Montgomery TownshipIN
A town of 4,039. Public schools that outperform most of Indiana.
Is Montgomery Township a good place to live?
Montgomery Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $192K for a typical one, or 2.8 years of the county’s $68K median household income. It grades B+ overall, 218th of 585 graded towns in Indiana. On the plus side, its schools outperform 89% of the state's. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 86% of U.S. towns. Montgomery Township’s typical July afternoon high is 88°F, where Indiana’s towns sit at 84°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.
What makes Montgomery Township stand out
Where Montgomery Township beats most towns.
89% of working residents leave Montgomery Township for work
Where Montgomery Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Montgomery Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Montgomery Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Montgomery Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Montgomery 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 Montgomery Township.
Montgomery Township pairs an A for schools with modest home prices and looks healthier within Indiana than nationally.
Montgomery Township’s grade for schools is an A
That grade comes with an A− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $192K.
Public schools: South Gibson School Corporation. Its one school is below. Montgomery Township’s only public school teaches 396 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owensville Community SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 396 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Most of Montgomery Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.6 jobs for each of them
Half of commuters travel less than 17 miles. Montgomery Township had 988 jobs in 2023, up 160 from 2013. Most people who work leave Montgomery Township to do it: just 11% work in town. In Montgomery Township, 7.4% of residents live below the poverty line.
| Montgomery Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 7.4% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 11% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and hot summers: that is Montgomery Township’s year
A winter brings about 13 inches of snow, with January nights at 24° and July afternoons at 88°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Conservation land takes up 7.4% of Montgomery Township
8.1 miles of trail. Montgomery Township’s density of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Montgomery Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 7.4% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
On CDC estimates, Montgomery Township is less healthy than 60% of U.S. towns
Within Indiana it is healthier than 60% of the 589 graded towns: much of Indiana scores lower on these measures.
Montgomery Township: 17% of adults smoke cigarettes. 27% of Montgomery Township adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Montgomery Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 37% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 39% | 35% |
| What stands out | Montgomery Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.1% | 8.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The biggest natural risk in Montgomery Township is drought, at a moderate overall level
Montgomery Township’s risk rating from FEMA stands at 56 of 100. FEMA puts 35% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to drought, and 25% to inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A home in Montgomery Township sells for about $560K at the median
81% of households live in a home they own in Montgomery Township. In Montgomery Township, the median rent is $942 a month.
| Montgomery Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 81% | 76% | 73% |
| Median rent | $942 a month | $947 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Montgomery Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Montgomery Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Montgomery Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Montgomery Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Montgomery Township is the largest (in area) of the ten townships in Gibson County, Indiana as well as one of the largest townships by area in Southwestern Indiana, USA. At the 2020 census, its population was 4,020 (up from 3,996 in 2010) and it contained 1,624 housing units, 75% of which were in areas adjacent to Owensville. Montgomery Township is served by the South Gibson School Corporation. Gibson Generating Station and Gibson Lake are located at the northern end of Montgomery Township.
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- Area
- 97 sq mi
Montgomery Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Montgomery Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery Township | #218 | B+ | A− | — | A | C+ |
| Patoka Township | #400 | B− | A− | — | B− | D |
| Wabash Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robb Township | — | — | A+ | — | A | C+ |
| Union Township | #166 | A− | A− | — | A | C+ |
| Smith Township | — | — | A+ | — | A | C+ |
| White River Township | — | — | A+ | — | B− | C+ |
Robb Township, Smith Township and White River Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Montgomery Township, Patoka Township, Robb Township, Union Township, Smith Township and White River Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Wabash Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Montgomery Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Montgomery Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Montgomery Township, IN a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Montgomery Township grades B+ overall, better than 72% of U.S. towns and #218 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C+ for health and A for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Montgomery Township, IN expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $192,000, 25% below the Indiana typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.