Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,422.
Millcreek Township’s best subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and an A for history; its weakest is a D− for incomes. Only 13 of Indiana’s 1,096 towns score lower on incomes. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 78% of U.S. towns. Only 3 of the 594 Indiana towns we compare have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Millcreek Township. Only 84 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns score lower on the outdoors. Clinton F. Hesler Farm is on the National Register of Historic Places. Millcreek Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Millcreek Township beats most towns.
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Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Millcreek Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2007.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Millcreek Township, and how to reach them.
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Ordered by what stands out in Millcreek Township.
Millcreek Township beats the Indiana average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14. 20% of Millcreek Township adults smoke cigarettes, above both Indiana’s towns (17%) and U.S. towns (14%). 43% of adults have high blood pressure in Millcreek Township.
| Millcreek Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 39% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 39% | 35% |
| What stands out | Millcreek Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.9% | 77.4% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 22.5% | 15.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Millcreek Township for work: only 6% work in town. 18% of Millcreek Township residents live below the poverty line, where Indiana’s towns sit at 10% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Millcreek Township’s median household income is $49,000.
| Millcreek Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $49,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.9% | 11% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Millcreek Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 18° and about 28 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 67% of U.S. communities. Since 2004, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Millcreek Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Millcreek Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Millcreek Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Where Millcreek Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Township in Indiana, United States
Millcreek Township is one of eleven townships in Fountain County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,385 and it contained 791 housing units. It contains the census-designated place of Lake Holiday Hideaway.
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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+.
