Morgan TownshipHarrison County, IN
A town of 4,135. Public schools that outperform most of Indiana.
Is Morgan Township a good place to live?
Morgan Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $214K, 2.9 years of the Louisville/Jefferson County metro’s $74K median household income. It grades B+ overall, ranked 248th of 585 in Indiana. On the plus side, its schools outperform 78% of the state's. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 88% of U.S. towns. Only 53 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns score lower on history. Morgan Township’s average trip to work is 29 minutes, above both Indiana’s towns (24 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes).
What makes Morgan Township stand out
Where Morgan Township beats most towns.
97% of working residents leave Morgan Township for work
Where Morgan Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Morgan Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Morgan Township is from typical.
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United States Bullion Depository and 27 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Morgan Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw34 mi LandmarkUnited States Bullion Depository19 mi MuseumSons of the American Revolution
22 mi Theme parkKentucky Kingdom
20 mi Stadium & arenaKFC Yum! Center
21 mi Stadium & arenaLynn Family Stadium
21 mi Stadium & arenaL&N Federal Credit Union StadiumPhoto credits
United States Bullion Depository: Work permit Original author=Cliff, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kentucky Kingdom: Stevietheman at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · KFC Yum! Center: Jamesmac96, CC BY 3.0 · Lynn Family Stadium: Bpluke01, CC BY-SA 4.0 · L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium: Perthsider, CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to Morgan Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Morgan 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 Morgan Township.
Morgan Township pairs an A− for schools with modest home prices, sends many workers across the state line to Louisville and is healthier than towns with similar incomes.
Morgan Township earns an A− for schools
Its A− for schools comes with an A− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $215K.
Its public schools are run by North Harrison Com School Corp. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 442 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Most working residents commute out of Morgan Township
24% of working residents cross a state line to work, Louisville among the top destinations. Morgan Township has 401 jobs for its 1,710 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Morgan Township for work: only 3% work in town. Since 2013, Morgan Township has added 83 jobs, to 401 in 2023. The median household income in Morgan Township is $63,000.
| Morgan Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 3.3% | 11% | 8% |
| Median household income | $63,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
0.7% of Morgan Township is conserved land
3.4 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The biggest place to walk is Buffalo Trace Park, 153 acres with 1.8 miles of trail.
| Morgan Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.7% | 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. Buffalo Trace Park | 1.8 mi | 153 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
In Morgan Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Morgan Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 23° and about 14 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Morgan Township is less healthy than 62% of U.S. towns
Against the 9,637 U.S. towns with household incomes like Morgan Township’s, it is healthier than 55%, so its C+ isn’t only a matter of income. Within Indiana it is healthier than 58% of the 589 graded towns: much of Indiana scores lower on these measures.
Morgan Township beats the Indiana average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 42% of adults have obesity in Morgan Township.
| Morgan Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 39% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Morgan Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.3% | 14.7% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.1% | 8.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Morgan Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 54% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Morgan Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Morgan Township
About 1 of every 100 Morgan Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Morgan Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Morgan Township is one of twelve townships in Harrison County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,994 and it contained 1,713 housing units.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 817 ft
Morgan Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Morgan Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Township | #248 | B+ | A− | — | A− | C+ |
| Greenville Township | #84 | A | B | — | A− | B+ |
| Jackson Township | — | — | A | — | B | C |
| Blue River Township | — | — | A+ | — | A− | C+ |
| Jackson Township | #159 | A− | A | — | A− | B− |
Jackson Township and Blue River Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Morgan Township, Greenville Township, Jackson Township, Blue River Township and Jackson Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Morgan Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Morgan Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Morgan Township, IN a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Morgan Township grades B+ overall, better than 67% of U.S. towns and #248 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C+ for health and A− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Morgan 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−.