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A town of 10,161. Public schools that outperform most of Indiana.
Few places in the country grade higher. Miller Township earns an A+, 21st of 585 graded towns in Indiana. The median household earns $113K, homes are within reach, about $280K for a typical one, or 3.5 years of the Cincinnati metro’s $81K median household income, and its public schools beat 75% of Indiana towns on state tests and graduation. Its lowest mark, a B, is in health. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 88% of U.S. towns. On history, just 21 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns do worse. Miller Township’s median household income is $113,000, against $71,000 in Indiana’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns.
Where Miller Township beats most towns.
Where Miller 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 Miller Township is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for jobs and income (better than 97% of comparable towns) to D for walkability (better than 12%), so the A+ overall blends very different results.
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The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 1875 and 5 maps from 1928 on.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Miller Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw34 mi Theme parkKings Island3.5M visitors a year
9 mi MuseumCreation Museum1.2M visitors a year
20 mi Stadium & arenaPaycor Stadium
21 mi Stadium & arenaGreat American Ball Park
19 mi Stadium & arenaNippert Stadium
19 mi Stadium & arenaTQL StadiumKings Island: Eli Duke from Portland, OR, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Creation 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
Who provides power, water and the rest in Miller 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 Miller Township.
Miller Township pairs an A− for schools with modest home prices, sends many workers across the state line to Harrison and looks healthier within Indiana than nationally.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hidden Valley Sports Complex | — | 6 |
| 2. Guilford Covered Bridge Park | 0.1 mi | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its A− for schools comes with an A for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $280K.
Its public schools are run by Sunman-Dearborn Com School Corp. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bright Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 534 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
62% of working residents cross a state line to work, Harrison among the top destinations. Miller Township has 456 jobs for its 4,674 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Miller Township for work: only 3% work in town. The average trip to work in Miller Township is 29 minutes. Since 2013, Miller Township has added 56 jobs, to 456 in 2023.
| Miller Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.5% | 11% | 8% |
| Work from home | 12% | 7.8% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 72% of U.S. communities. Since 1998, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Miller Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Miller Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 22° and about 16 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median household earns $112,634, against $71,957 across Indiana, one input to its A+ for jobs and income.
Adults 35 to 64 are 44% of residents (37% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (23% statewide). 36% of Miller Township adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more. Miller Township has grown 2.2% since 2020, to 10,161 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Miller Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 36% | 22% | 29% |
| Median age | 43.3 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 18% | 18% |
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.6 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Miller Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.4% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.8% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.1% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.3% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.8% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.3% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.8% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.4% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.5% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.7% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.6% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.6% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.5% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Within Indiana it is healthier than 83% of the 589 graded towns: much of Indiana scores lower on these measures. Against the 6,780 U.S. towns with household incomes like Miller Township’s, it is less healthy than 70%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Miller Township beats the Indiana average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 30% of adults feel lonely in Miller Township.
| Miller Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 26% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Miller Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.4% | 14.7% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.1% | 8.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.3% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Miller Township
About 4 of every 100 Miller Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Township in Indiana, United States
Miller Township is one of fourteen townships in Dearborn County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 9,810 and it contained 3,651 housing units.
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8 towns share a border with Miller Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Township | #21 | A+ | A | — | A− | B |
| York Township | — | — | A | — | A− | B |
| Lawrenceburg Township | #27 | A+ | A | — | B+ | B |
| Hidden Valley | #20 | A+ | A− | — | A− | B+ |
| Greendale | #92 | A | A | — | B+ | B− |
| Harrison Township | #199 | B+ | A− | — | A− | B− |
| Manchester Township | #382 | B− | A− | — | C+ | C+ |
| Logan Township | #305 | B | C+ | — | A− | B |
York Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Miller Township, York Township, Lawrenceburg Township, Hidden Valley, Greendale, Harrison Township, Manchester Township and Logan Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Miller Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Miller Township grades A+ overall, better than 96% of U.S. towns and #21 of 585 in Indiana. It grades B for health and A− 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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