Johnson TownshipIN
A town of 2,470.
Is Johnson Township a good place to live?
The best of Johnson Township’s subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a D for walkability. Johnson Township’s median age is 26.3 years, below both Indiana’s towns (39.4 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Only 6 of the 594 Indiana towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Johnson Township. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 86% of the country. 11% of the land in Johnson Township is conserved, against 1.9% in Indiana’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Hardy Lake State Recreation Area, at 2,133 acres with 4.3 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Johnson Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
99% of working residents leave Johnson Township for work
Where Johnson Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Johnson Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Johnson Township is from typical.
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Moving to Johnson Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Johnson 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 Johnson Township.
Johnson Township’s grade for health is a D
20% of adults smoke cigarettes in Johnson Township. Johnson Township beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 16% of adults report frequent physical distress in Johnson Township.
| Johnson Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| What stands out | Johnson Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 22.2% | 15.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.5% | 8.1% |
| More smokers | 19.7% | 15.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Public schools in Johnson Township beat 50% of Indiana districts
Its public schools are run by the Scott County School District 2. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 219 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Most of Johnson Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Johnson Township for work: only 1% work in town. Since 2013, Johnson Township has added 28 jobs, to 69 in 2023. Johnson Township’s median household income is $92,000.
| Johnson Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $92,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 7.8% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Johnson Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Johnson Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 23° and about 12 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hardy Lake State Recreation Area | 4.3 mi | 2,133 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Johnson Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 56% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Johnson Township since 2008.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Johnson Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Johnson Township
About 6 of every 100 Johnson Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Indiana.
About Johnson Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Johnson Township is one of five townships in Scott County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,520 and it contained 1,037 housing units.
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- Area
- 31 sq mi
- Elevation
- 666 ft
Johnson Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Johnson Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Township | — | — | A | — | B− | D |
| Marion Township | — | — | A+ | — | C | C |
| Graham Township | — | — | A | — | B− | C |
| Lexington Township | #457 | C+ | A− | — | B− | C− |
| Jennings Township | #570 | D | B+ | — | C− | D |
| Blocher | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vienna Township | #556 | C− | B | — | B− | D |
Johnson Township, Marion Township and Graham Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Johnson Township, Marion Township, Graham Township, Lexington Township, Jennings Township and Vienna Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Blocher isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Johnson Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Johnson Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Johnson 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.