Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,539.
The best of Marion Township’s subject grades are an A for schools and incomes; the weakest is a D for walkability. Marion Township’s median age is 53.8 years, above both the Indiana town median (39.4 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Only 64 of Indiana’s 1,096 towns score higher on incomes. On the outdoors, just 83 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns do worse. Marion Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Marion 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 Marion Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1908 and a map from 1958 on.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Marion Township, and how to reach them.
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Ordered by what stands out in Marion Township.
Most working residents leave Marion Township for work: only 2% work in town. At 34 minutes, Marion Township’s average trip to work is above both Indiana’s towns (24 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). The median household income in Marion Township is $106,000.
| Marion Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $106,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.5% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.6% | 11% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Marion Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 19° and about 22 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Marion Township beats the Indiana average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 29% of Marion Township adults feel lonely.
| Marion Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 26% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 9.6% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 21% | 19% |
| What stands out | Marion Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.6% | 14.7% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.8% | 15.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.2% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 56% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Marion Township
About 0 of every 100 Marion Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Township in Indiana, United States
Marion Township is one of twelve townships in Hendricks County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,402.
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4 towns share a border with Marion Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Township | — | — | B+ | — | A | B+ |
| Clay Township | — | — | A− | — | A | B− |
| Center Township | #40 | A | B | — | A | B+ |
| Eel River Township | — | — | C+ | — | A | B− |
| Floyd Township | #250 | B+ | A | — | A− | C+ |
Marion Township, Clay Township and Eel River Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Marion Township, Clay Township, Center Township, Eel River Township and Floyd Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Marion Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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+.