Jefferson TownshipIN
A town of 1,573.
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 C− for walkability. Jefferson Township’s median rent is $571 a month, where Indiana’s towns sit at $947 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. The biggest park or preserve is Huston Ditch Wetland Conservation Area, at 183 acres. 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.
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.
Low risk in Jefferson Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 76% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Jefferson Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Jefferson Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. Jefferson Township’s July high is 83°F, close to Indiana’s towns (84°F) and below U.S. towns (85°F).
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents commute out of Jefferson Township
Most working residents leave Jefferson Township for work: only 4% work in town. 4.1% of Jefferson Township residents live below the poverty line. Jobs based in Jefferson Township fell to 729 in 2023, 220 fewer than in 2013.
| Jefferson Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.1% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.4% | 11% | 8% |
| Median household income | $82,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Residents of Jefferson Township are less healthy than 61% of U.S. towns
Jefferson Township beats the Indiana average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 30% of adults feel lonely in Jefferson Township.
| Jefferson Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 26% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 39% | 35% |
| What stands out | Jefferson Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7% | 8.4% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.4% | 14.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.4% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Fewer children than Indiana overall
Children under 18 are 18% of residents (23% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 42% of residents (37% statewide). 31% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 30% across Indiana.
| Jefferson Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 18% | 23% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 31% | 22% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.2 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women. Among residents 25 to 34, 98% are men (IN 51%).
| Jefferson Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.3% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.6% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 12.6% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.2% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16.5% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 7% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.9% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.1% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 2.8% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.2% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 48.1% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 11.9% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 3.4% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.8% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.7% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,600, single groups can be off by several points
Conserved land covers 0.2% of Jefferson Township
0.4 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hidden Diamonds Park | 0.4 mi | 18 |
| 2. Huston Ditch Wetland Conservation Area | — | 183 |
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 7 of every 100 Jefferson Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Indiana.
About Jefferson Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Jefferson Township is one of thirteen townships in Noble County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,551 (down from 1,604 at 2010) and it contained 653 housing units.
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- Area
- 34 sq mi
- Elevation
- 938 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+ |
| Allen Township | #201 | B+ | A+ | — | B− | C+ |
| Orange Township | #415 | C+ | A− | — | B− | C− |
| Albion Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| York Township | — | — | A | — | B | C |
| Green Township | — | — | B | — | B− | B− |
Jefferson Township, York Township and Green Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Jefferson Township, Allen Township, Orange Township, York Township and Green Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Albion Township isn’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−.