Marrs TownshipIN
A town of 5,388. Public schools that outperform most of Indiana.
Is Marrs Township a good place to live?
Marrs Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $299K for a typical one, or 4.4 years of the Evansville metro’s $68K median household income. It grades A− overall, 161st of 585 graded towns in Indiana. The low prices come with trade-offs. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 69% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. On the plus side, the median household earns $104K. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 96% of U.S. towns. Only 68 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns score lower on history.
What makes Marrs Township stand out
Where Marrs Township beats most towns.
96% of working residents leave Marrs Township for work
Where Marrs Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Marrs Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Marrs Township is from typical.
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Moving to Marrs Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Marrs 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 Marrs Township.
Marrs Township pairs an A− for schools with modest home prices and looks healthier within Indiana than nationally, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Indiana (mostly inland flooding).
Public schools in Marrs Township beat 79% of Indiana districts
Its A− for schools comes with an A− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $299K.
Its public schools are run by the MSD Mount Vernon school district. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marrs Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 297 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
About half of Marrs Township’s working residents commute to Evansville
Marrs Township has 507 jobs for its 2,602 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Marrs Township for work: only 4% work in town. Jobs based in Marrs Township grew to 507 in 2023, 100 more than in 2013. 7.3% of Marrs Township residents live below the poverty line, below both the Indiana town median (10%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%).
| Marrs Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $104,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.2% | 11% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.3% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
0.3% of Marrs Township is conserved land
In the comparison, Marrs Township comes where Indiana’s towns sit at 1.9% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. 5.7 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Marrs Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.3% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Gun Club Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
High risk in Marrs Township, with inland flooding at the top
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 95% of Indiana towns, with expected losses of about $495 per resident a year; that rating is what its C− for hazard risk is built on.
Since 1997, 11 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Marrs Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Marrs Township stands out in Indiana and nationally: a typical July afternoon there is hotter
The July high in Marrs Township is 88°F. Marrs Township has chilly winters and warm summers.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer young adults than Indiana overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (23% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 41% of residents (37% statewide). 36% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Marrs Township.
| Marrs Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 36% | 22% | 29% |
| Median age | 41.1 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.8 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Marrs Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.3% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.8% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.1% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.9% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.3% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.8% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.9% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.2% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.1% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.8% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.7% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.7% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.5% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Marrs Township is less healthy than 59% of U.S. towns
Within Indiana it is healthier than 62% of the 589 graded towns: much of Indiana scores lower on these measures. Against the 8,014 U.S. towns with household incomes like Marrs Township’s, it is less healthy than 85%, so it trails even them.
Marrs Township beats the Indiana average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 41% of Marrs Township adults have obesity.
| Marrs Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 80% | 79% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Marrs Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7% | 8.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.1% | 14.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.5% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
USS LST-325 and 7 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Marrs Township. Close and well known come first.
10 mi MuseumUSS LST-325
17 mi Ancient siteAngel Mounds
11 mi Stadium & arenaFord Center
9 mi Zoo & aquariumMesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden
40 mi CaveCave-in-Rock State Park
11 mi MuseumReitz Home MuseumPhoto credits
USS LST-325: Wikideas1, CC0 · Angel Mounds: Heironymous Rowe (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ford Center: Nyttend, Public domain · Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden: Randella (talk), CC BY 3.0 · Cave-in-Rock State Park: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Reitz Home Museum: Nyttend, Public domain
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Everything we know about Marrs Township
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Marrs Township
About 4 of every 100 Marrs Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Marrs Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Marrs Township is one of ten townships in Posey County, Indiana. At the 2000 census, its population was 4,868. By the 2020 census it had risen to 5,385.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 52 sq mi
- Elevation
- 436 ft
Marrs Township’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Marrs Township.
It grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Black Township (A−) comes closest.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marrs Township | #161 | A− | A− | — | A− | C+ |
| Black Township | #171 | A− | A | — | A− | C+ |
| Perry Township | #336 | B− | B | — | C+ | B |
| Robinson Township | #254 | B+ | C+ | — | A | B− |
Marrs Township, Black Township, Perry Township and Robinson Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Marrs Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Marrs Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Marrs Township, IN a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Marrs Township grades A− overall, better than 78% of U.S. towns and #161 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C+ for health and A− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Marrs 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−.