Perry TownshipIN
A town of 2,343.
Is Perry Township a good place to live?
The best of Perry Township’s subject grades is an A+ for cost of living; the weakest is a D− for walkability. On walkability, just 108 of Indiana’s 1,097 towns do worse. Perry Township’s average trip to work is 32 minutes, above both the Indiana town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). On history, just 6 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns do worse. Perry Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
97% of working residents leave Perry Township for work
Where Perry Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Perry Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Perry Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Perry Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Perry 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 Perry Township.
Most of Perry Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Perry Township for work: only 3% work in town. Since 2013, Perry Township has added 33 jobs, to 153 in 2023. The top destinations are Bloomington (22%), Bedford (17%) and Indianapolis (5%).
| Perry Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 3% | 11% | 8% |
| Median household income | $82,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 8.4% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springville Community AcademyLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 253 | – |
| Springville Christian School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 9 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Perry Township
Perry Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 20° and about 16 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer middle-aged adults than Indiana overall
Adults 35 to 64 are 29% of residents (37% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 30% of residents (23% statewide). 10% of Perry Township residents are 65 or older, against 18% in Indiana’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. Perry Township’s median age is 30.7 years.
| Perry Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 30.7 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 10% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 25% | 22% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.4 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Perry Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 22.5% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.8% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.2% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 20.2% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7.2% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.2% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.9% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 2.9% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 11.5% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26.2% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 27.9% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.4% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 13.4% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.7% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,300, single groups can be off by several points
Perry Township has set aside 5.8% of its land for conservation
8.1 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Perry Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 5.8% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Springville Park | 0.2 mi | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Perry Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 53% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Health in Perry Township trails 52% of U.S. towns
Perry Township beats the Indiana average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 40% of Perry Township adults have obesity.
| Perry Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 16% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 26% | 25% |
| What stands out | Perry Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.1% | 14.7% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.5% | 8.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Memorial Stadium and 4 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Perry Township. Close and well known come first.
16 mi Stadium & arenaMemorial Stadium
16 mi Stadium & arenaSimon Skjodt Assembly Hall
34 mi National forestHoosier National Forest
16 mi MuseumEskenazi Museum of Art
16 mi TheatreIndiana University AuditoriumPhoto credits
Memorial Stadium: Durin at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall: Sean Benham from Chicago, CC BY 2.0 · Hoosier National Forest: US Forest Service, Public domain · Eskenazi Museum of Art: Kzollman (Kevin J.S. Zollman)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Indiana University Auditorium: Gottscho-Schleisner Collection, Public domain
Everything we know about Perry Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Perry Township; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Perry Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Perry Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Perry Township is one of nine townships in Lawrence County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,259 and it contained 943 housing units.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 659 ft
Perry Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Perry Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Township | — | — | A+ | — | B | B− |
| Marshall Township | #198 | B+ | A− | — | B | C |
| Indian Creek Township | — | — | C+ | — | A− | B |
| Jackson Township | — | — | A | — | C+ | C |
| Indian Creek Township | #416 | C+ | A− | — | B | C− |
Perry Township, Indian Creek Township and Jackson Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Perry Township, Marshall Township, Indian Creek Township, Jackson Township and Indian Creek Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Perry Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Perry Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Perry 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+.