Jefferson TownshipWayne County, IN
A town of 3,204.
Is Jefferson Township a good place to live?
Jefferson Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $126K for a typical one, or 2.3 years of the Richmond area’s $56K median household income. It grades B− overall, 328th of 585 graded towns in Indiana. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 78% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. 19% of working residents work locally in Jefferson Township, above both the Indiana town median (11%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). The biggest park or preserve is Steve Swoveland Nature Preserve, at 40 acres. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 71% of U.S. 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.
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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’s grade for health is a C−
41% of adults have high blood pressure in Jefferson Township. Jefferson Township beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 27% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Jefferson Township.
| Jefferson Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Jefferson Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10% | 8.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.2% | 6.8% |
| More smokers | 18.9% | 15.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Public schools in Jefferson Township beat 55% of Indiana districts
Its public schools are run by Nettle Creek School Corporation. Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is Hagerstown Jr-Sr High School, with 551 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hagerstown Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 621 | B |
| Hagerstown Jr-Sr High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 551 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
With 0.6 jobs for every working resident, most of Jefferson Township’s workers commute out
The median household income in Jefferson Township is $61,000. The top destinations are Richmond (22%), Hagerstown (17%) and Indianapolis (7%). Half commute less than 15 miles.
| Jefferson Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $61,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7.6% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 7.9% | 7.8% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Jefferson Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Jefferson Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 25 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Jefferson Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 52% of U.S. communities. Since 2008, 8 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Jefferson Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0% of Jefferson Township is conserved land
Just 0 of its 17,595 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Jefferson Township itself; its outdoors grade is D.
0.1 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Steve Swoveland Nature Preserve | — | 40 |
| 2. Hagerstown Community Park | — | 17 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Levi Coffin House and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Jefferson Township. Close and well known come first.
13 mi MuseumLevi Coffin House
40 mi MuseumFort Recovery
14 mi MuseumRichmond Art Museum
24 mi GardenMinnetrista
24 mi MuseumDavid Owsley Museum of Art Ball State University
24 mi GardenChristy WoodsPhoto credits
Levi Coffin House: Nyttend, Public domain · Fort Recovery: Nyttend, Public domain · Richmond Art Museum: William Merritt Chase, Public domain · Minnetrista: XWHJ2004, CC BY 2.0 · David Owsley Museum of Art Ball State University: Matt Ruddick, CC BY 1.0 · Christy Woods: Kcflood (talk), Public domain
Everything we know about Jefferson Township
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Jefferson Township
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 fifteen townships in Wayne County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,482 and it contained 1,514 housing units.
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- Area
- 28 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,037 ft
Jefferson Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Jefferson Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Township | #328 | B− | A | — | B | C− |
| Dalton Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liberty Township | — | — | A | — | B− | D |
| Harrison Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jackson Township | #516 | C− | A− | — | C+ | C− |
| Perry Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clay Township | — | — | B+ | — | B | C+ |
Liberty Township and Clay Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Jefferson Township, Liberty Township, Jackson Township and Clay Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Dalton Township, Harrison Township and Perry 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?
Jefferson Township grades B− overall, better than 55% of U.S. towns and #328 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C− for health and B for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
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.