Pipe Creek TownshipMadison County, IN
A town of 12,354, settled in 1838.
Is Pipe Creek Township a good place to live?
Pipe Creek Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $121K for a typical one, or 1.5 years of the Indianapolis metro’s $80K median household income. It grades B− overall, ranked 363rd of 585 in Indiana. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 77% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 93% of U.S. towns. 20% of working residents work locally in Pipe Creek Township, above both the Indiana town median (11%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). The biggest park or preserve is Callaway Park, at 25 acres.
How Pipe Creek Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Pipe Creek Township is from typical.
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Moving to Pipe Creek Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pipe 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 Pipe Creek Township.
Pipe Creek Township earns a C− for health
41% of adults have high blood pressure in Pipe Creek Township. Pipe Creek Township beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 28% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Pipe Creek Township.
| Pipe Creek Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 26% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Pipe Creek Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 19.5% | 15.7% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.9% | 8.1% |
| More adults with arthritis | 33.9% | 28.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Pipe Creek Township’s schools rank ahead of 54% of Indiana districts
Its public schools are run by Elwood Community School Corp. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Frankton Jr-Sr High School, with 757 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elwood Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 412 | – |
| Frankton Jr-Sr High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 757 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Most of Pipe Creek Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.6 jobs for each of them
About one in 5 of Pipe Creek Township’s working residents works in town. Jobs based in Pipe Creek Township grew to 3,193 in 2023, 674 more than in 2013. 15% of Pipe Creek Township residents live below the poverty line.
| Pipe Creek Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 6.2% | 7.8% | 11% |
| Median household income | $63,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Pipe Creek Township
Pipe Creek Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, 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
Moderate risk in Pipe Creek Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 51% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, 34 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Pipe Creek Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Conserved land covers 0.4% of Pipe Creek Township
0.5 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Callaway Park | — | 25 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Pipe Creek Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Pipe Creek Township
About 3 of every 100 Pipe Creek Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Pipe Creek Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Pipe Creek Township is one of fourteen townships in Madison County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 12,497 and it contained 5,828 housing units.
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- Area
- 43 sq mi
- Elevation
- 860 ft
Pipe Creek Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Pipe Creek Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pipe Creek Township | #363 | B− | A+ | — | B− | C− |
| Madison Township | — | — | A | — | B+ | C |
| Monroe Township | #342 | B− | A+ | — | B− | C+ |
| Duck Creek Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jackson Township | — | — | A | — | B+ | C+ |
| Boone Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Madison Township and Jackson Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Pipe Creek Township, Madison Township, Monroe Township and Jackson Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Duck Creek Township and Boone Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Pipe Creek Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Pipe Creek Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pipe Creek Township, IN a good place to live?
Pipe Creek Township grades B− overall, better than 50% of U.S. towns and #363 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C− for health and B− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Pipe 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+.