New Garden TownshipIN
A town of 1,930, settled in 1824. Public schools that outperform most of Indiana.
Is New Garden Township a good place to live?
The best of New Garden Township’s subject grades are an A− for cost of living and an A for history. New Garden Township’s median rent is $682 a month, against $947 a month in Indiana’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. New Garden Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes New Garden Township stand out
Where New Garden Township beats most towns.
96% of working residents leave New Garden Township for work
Where New Garden Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How New Garden Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far New Garden Township is from typical.
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Moving to New Garden Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in New Garden 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 New Garden Township.
New Garden Township’s schools rank ahead of 76% of Indiana districts
Its public schools are run by the Northeastern Wayne Schools. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Northeastern High School, with 426 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northeastern Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 614 | B |
| Northeastern High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 426 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of New Garden Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave New Garden Township for work: only 4% work in town. Since 2013, New Garden Township has lost 50 jobs, to 237 in 2023. At 22 minutes, New Garden Township’s average trip to work is below both the Indiana town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes).
| New Garden Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 3.5% | 11% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 8.4% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in New Garden Township
New Garden Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 19° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer young adults than Indiana overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (23% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 41% of residents (37% statewide). 27% of residents are under 18 in New Garden Township. 35% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 30% across Indiana.
| New Garden Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 27% | 23% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 22% | 29% |
| Median age | 41.1 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 18% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±7.5 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| New Garden Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 16.3% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.2% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.1% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.3% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 22.3% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 8% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.2% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.6% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 15.8% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26.7% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 10.1% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.1% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 30.9% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 4.3% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,900, single groups can be off by several points
Residents of New Garden Township are less healthy than 61% of U.S. towns
New Garden Township tracks Indiana closely on all 32 CDC measures. 27% of New Garden Township adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| New Garden Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 16% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in New Garden Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 52% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Fountain City Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Levi Coffin House and 12 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around New Garden Township. Close and well known come first.
in town MuseumLevi Coffin House
32 mi MuseumFort Recovery
40 mi National Historical ParkDayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park80K visitors a year
10 mi MuseumRichmond Art Museum
40 mi MuseumShrine of the Holy Relics
9 mi MuseumAbram Gaar House and FarmPhoto credits
Levi Coffin House: Nyttend, Public domain · Fort Recovery: Nyttend, Public domain · Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Richmond Art Museum: William Merritt Chase, Public domain · Shrine of the Holy Relics: Rfgagel, Public domain · Abram Gaar House and Farm: Recline, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about New Garden Township
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of New Garden Township
About 1 of every 100 New Garden Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About New Garden Township
Township in Indiana, United States
New Garden Township is one of fifteen townships in Wayne County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,977 and it contained 794 housing units.
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- Area
- 23 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,115 ft
New Garden Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with New Garden Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Garden Township | — | — | A− | — | A− | C+ |
| Franklin Township | — | — | A− | — | A− | C− |
| Webster Township | — | — | A | — | A− | C− |
| Green Township | — | — | B+ | — | A− | C |
| Greensfork Township | — | — | A+ | — | B | C− |
New Garden Township, Franklin Township, Webster Township, Green Township and Greensfork Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. New Garden Township, Franklin Township, Webster Township, Green Township and Greensfork Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare New Garden Township with a neighbor →
Questions about New Garden Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is New Garden Township, IN a good place to live?
Public schools that outperform most of Indiana.
Is New Garden 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−.