdom
21 mi Stadium & arenaKFC Yum! Center
21 mi Stadium & arenaLynn Family Stadium
23 mi Stadium & arenaL&N Federal Credit Union StadiumPhoto credits
United States Bullion Depository: Work permit Original author=Cliff, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kentucky Kingdom: Stevietheman at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · KFC Yum! Center: Jamesmac96, CC BY 3.0 · Lynn Family Stadium: Bpluke01, CC BY-SA 4.0 · L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium: Perthsider, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Jackson Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Jackson Township
About 4 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 Washington County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,019 and it contained 832 housing units.
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- Area
- 26 sq mi
- Elevation
- 751 ft
Jackson Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Jackson Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Township | — | — | A | — | B | C |
| Greenville Township | #84 | A | B | — | A− | B+ |
| Pierce Township | #498 | C | A | — | B | C− |
| Morgan Township | #248 | B+ | A− | — | A− | C+ |
| Wood Township | #65 | A | A− | — | B | B+ |
| Polk Township | #287 | B | A | — | B | C |
Jackson Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Jackson Township, Greenville Township, Pierce Township, Morgan Township, Wood Township and Polk 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.