Posey TownshipHarrison County, IN
A town of 2,893.
Is Posey Township a good place to live?
Posey Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $216K for a typical one, or 2.9 years of the Louisville/Jefferson County metro’s $74K median household income. It grades A− overall, ranked 149th of 585 in Indiana. On the plus side, the median household earns $84K. Posey Township’s average trip to work is 38 minutes, where Indiana’s towns sit at 24 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 100% of U.S. towns.
93% of working residents leave Posey Township for work
Where Posey Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Posey Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Posey Township is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for cost of living (better than 95% of comparable towns) to D− for walkability (better than 1%), so the A− overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
United States Bullion Depository and 31 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Posey Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw17 mi LandmarkUnited States Bullion Depository14 mi MuseumSons of the American Revolution
12 mi Theme parkKentucky Kingdom
12 mi Stadium & arenaL&N Federal Credit Union Stadium
14 mi Stadium & arenaKFC Yum! Center
15 mi Stadium & arenaLynn Family 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 · L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium: Perthsider, CC BY-SA 3.0 · KFC Yum! Center: Jamesmac96, CC BY 3.0 · Lynn Family Stadium: Bpluke01, CC BY-SA 4.0
Moving to Posey Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Posey 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 Posey Township.
Posey Township has 0.7 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
33% of working residents cross a state line to work, Louisville among the top destinations. Jobs based here fell from 1,545 in 2013 to 997.
Most working residents leave Posey Township for work: only 7% work in town. 3.6% of residents live below the poverty line in Posey Township. Since 2013, Posey Township has lost 548 jobs, to 997 in 2023.
| Posey Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.6% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $84,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.9% | 11% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
On CDC estimates, Posey Township is less healthy than 69% of U.S. towns
Posey Township beats the Indiana average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 44% of Posey Township adults have obesity.
| Posey Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 39% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| What stands out | Posey Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7% | 8.9% |
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 6.5% | 7.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.8% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Posey Township
Posey Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Posey Township’s July high is 87°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
High risk in Posey Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 61% of U.S. communities. Since 2011, 30 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Posey Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Posey Township
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Posey Township
About 1 of every 100 Posey Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Posey Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Posey Township is one of twelve townships in Harrison County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,830 and it contained 1,205 housing units.
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- Area
- 40 sq mi
- Elevation
- 781 ft
Posey Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Posey Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Posey Township | #149 | A− | A+ | — | A− | C |
| Taylor Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Webster Township | — | — | A− | — | A− | C |
| Franklin Township | — | — | A | — | A− | C+ |
| Franklin Township | #58 | A | A | — | A | B− |
Webster Township and Franklin Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Posey Township, Webster Township, Franklin Township and Franklin Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Taylor Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Posey Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Posey Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Posey Township, IN a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Posey Township grades A− overall, better than 79% of U.S. towns and #149 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C for health and A− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Posey 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+.