Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,140.
The best of Jefferson Township’s subject grades are an A− for cost of living and history; the weakest is a D for walkability. Only 89 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns score higher on hazard risk. 17% of residents are under 18 in Jefferson Township, below both Indiana’s towns (23%) and U.S. towns (22%). On civic life, just 33 of Indiana’s 1,043 towns do worse. Jefferson Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Jefferson Township beats most towns.
Where Jefferson 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 Jefferson Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 3 maps from 1957 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Jefferson 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 Jefferson Township.
Most working residents leave Jefferson Township for work: only 4% work in town. Jobs based in Jefferson Township grew to 1,602 in 2023, 192 more than in 2013. At 22 minutes, Jefferson Township’s average trip to work is where Indiana’s towns sit at 24 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes.
| Jefferson Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.2% | 11% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 10% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Academy PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 168 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 86% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Jefferson Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Jefferson Township has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 18° and about 34 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Jefferson Township tracks Indiana closely on all 32 CDC measures. 27% of Jefferson Township adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Jefferson Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 37% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 14% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Jefferson Township. Close and well known come first.
12 mi Zoo & aquariumFort Wayne Children's Zoo
22 mi MuseumAuburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum
10 mi MuseumFort Wayne Museum of Art
10 mi GardenFoellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory
31 mi MuseumUnited States Vice Presidential Museum
33 mi MuseumForks of the WabashFort Wayne Children's Zoo: Momoneymoproblemz, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum: Michael Walter, a.k.a. Cuppysfriend, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Wayne Museum of Art: Momoneymoproblemz, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0 · United States Vice Presidential Museum: Pilcrow, Public domain · Forks of the Wabash: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0
5 within 15 miles of the center of Jefferson Township
About 7 of every 100 Jefferson Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Indiana.
2 places in Jefferson Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Indiana, United States
Jefferson Township is one of twenty townships in Allen County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,109. Jefferson Township was organized in 1840.
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5 towns share a border with Jefferson Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Township | — | — | A− | — | B− | C+ |
| Milan Township | #252 | B+ | B | — | B− | B |
| Adams Township | #392 | B− | A− | — | B− | D |
| Jackson Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Madison Township | — | — | A | — | B− | C+ |
| New Haven | #301 | B | A− | B− | B− | C+ |
Jefferson Township and Madison Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Jefferson Township, Milan Township, Adams Township and Madison Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Jackson Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Jefferson Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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−.
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