Laughery TownshipIN
A town of 5,160, settled in 1827. 2.7 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Indiana town.
Is Laughery Township a good place to live?
Laughery Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $205K, 2.9 years of the county’s $71K median household income. It grades B+ overall, 190th among Indiana's 585 graded towns. On the plus side, its public schools beat 91% of Indiana towns on state tests and graduation. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 94% of U.S. towns. Laughery Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 96% of U.S. towns. 25% of working residents work locally in Laughery Township, where Indiana’s towns sit at 11% and U.S. towns at 8%. The biggest place to walk is Brum's Woods, 83 acres with 3.6 miles of trail.
What makes Laughery Township stand out
Where Laughery Township beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Batesville Intermediate School | 3–5 | 490 |
| St. Louis School | PK–8 | 309 |
| Batesville Middle School | 6–8 | 507 |
Every workday, about 2,944 people come to Laughery Township for work
Where Laughery Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Laughery Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Laughery Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Laughery Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Laughery 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 Laughery Township.
Laughery Township pairs an A for schools with modest home prices, draws workers from Batesville and beyond and is healthier than towns with similar incomes.
About two in five of Laughery Township’s working residents commute to Batesville
3,530 jobs are based in Laughery Township, 1.5 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here fell from 5,036 in 2013 to 3,530.
About one in 4 of Laughery Township’s working residents works in town. The average trip to work in Laughery Township is 19 minutes. Since 2013, Laughery Township has lost 1,506 jobs, to 3,530 in 2023.
| Laughery Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $60,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 9.3% | 7.8% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
For schools, Laughery Township earns an A
Its A for schools comes with a B+ for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $205K.
Its public schools are run by Batesville Community School Corp. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batesville Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 507 | B+ |
| Batesville Intermediate SchoolTop results in townGrades 3–5 | Grades 3–5 | 490 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
| Laughery Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.8% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Brum's Woods | 3.6 mi | 83 |
| 2. Liberty Park | 1.1 mi | 40 |
| 3. The Plex | 0.1 mi | 26 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Laughery Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Laughery Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 21° and about 13 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Laughery Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 66% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
An age mix much like Indiana’s
27% of residents are under 18 in Laughery Township. 27% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 30% across Indiana. 16% of residents are 65 or older in Laughery Township.
| Laughery Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 27% | 23% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Median age | 38 years | 39.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 27% | 22% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.6 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Laughery Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.7% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.6% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.1% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.5% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.3% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.2% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.9% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.4% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.2% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.8% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 35.1% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 19% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 15% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.4% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.7% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
On CDC estimates, Laughery Township is less healthy than 53% of U.S. towns
Against the 8,946 U.S. towns with household incomes like Laughery Township’s, it is healthier than 73%, so its B− isn’t only a matter of income. Within Indiana it is healthier than 70% of the 589 graded towns: much of Indiana scores lower on these measures.
Laughery Township beats the Indiana average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 81% of Laughery Township adults had a checkup this year.
| Laughery Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 80% | 79% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 14% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Laughery Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.6% | 14.7% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.7% | 8.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Laughery Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Laughery Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Laughery Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Laughery Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Laughery Township is one of eleven townships in Ripley County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 5,090 (up from 4,736 at 2010) and it contained 2,108 housing units. Laughery Township took its name from Laughery Creek.
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- Area
- 26 sq mi
- Elevation
- 906 ft
Laughery Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Laughery Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laughery Township | #190 | B+ | B+ | — | A | B− |
| Adams Township | #137 | A− | B+ | — | A− | B− |
| Ray Township | #61 | A | A | — | A | B− |
| Jackson Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Batesville | #205 | B+ | B | — | A | B− |
| Delaware Township | — | — | B+ | — | B | C+ |
| Saltcreek Township | — | — | B | — | A− | C+ |
Delaware Township and Saltcreek Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Laughery Township, Adams Township, Ray Township, Batesville, Delaware Township and Saltcreek Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Jackson Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Laughery Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Laughery Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Laughery Township, IN a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Laughery Township grades B+ overall, better than 75% of U.S. towns and #190 of 585 in Indiana. It grades B− for health and A for schools.
Is Laughery 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 B+.