Posey TownshipIN
A town of 1,872.
Is Posey Township a good place to live?
Posey Township’s best subject grades are an A for cost of living and schools; its weakest is a D− for incomes. Posey Township’s average trip to work is 43 minutes, against 24 minutes in Indiana’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Only 7 of Indiana’s 1,096 towns score lower on incomes. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 77% of U.S. towns. Only 70 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns score lower on history. Posey Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
99% 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.
How TownRatings grades towns →
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.
Compared with most of Indiana and the rest of the country, the median household income in Posey Township is lower
Posey Township’s median household income is $43,000, below both Indiana’s towns ($71,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). 24% of residents live below the poverty line in Posey Township. Since 2013, Posey Township has added 64 jobs, to 136 in 2023.
| Posey Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 24% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $43,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.5% | 11% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Residents of Posey Township are less healthy than 74% of U.S. towns
Posey Township beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 18% of Posey Township adults smoke cigarettes.
| Posey Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| What stands out | Posey Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19% | 15.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
High risk in Posey Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 72% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Posey Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
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
| Posey Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.7% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Posey Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Posey Township; the nearest are
About 2 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 thirteen townships in Washington County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,791 and it contained 804 housing units.
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- Area
- 34 sq mi
- Elevation
- 659 ft
Posey Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Posey Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Posey Township | — | — | A | — | A | C |
| Blue River Township | — | — | A+ | — | A− | C+ |
| Howard Township | — | — | B+ | — | A | D |
| Madison Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hardinsburg | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Southeast Township | — | — | A− | — | B | D |
| Whiskey Run Township | — | — | A− | — | C | D |
Posey Township, Blue River Township, Howard Township, Southeast Township and Whiskey Run Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Posey Township, Blue River Township, Howard Township, Southeast Township and Whiskey Run Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Madison Township and Hardinsburg aren’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 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.