Lancaster TownshipIN
A town of 6,234. Public schools that outperform most of Indiana.
Is Lancaster Township a good place to live?
Lancaster Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $221K for a typical one, or 3.1 years of the Fort Wayne metro’s $71K median household income. It grades A overall, 70th of 585 graded towns in Indiana. On the plus side, its schools rank ahead of 86% of Indiana towns. Lancaster Township’s average trip to work is 20 minutes, below both the Indiana town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). The biggest park or preserve is Acres Along the Wabash, at 87 acres.
What makes Lancaster Township stand out
Where Lancaster Township beats most towns.
How Lancaster Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Lancaster Township is from typical.
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Moving to Lancaster Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lancaster 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 Lancaster Township.
Lancaster Township pairs an A for schools with modest home prices and has added a third more jobs in ten years.
Lancaster Township earns an A for schools
Its A for schools comes with an A for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $221K.
Its public schools are run by the Norwell Community Schools. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Norwell High School, with 753 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norwell Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 561 | B+ |
| Norwell High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 753 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Lancaster Township has set aside 0.8% of its land for conservation
4.6 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves.
| Lancaster Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.8% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Acres Along the Wabash | — | 87 |
| 2. Lancaster Park | — | 18 |
| 3. Capri Community Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Lancaster Township
Lancaster Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 23 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
On CDC estimates, Lancaster Township is less healthy than 64% of U.S. towns
Lancaster Township beats the Indiana average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 42% of Lancaster Township adults have obesity.
| Lancaster Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 39% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 26% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Lancaster Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.8% | 8.4% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.1% | 14.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Fewer young adults than Indiana overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (23% statewide); people 65 and older are 21% of residents (17% statewide). Lancaster Township’s median age is 43.7 years. Lancaster Township has grown 2.9% since 2020, to 6,234 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Lancaster Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43.7 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 21% | 22% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
About 87 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.3 points). Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Lancaster Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.1% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.1% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.5% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.8% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.2% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.3% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.3% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.8% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.5% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 47.2% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.8% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.5% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 13.8% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.1% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Low risk in Lancaster Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 65% of U.S. communities. Since 2003, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lancaster Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
About one in three of Lancaster Township’s working residents commute to Bluffton
Jobs based here grew from 2,408 in 2013 to 3,196.
Jobs based in Lancaster Township grew to 3,196 in 2023, 788 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Bluffton (31%), Fort Wayne (17%) and Indianapolis (3%). Half commute less than 15 miles.
| Lancaster Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 16% | 11% | 8% |
| Work from home | 8.5% | 7.8% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.7% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Everything we know about Lancaster Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Lancaster Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Lancaster Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Lancaster Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Lancaster Township is one of nine townships in Wells County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 5,841 (up from 5,705 at 2010) and it contained 2,450 housing units.
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- Area
- 48 sq mi
- Elevation
- 850 ft
Lancaster Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Lancaster Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancaster Township | #70 | A | A | — | A | C+ |
| Harrison Township | #126 | A− | A+ | — | B+ | C |
| Rockcreek Township | — | — | A | — | A | C+ |
| Kirkland Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jefferson Township | #72 | A | A | — | A | B− |
| Preble Township | — | — | B+ | — | B | C− |
Rockcreek Township and Preble Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Lancaster Township, Harrison Township, Rockcreek Township, Jefferson Township and Preble Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Kirkland Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Lancaster Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Lancaster Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lancaster Township, IN a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Lancaster Township grades A overall, better than 90% of U.S. towns and #70 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C+ for health and A for schools.
Is Lancaster 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.