Jefferson TownshipIN
A town of 1,933.
Is Jefferson Township a good place to live?
Jefferson Township’s best subject grade is an A+ for cost of living; its weakest is a D for incomes. Jefferson Township’s average trip to work is 36 minutes, where Indiana’s towns sit at 24 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Only 27 of Indiana’s 1,096 towns score higher on cost of living. Jefferson Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
93% 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.
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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 is less healthy than 80% of U.S. towns
Jefferson Township beats the Indiana average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 41% of adults have high blood pressure in Jefferson Township, against 39% in Indiana’s towns and 35% across U.S. towns. 19% of Jefferson Township adults smoke cigarettes.
| Jefferson Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Jefferson Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.1% | 77.4% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 21.6% | 15.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Jefferson Township’s public schools outperform 51% of Indiana districts
Its public schools are run by the White River Valley School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| White River Valley Elementary SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 345 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Most of Jefferson Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.4 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Jefferson Township for work: only 7% work in town. 17% of residents live below the poverty line in Jefferson Township. The top destinations are Bloomington (10%), Indianapolis (9%) and Linton (8%).
| Jefferson Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $64,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.6% | 11% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Jefferson Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Jefferson Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 21° and about 9 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Jefferson Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 67% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Jefferson Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.7% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Jefferson Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Jefferson Township; the nearest are
About 1 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 fifteen townships in Greene County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,959, down from 2,094 at 2010.
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- Area
- 33 sq mi
- Elevation
- 597 ft
Jefferson Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Jefferson Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Township | — | — | A+ | — | B− | C− |
| Highland Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jefferson Township | — | — | A+ | — | B | C− |
| Smith Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fairplay Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Richland Township | #460 | C+ | A | — | C+ | C |
Jefferson Township and Jefferson Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Jefferson Township, Jefferson Township and Richland Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Highland Township, Smith Township and Fairplay 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 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+.