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Manchester Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $266K, 3.3 years of the Cincinnati metro’s $81K median household income. It grades B− overall, 382nd among Indiana's 585 graded towns. Manchester Township’s average trip to work is 34 minutes, above both Indiana’s towns (24 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 94% of U.S. towns. Dearborn County Asylum for the Poor is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Manchester Township beats most towns.
Where Manchester 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 Manchester Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2012 and a map from 1958 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Manchester 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 Manchester Township.
Manchester Township sends many workers across the state line to Cincinnati and looks healthier within Indiana than nationally.
36% of working residents cross a state line to work, Cincinnati among the top destinations. Manchester Township has 164 jobs for its 1,480 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Manchester Township for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2013, Manchester Township has added 82 jobs, to 164 in 2023. Manchester Township’s median household income is $97,000.
| Manchester Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.8% | 11% | 8% |
| Median household income | $97,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 6.1% | 10% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by South Dearborn Community School Corp. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 145 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
6.2 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Adults 35 to 64 are 48% of residents (37% statewide); children under 18 are 13% of residents (23% statewide). The median age in Manchester Township is 49.1 years. 22% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 30% across Indiana.
| Manchester Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49.1 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 22% | 22% | 29% |
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Manchester Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 5.4% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.6% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.4% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.2% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.3% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 22.7% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.3% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.1% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.4% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 45.5% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.6% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.4% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 9.7% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.5% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,300, single groups can be off by several points
Manchester Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 22° and about 16 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 61% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Within Indiana it is healthier than 61% of the 589 graded towns: much of Indiana scores lower on these measures. Against the 9,054 U.S. towns with household incomes like Manchester Township’s, it is less healthy than 81%, so it trails even them.
Manchester Township beats the Indiana average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 17% of Manchester Township adults smoke cigarettes.
| Manchester Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 39% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 26% | 23% |
| What stands out | Manchester Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7% | 8.4% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.3% | 14.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.4% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Manchester Township. Close and well known come first.
13 mi MuseumCreation Museum1.2M visitors a year
27 mi Stadium & arenaPaycor Stadium
27 mi Stadium & arenaGreat American Ball Park
27 mi Stadium & arenaNippert Stadium
26 mi Stadium & arenaTQL Stadium
27 mi Zoo & aquariumCincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden1.2M visitors a yearCreation Museum: Creashin at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Paycor Stadium: JonRidinger, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5
None within 15 miles of Manchester Township; the nearest are
About 8 of every 100 Manchester Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Place in Indiana, United States
Manchester is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Manchester Township, Dearborn County, Indiana. The population was 3,304 as of 2023.
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7 towns share a border with Manchester Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester Township | #382 | B− | A− | — | C+ | C+ |
| Sparta Township | #569 | D | C+ | — | C+ | C |
| York Township | — | — | A | — | A− | B |
| Hogan Township | — | — | B+ | — | C+ | C |
| Jackson Township | — | — | A | — | A− | B− |
| Franklin Township | #179 | A− | A | — | B | B− |
| Miller Township | #21 | A+ | A | — | A− | B |
| Lawrenceburg Township | #27 | A+ | A | — | B+ | B |
York Township, Hogan Township and Jackson Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Manchester Township, Sparta Township, York Township, Hogan Township, Jackson Township, Franklin Township, Miller Township and Lawrenceburg Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Manchester Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Manchester Township grades B− overall, better than 48% of U.S. towns and #382 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C+ for health and C+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
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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