Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Few places in the country grade higher. Kelso Township earns an A, ranked 43rd of 585 in Indiana. A typical home costs about $268K, 3.3 years of the Cincinnati metro’s $81K median household income, the median household earns $98K, and its public schools beat 75% of Indiana towns on state tests and graduation. Its lowest mark, a B−, is in health. Kelso Township’s average trip to work is 30 minutes, against 24 minutes in Indiana’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 77% of U.S. towns.
Where Kelso Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| North Dearborn Elementary School | PK–5 | 793 |
| East Central Middle School | 6–8 | 803 |
| East Central High School | 9–12 | 1,225 |
Where Kelso Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Kelso Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1875 and a map from 1986 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Kelso 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Kelso Township.
Kelso Township pairs an A− for schools with modest home prices, sends many workers across the state line to Harrison and looks healthier within Indiana than nationally.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 84% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its A− for schools comes with an A for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $268K.
Its public schools are run by Sunman-Dearborn Com School Corp. Its three schools are below. The largest public high school is East Central High School, with 1,225 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Central Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 803 | B− |
| East Central High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,225 | A |
| North Dearborn Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 793 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
46% of working residents cross a state line to work, Harrison among the top destinations.
Most working residents leave Kelso Township for work: only 7% work in town. 5.2% of Kelso Township residents live below the poverty line. Jobs based in Kelso Township grew to 543 in 2023, 72 more than in 2013.
| Kelso Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $98,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.2% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.5% | 11% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Kelso Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 21° and about 18 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Indiana average. Kelso Township’s median age is 36.8 years. Kelso Township has grown 2.1% since 2020, to 2,521 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Kelso Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36.8 years | 39.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 25% | 23% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 20% | 22% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 18% | 18% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.8 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Kelso Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.7% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.7% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.7% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.5% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.9% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.4% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.1% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.4% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 38% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.6% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 21.6% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 13.4% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.9% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,500, single groups can be off by several points
Within Indiana it is healthier than 75% of the 589 graded towns: much of Indiana scores lower on these measures. Against the 8,918 U.S. towns with household incomes like Kelso Township’s, it is less healthy than 68%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Kelso Township beats the Indiana average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 31% of adults feel lonely in Kelso Township.
| Kelso Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 80% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Kelso Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.7% | 14.7% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.2% | 8.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.5% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Kelso Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw38 mi Theme parkKings Island3.5M visitors a year
27 mi Stadium & arenaPaycor Stadium
15 mi MuseumCreation Museum1.2M visitors a year
27 mi Stadium & arenaGreat American Ball Park
26 mi Stadium & arenaNippert Stadium
26 mi Stadium & arenaTQL StadiumKings Island: Eli Duke from Portland, OR, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Paycor Stadium: JonRidinger, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Creation Museum: Creashin at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Great American Ball Park: Eric Kilby profile at Flickr website, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Nippert Stadium: Ben Levin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · TQL Stadium: Cornfield948, CC BY-SA 3.0
None within 15 miles of Kelso Township; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Kelso Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Indiana.
Township in Indiana, United States
Kelso Township is one of fourteen townships in Dearborn County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,341 and it contained 919 housing units.
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5 towns share a border with Kelso Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelso Township | #43 | A | A | — | A− | B− |
| York Township | — | — | A | — | A− | B |
| Jackson Township | — | — | A | — | A− | B− |
| Logan Township | #305 | B | C+ | — | A− | B |
| St. Leon | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Highland Township | — | — | A | — | B+ | C |
York Township, Jackson Township and Highland Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Kelso Township, York Township, Jackson Township, Logan Township and Highland Township report no FBI crime data of their own. St. Leon isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Kelso Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Kelso Township grades A overall, better than 94% of U.S. towns and #43 of 585 in Indiana. It grades B− for health and A− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
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.
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