Jefferson TownshipIN
A town of 2,291. 39% more nonprofits per person than the typical Indiana town.
Is Jefferson Township a good place to live?
The best of Jefferson Township’s subject grades are an A for cost of living and civic life; the weakest is a D− for walkability. 13% of residents are under 18 in Jefferson Township, against 23% in Indiana’s towns and 22% across U.S. towns. On hazard risk, just 27 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns do worse. Jefferson Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Jefferson Township stand out
Where Jefferson Township beats most towns.
98% of working residents leave Jefferson Township for work
Where Jefferson Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Jefferson Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Jefferson Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Jefferson Township: who provides what
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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Jefferson Township.
Residents of Jefferson Township are less healthy than 85% of U.S. towns
Jefferson Township beats the Indiana average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 44% of adults have obesity in Jefferson Township, where Indiana’s towns sit at 39% and U.S. towns at 35%. 15% of Jefferson Township adults have diabetes.
| Jefferson Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 39% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 39% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Jefferson Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.2% | 77.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.4% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Jefferson Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Jefferson Township for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2013, Jefferson Township has added 25 jobs, to 161 in 2023. The median household income in Jefferson Township is $58,000.
| Jefferson Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.7% | 11% | 8% |
| Median household income | $58,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 6.7% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Jefferson Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 73% of U.S. communities. Since 2003, 21 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Jefferson Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Jefferson Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Jefferson Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 18° and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Wabash and Erie Canal and 12 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Jefferson Township. Close and well known come first.
20 mi Stadium & arenaRoss–Ade Stadium8 mi Theme parkIndiana Beach
14 mi State parkProphetstown State Park
20 mi MuseumSamara31 mi MuseumGrissom Air MuseumPhoto credits
Ross–Ade Stadium: Tstuddud at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Prophetstown State Park: Flickr user: Dan https://www.flickr.com/photos/dwmizell/, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Samara: Tim Musson, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Everything we know about Jefferson Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Jefferson Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Jefferson Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Jefferson Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Jefferson Township is one of fourteen townships in Carroll County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,275 (up from 2,162 at 2010) and it contained 1,648 housing units.
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- Area
- 32 sq mi
- Elevation
- 673 ft
Jefferson Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Jefferson Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Township | — | — | A | — | B− | C− |
| Union Township | #493 | C | A− | — | B− | C− |
| Tippecanoe Township | — | — | B | — | C+ | C− |
| Monticello | #505 | C | A− | — | B− | D |
| Adams Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lincoln Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Big Creek Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Jefferson Township and Tippecanoe Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Jefferson Township, Union Township, Tippecanoe Township and Monticello report no FBI crime data of their own. Adams Township, Lincoln Township and Big Creek Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Jefferson Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Jefferson Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Jefferson Township, IN a good place to live?
39% more nonprofits per person than the typical Indiana town.
Is Jefferson 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.