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Miami TownshipIN

A town of 1,312.

Population
1,312
2025 Census estimate · +0.2% since 2020
Median home value
$226K
Census ACS
Household income
$100K
median
Median age
37.8
years
Jobs based here
73
A commuter town

Is Miami Township a good place to live?

The best of Miami Township’s subject grades is an A− for cost of living; the weakest is a D for health. Only 96 of Indiana’s 1,086 towns score lower on health. Only 14 of Indiana’s 1,043 towns score lower on civic life. Miami Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

StrongestA−Cost of livingA−Jobs & incomeWeakestDHealth
Small town

1,312 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Clay Township · 5 miTipton Township · 5 miAdams Township · 6 miOnward · 6 miPeru Township · 7 miJefferson Township · 7 mi
Adams TownshipTipton TownshipClay TownshipEel TownshipWashington TownshipPeru TownshipAdams TownshipTipton TownshipClay TownshipEel TownshipWashington TownshipPeru TownshipMiami Township

How Miami Township grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Miami Township is from typical.

How grading works

HealthLess healthy than 90% of U.S. towns; Dukes Memorial Hospital 7.2 miles awayDOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $226K, 4 years of the Logansport area’s $56K median household incomeA−Open →Jobs & income$100K median household incomeA−Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 4 of 20; 5.2% of households have no car; 3.6% of workers walk, bike or ride transitCOpen →SchoolsBeat 62% of Indiana districts on tests and graduationBOpen →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listC+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors1 mile of trailD−Open →HistoryCOpen →Civic life0.7 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsDOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
Climate–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 37.8; 18% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Miami Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Miami Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerDuke Energy15.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterLogansport Municipal Utility-Well FieldNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers59% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Miami Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsLewis Cass SchoolsWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Indiana you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereCass County Circuit Court ClerkCass County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2015
ZIP codes46947, 46970, 4696146947 71% · 46970 22% · 46961 7%Census 2020

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 Miami Township.

HealthD

Miami Township stands out in Indiana and nationally, with more of its adults who have obesity

46% of Miami Township adults have obesity, against 39% in Indiana’s towns and 35% across U.S. towns. 15% of adults have diabetes in Miami Township. Miami Township beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 16.

10%healthier than U.S. townsDHealth Grade
Miami TownshipIndiana townsU.S. towns
Obesity (CDC PLACES)46%39%35%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)15%13%12%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)31%26%25%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)19%17%14%
32 measures vs. Indiana
0 better16 too close to call16 worse
What stands outMiami TownshipIN
More older adults who have lost all their teeth20.9%15.4%
More uninsured adults11.9%8.9%
More adults with COPD10.4%8.1%
Dukes Memorial Hospital
7.2 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
Full pageMiami Township’s health reportOpen the page
Everyday habitsMore adults who get no exerciseHospitals & doctors nearby7.2 miles to an ER · Dukes Memorial HospitalHow adults are doingMore adults in fair or poor healthEvery CDC estimateBetter than IN on 0 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Work & commuteJobs & income grade A−

With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Miami Township’s workers commute out

Most working residents leave Miami Township for work: only 3% work in town. 3.5% of Miami Township residents live below the poverty line, where Indiana’s towns sit at 10% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Since 2013, Miami Township has lost 40 jobs, to 73 in 2023.

3%work in town
Miami TownshipIndiana townsU.S. towns
Below the poverty line3.5%10%9.6%
Median household income$100,000$71,000$80,000
Working residents who work in town2.7%11%8%
Average trip to work27 minutes24 minutes25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Miami Township3%
Logansport28%
Kokomo10%
Clinton Township5%
Indianapolis4%
16 mi
median commute distance
73
jobs based in Miami Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C
Walkability grade: more walkable than 33% of U.S. towns
Full pageMiami Township’s work & commute pageOpen the page
The jobs here73 jobs based here · A commuter townWhere people work3% work in Miami TownshipCommute times27 minutes · The average commuteHow far they goHalf commute less than 16 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

In Miami Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers

Miami Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.

21″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter21–36°
Spring40–61°
Summer61–83°
Fall43–64°
Oct 23
typical first frost
Apr 20
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pageMiami Township’s climate pageOpen the page
A year of weatherJuly highs 84°, January lows 19°Rain & snow21″ of snow a winter · 41 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingMostly a heating billThen and now+1.1° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C+

Miami Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 55% of U.S. communities.

55risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
55Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
Full pageMiami Township’s hazards pageOpen the page
What it facesModerate riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters14 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet ready0.5 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

OutdoorsD−

0% of Miami Township is conserved land

Miami Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 12,941 acres
1.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Full pageMiami Township’s outdoors pageOpen the page
Trail map1.0 miles of trail, mappedPick a walkPick a walkConserved land0% conserved · 0 acres protectedQuestions“Where can I hike in Miami Township?”

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Miami Township

17pages on Miami Township
The big questions
SchoolsBBeat 62% of IN districtsHealthDBetter than IN on 0 of 32 CDC measuresCost of livingA−Work & commuteA−$100K median household income · 73 jobs hereNatural hazardsC+FEMA risk higher than 55% of U.S. communities · inland flooding
Out and about
OutdoorsD−1 mi of trails · 0% conserved landPlacesAttractions23 nearby · Grissom Air Museum 9 miLibraryDLogansport-Cass County Public LibraryColleges
The story
Town Hall & politicsClimate84° summer highs · 21″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookZIP code 46959Town SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Miami Township; the nearest are

Indiana University-KokomoUniversity or college · Public · Kokomo22.3 mi$8,424 in-state tuitionIvy Tech Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Indianapolis67.2 mi$5,154 in-state tuition

About 3 of every 100 Miami Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

97% of working residents leave Miami Township for work

Where Miami Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

28% → Logansport Logansport 28% 10% → Kokomo Kokomo 10% 5% → Clinton Township Clinton Township 5% 4% → Indianapolis Indianapolis 4% 3% → Peru Peru 3% 2% → Washington Township Washington Township 2% Miami Township · 3% stay
73jobs based in Miami Township
3%of working residents work in town
16 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Miami Township

Census-designated place in Indiana, United States

Miami is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Deer Creek Township, Miami County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Elevation
791 ft
ZIP code
46959

Questions about Miami Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Miami 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−.