Otter Creek TownshipIN
A town of 1,384, settled in 1854.
Is Otter Creek Township a good place to live?
Otter Creek Township’s best subject grades are an A− for cost of living and a B+ for civic life; its weakest is a D− for walkability. Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge, at 2,590 acres with 5.8 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Otter Creek Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,384 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Otter Creek Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Otter Creek Township is from typical.
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Moving to Otter Creek Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Otter Creek 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 Otter Creek Township.
Otter Creek Township is less healthy than 80% of U.S. towns
20% of Otter Creek Township adults smoke cigarettes, above both the Indiana town median (17%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). Otter Creek Township: 14% of adults have diabetes. In Otter Creek Township, 16% of adults report frequent physical distress, and 40% have high blood pressure.
| Otter Creek Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Otter Creek Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 20% | 15.7% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.2% | 8.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.1% | 6.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most of Otter Creek Township’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.1 jobs for each of them
The average trip to work in Otter Creek Township is 36 minutes. Half the trips to work are shorter than 22 miles. The share of residents in Otter Creek Township who live below the poverty line: 12%. The top destinations are Versailles (14%), Madison (6%) and Batesville (6%).
| Otter Creek Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 36 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Otter Creek Township
Expect July afternoons of 85° and January nights of 22°, with about 13 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards: moderate risk in Otter Creek Township, mostly inland flooding
Compared with 55% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Otter Creek Township is higher. 45% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 26%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0% of Otter Creek Township is conserved land
Trails run 7.3 miles in 1 park or preserve. Otter Creek Township’s trail density stands at 0.2 miles per square mile, against 0.2 in Indiana’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge | 5.8 mi | 2,590 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Otter Creek Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Otter Creek Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Otter Creek Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
100% of working residents leave Otter Creek Township for work
Where Otter Creek Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Otter Creek Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Otter Creek Township is one of eleven townships in Ripley County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,319 (down from 1,410 at 2010) and it contained 579 housing units.
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- Area
- 42 sq mi
- Elevation
- 869 ft
Questions about Otter Creek Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Otter Creek 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−.