Jefferson TownshipIN
Public schools that outperform most of Indiana. 1,566 people live in this town in Indiana.
Is Jefferson Township a good place to live?
The best of Jefferson Township’s subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and schools and an A for civic life; the weakest is a C− for incomes. Only 47 of Indiana’s 1,096 towns score higher on cost of living. 14% of the land in Jefferson Township is conserved, above both the Indiana town median (1.9%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Ferdinand State Forest, at 2,555 acres with 7.9 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. 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.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Pine Ridge Elementary School | PK–4 | 235 |
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
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.
Jefferson Township’s public schools outperform 97% of Indiana districts
Its one school is below. Public schools: Southeast Dubois Co School Corp. Enrollment at Jefferson Township’s public school: 235 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Ridge Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 235 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Jefferson Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
In Jefferson Township, the mean commuting time is 31 minutes. For most workers, Jefferson Township is a place to come home to: only 2% work in town. The share of residents in Jefferson Township who live below the poverty line: 18%. The top destinations are Jasper (32%), Ferdinand (7%) and Huntingburg (5%).
| Jefferson Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.4% | 11% | 8% |
| Median household income | $67,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Residents of Jefferson Township are less healthy than three in four U.S. towns
41% of adults have obesity in Jefferson Township. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Jefferson Township is ahead of Indiana on 1 and behind on 6.
| Jefferson Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 37% | 36% |
| What stands out | Jefferson Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.8% | 77.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 10% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Jefferson Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
The range runs from 23° on a January night to 87° on a July afternoon, with about 13 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
13.7% of the land in Jefferson Township is protected from building
Trails run 11 miles in 2 parks and preserves. Jefferson Township’s trail network density comes in at 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ferdinand State Forest | 7.9 mi | 2,555 |
| 2. Hoosier National Forest | 1.7 mi | 436 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Moderate risk in Jefferson Township, with inland flooding at the top
FEMA puts 63% of Jefferson Township’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 10% to strong winds. Its FEMA hazard score stands at 55 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Holiday World & Splashin' Safari and 2 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Jefferson Township. Close and well known come first.
17 mi Theme parkHoliday World & Splashin' Safari
16 mi National forestHoosier National Forest
20 mi National MemorialLincoln Boyhood National Memorial116K visitors a yearPhoto credits
Holiday World & Splashin' Safari: Holiday World & Splashin' Safari, Public domain · Hoosier National Forest: US Forest Service, Public domain · Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial: Rene Sturgell, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Jefferson Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Jefferson Township
About 2 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 twelve townships in Dubois County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,543 and it contained 683 housing units.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 636 ft
Jefferson Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Jefferson Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Township | — | — | A+ | — | A+ | C |
| Jackson Township | — | — | A− | — | A+ | C |
| Hall Township | — | — | A− | — | A | B− |
| Clark Township | — | — | A | — | A− | C+ |
| Johnson Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Schnellville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Jefferson Township, Jackson Township, Hall Township and Clark Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Jefferson Township, Jackson Township, Hall Township and Clark Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Johnson Township and Schnellville 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?
Public schools that outperform most of Indiana. 1,566 people live in this town in Indiana.
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+.