Jennings TownshipIN
A town of 6,716.
Is Jennings Township a good place to live?
Jennings Township earns a D, 570th of 585 graded towns in Indiana, mostly because of health and schools. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 90% of the country. Its public schools trail 77% of Indiana towns on state tests and graduation. In its favor, a typical home costs about $124K, 2.2 years of the county’s $56K median household income. Only 46 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns score lower on history. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 79% of U.S. towns. Only 6 of the 593 Indiana towns we compare have a lower median household income than Jennings Township.
How Jennings Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Jennings Township is from typical.
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Moving to Jennings Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Jennings Township, and how to reach them.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Jennings Township.
Jennings Township is healthier than towns with similar incomes, but it has household incomes well below the Indiana norm.
Jennings Township’s grade for health is a D
Against the 2,532 U.S. towns with household incomes like Jennings Township’s, it is less healthy than 52%, so its D isn’t only a matter of income.
21% of adults smoke cigarettes in Jennings Township, against 17% in Indiana’s towns and 14% across U.S. towns. 20% of adults report frequent mental distress in Jennings Township. Jennings Township beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11.
| Jennings Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 39% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 26% | 23% |
| What stands out | Jennings Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 22.6% | 15.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.8% | 8.1% |
| More smokers | 20.6% | 15.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Jennings Township’s grade for schools is a C−
Its public schools are run by the Scott County School District 1. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Austin High School, with 429 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 645 | C− |
| Austin High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 429 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
In Jennings Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Jennings Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Jennings Township’s July high is 86°F, above the Indiana town median (84°F) and near the median of U.S. towns (85°F).
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Tornadoes leads a low hazard risk in Jennings Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 65% of U.S. communities. Since 1993, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Jennings Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With 0.8 jobs for every working resident, most of Jennings Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Jennings Township for work: only 15% work in town. 17% of Jennings Township residents live below the poverty line. Jobs based in Jennings Township grew to 1,757 in 2023, 232 more than in 2013.
| Jennings Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 15% | 11% | 8% |
| Work from home | 6.5% | 7.8% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Everything we know about Jennings Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Jennings Township; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Jennings Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Jennings Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Jennings Township is one of five townships in Scott County, Indiana. In the 2020 US Census it had 6,437 people.
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- Area
- 31 sq mi
- Elevation
- 597 ft
Jennings Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Jennings Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennings Township | #570 | D | B+ | — | C− | D |
| Vernon Township | #577 | D | A | — | D | D |
| Marion Township | — | — | A+ | — | C | C |
| Vienna Township | #556 | C− | B | — | B− | D |
| Johnson Township | — | — | A | — | B− | D |
| Austin | #546 | C− | A− | B | C− | D |
| Finley Township | — | — | B− | — | B− | D |
Marion Township, Johnson Township and Finley Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Jennings Township, Vernon Township, Marion Township, Vienna Township, Johnson Township and Finley Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Jennings Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Jennings Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Jennings Township, IN a good place to live?
Jennings Township grades D overall, better than 13% of U.S. towns and #570 of 585 in Indiana. It grades D for health and C− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Jennings 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 B+.