Kankakee TownshipIN
A town of 4,743, settled in 1832.
Is Kankakee Township a good place to live?
Kankakee Township grades B overall, 275th among Indiana's 585 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Its public schools beat 89% of Indiana towns on state tests and graduation and natural-hazard risk is low. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $109K. Its lowest everyday mark is in health: residents are less healthy than 62% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. A typical home there costs about $262K, 3.7 years of the Michigan City metro’s $71K median household income. Kankakee Township’s median household income is $109,000, above both Indiana’s towns ($71,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000).
What makes Kankakee Township stand out
Where Kankakee Township beats most towns.
Jobs vs. working residents
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Rolling Prairie Elementary School | K–5 | 414 |
Every workday, about 3,293 people come to Kankakee Township for work
Where Kankakee Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Kankakee Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Kankakee Township is from typical.
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Notre Dame Stadium and 19 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Kankakee Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw22 mi Stadium & arenaNotre Dame Stadium
10 mi National ParkIndiana Dunes National Park2.6M visitors a year
21 mi CaveGrotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Notre Dame
19 mi State parkWarren Dunes State Park
23 mi Ancient siteFort St. Joseph
20 mi MuseumStudebaker National MuseumPhoto credits
Notre Dame Stadium: Tysto, Public domain · Indiana Dunes National Park: J. Crocker, Attribution · Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Notre Dame: Know1one1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Warren Dunes State Park: hakkun, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort St. Joseph: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Studebaker National Museum: Unknown, Public domain
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Moving to Kankakee Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Kankakee 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 Kankakee Township.
Kankakee Township gets more snow than almost anywhere else in Indiana and draws workers from La Porte and beyond, but it trails even towns with similar incomes on health.
Most working residents commute out of Kankakee Township
3,463 jobs are based in Kankakee Township, 1.8 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
Most working residents leave Kankakee Township for work: only 9% work in town. The average trip to work in Kankakee Township is 28 minutes. Since 2013, Kankakee Township has added 362 jobs, to 3,463 in 2023.
| Kankakee Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 8.7% | 11% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Kankakee Township earns an A for schools
Its public schools are run by New Prairie United School Corp. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rolling Prairie Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 414 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Very low risk in Kankakee Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 86% of U.S. communities. Since 1982, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Kankakee Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fewer young adults than Indiana overall
The median household earns $109,426, against $71,957 across Indiana, one input to its B for jobs and income.
Adults 18 to 34 are 13% of residents (23% statewide); children under 18 are 29% of residents (23% statewide). 27% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 30% across Indiana.
| Kankakee Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41.8 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 27% | 22% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
45% women, 55% men
About 125 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±4.9 points). Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Kankakee Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.8% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 15.1% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.5% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.6% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.8% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 19.4% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.1% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.3% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.5% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.5% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 40% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 23% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 4.6% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,700, single groups can be off by several points
Kankakee Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
The Laporte weather station, 5 miles away, records that 65 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, the highest of 1,972 Indiana places with climate records.
Kankakee Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Kankakee Township’s July high is 83°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Kankakee Township earns a C+ for health
Against the 7,230 U.S. towns with household incomes like Kankakee Township’s, it is less healthy than 91%, so it trails even them.
36% of Kankakee Township adults feel lonely. Kankakee Township beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 40% of Kankakee Township adults have high blood pressure.
| Kankakee Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 32% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 16% |
| What stands out | Kankakee Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.5% | 8.3% |
| More adults with arthritis | 31.9% | 28.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Kankakee Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Kankakee Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Kankakee Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Kankakee Township
Unincorporated community in Indiana, U.S.
Kankakee was an unincorporated community in LaPorte County, Indiana, in the United States. It took its name from the nearby Kankakee River. Never much more than a railroad whistle-stop, nothing remains of the Johnson Township settlement called Kankakee.
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Kankakee Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Kankakee Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kankakee Township | #275 | B | B− | — | A | C+ |
| Wills Township | — | — | B+ | — | A | B− |
| Pleasant Township | #219 | B+ | A | — | B− | C |
| Galena Township | — | — | A− | — | A | C+ |
| Center Township | #320 | B | A− | — | B− | C |
Wills Township and Galena Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Kankakee Township, Wills Township, Pleasant Township, Galena Township and Center Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Kankakee Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Kankakee Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Kankakee Township, IN a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Kankakee Township grades B overall, better than 63% of U.S. towns and #275 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C+ for health and A for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Kankakee Township, IN expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.