Luce TownshipIN
A town of 2,434. Public schools that outperform most of Indiana.
Is Luce Township a good place to live?
Luce Township’s best subject grades are an A for cost of living and an A− for schools; its weakest is a C for hazard risk. Only 61 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns score lower on hazard risk. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 72% of U.S. towns. Only 5 of the 594 Indiana towns we compare have a higher July high than Luce Township. Pyeatt’s Mill Iron Bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places. Luce Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Luce Township stand out
Where Luce Township beats most towns.
99% of working residents leave Luce Township for work
Where Luce Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Luce Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Luce Township is from typical.
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Moving to Luce Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Luce 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 Luce Township.
Public schools in Luce Township beat 83% of Indiana districts
Its public schools are run by South Spencer County School Corp. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luce Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 178 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Most of Luce Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Luce Township for work: only 1% work in town. 13% of residents live below the poverty line in Luce Township, above both Indiana’s towns (10%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). The median household income in Luce Township is $62,000.
| Luce Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 11% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $62,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Luce Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 70% of U.S. communities. Since 1997, 7 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Luce Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Luce Township has four seasons and hot summers
Luce Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. At 25°F, Luce Township’s January low is where Indiana’s towns sit at 19°F and U.S. towns at 22°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Luce Township is less healthy than 64% of U.S. towns
Luce Township beats the Indiana average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 41% of adults have high blood pressure in Luce Township.
| Luce Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 26% | 23% |
| What stands out | Luce Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7% | 8.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.6% | 14.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
USS LST-325 and 8 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Luce Township. Close and well known come first.
21 mi MuseumUSS LST-325
21 mi Theme parkHoliday World & Splashin' Safari
14 mi Ancient siteAngel Mounds
18 mi National MemorialLincoln Boyhood National Memorial116K visitors a year
20 mi Stadium & arenaFord Center
23 mi Zoo & aquariumMesker Park Zoo and Botanic GardenPhoto credits
USS LST-325: Wikideas1, CC0 · Holiday World & Splashin' Safari: Holiday World & Splashin' Safari, Public domain · Angel Mounds: Heironymous Rowe (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial: Rene Sturgell, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ford Center: Nyttend, Public domain · Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden: Randella (talk), CC BY 3.0
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Everything we know about Luce Township
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Luce Township
About 10 of every 100 Luce Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Luce Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Luce Township is one of nine townships in Spencer County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,389 and it contained 1,073 housing units.
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- Area
- 53 sq mi
- Elevation
- 390 ft
Luce Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Luce Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luce Township | — | — | A | — | A− | C+ |
| Anderson Township | — | — | A | — | A | A− |
| Boon Township | #119 | A− | A− | — | A | B− |
| Ohio Township | #135 | A− | A | — | A− | C |
| Grass Township | — | — | A+ | — | A+ | C |
Luce Township, Anderson Township and Grass Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Luce Township, Anderson Township, Boon Township, Ohio Township and Grass Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Luce Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Luce Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Luce Township, IN a good place to live?
Public schools that outperform most of Indiana.
Is Luce 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.