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A town of 8,040.
Keyser Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $161K for a typical one, or 2.2 years of the Auburn area’s $74K median household income. It grades B overall, 311th of 585 graded towns in Indiana. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 99% of U.S. towns, with 13 places on the National Register. On history, just 8 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns do better. 20% of working residents work locally in Keyser Township, above both the Indiana town median (11%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%).
Where Keyser Township beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Keyser Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1839 and 4 maps from 1957 on.
13 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Keyser 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 Keyser Township.
Keyser Township is healthier than towns with similar incomes and trades workers with Fort Wayne and other neighbors.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 73% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by Garrett-Keyser-Butler Com School Corp. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Garrett High School, with 553 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| J E Ober Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 704 | C |
| Garrett High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 553 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Against the 9,468 U.S. towns with household incomes like Keyser Township’s, it is less healthy than 51%, so its C isn’t only a matter of income.
Keyser Township tracks Indiana closely on all 32 CDC measures. 43% of adults have obesity in Keyser Township.
| Keyser Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 39% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 16% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Keyser Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.4% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. West Side Park | — | 2 |
| 2. Union Street Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keyser Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 17° and about 30 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Keyser Township has about as many jobs (4,508) as working residents, but only 816 people both live and work here.
About one in 5 of Keyser Township’s working residents works in town. The average trip to work in Keyser Township is 20 minutes. Since 2013, Keyser Township has added 636 jobs, to 4,508 in 2023.
| Keyser Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $62,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Keyser Township. Close and well known come first.
4 mi MuseumAuburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum
17 mi Zoo & aquariumFort Wayne Children's Zoo23 mi Theme parkFun Spot Amusement Park & Zoo
19 mi MuseumFort Wayne Museum of Art
19 mi GardenFoellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory
37 mi MuseumUnited States Vice Presidential MuseumAuburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum: Michael Walter, a.k.a. Cuppysfriend, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Wayne Children's Zoo: Momoneymoproblemz, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Wayne Museum of Art: Momoneymoproblemz, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0 · United States Vice Presidential Museum: Pilcrow, Public domain
1 within 15 miles of the center of Keyser Township
About 3 of every 100 Keyser Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
13 places in Keyser Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Indiana, United States
Keyser Township is one of fifteen townships in DeKalb County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 7,853, up from 7,666 at the 2010 census, and it contained 3,134 housing units.
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4 towns share a border with Keyser Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keyser Township | #311 | B | A | — | B− | C |
| Richland Township | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | C |
| Butler Township | — | — | A− | — | B− | C |
| Allen Township | #201 | B+ | A+ | — | B− | C+ |
| Swan Township | — | — | B− | — | B− | B− |
Richland Township, Butler Township and Swan Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Keyser Township, Richland Township, Butler Township, Allen Township and Swan Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Keyser Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Keyser Township grades B overall, better than 58% of U.S. towns and #311 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C for health and B− for schools.
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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