Prairie TownshipWhite County, IN
A town of 3,435. Public schools that outperform most of Indiana.
Why does Prairie Township grade so well?
Few places in the country grade higher. Prairie Township earns an A, 47th of 585 graded towns in Indiana. Its schools rank ahead of 87% of Indiana towns, the median household earns $82K, and homes are within reach, about $210K for a typical one, or 3.1 years of the Monticello area’s $67K median household income. Its lowest mark, a B−, is in health. 13% of the land in Prairie Township is conserved, above both the Indiana town median (1.9%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%).
What makes Prairie Township stand out
Where Prairie Township beats most towns.
94% of working residents leave Prairie Township for work
Where Prairie Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Prairie Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Prairie Township is from typical.
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Moving to Prairie Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Prairie 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 Prairie Township.
Prairie Township pairs an A for schools with modest home prices, looks healthier within Indiana than nationally and sends most of its workers to Lafayette and beyond.
Prairie Township’s grade for schools is an A
That grade comes with an A− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $210K.
Its public schools are run by Frontier School Corporation. Prairie Township’s only public school teaches 396 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 396 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
About one in three of Prairie Township’s working residents commute to Lafayette
Prairie Township has 380 jobs for its 1,797 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Since 2013, Prairie Township has lost 22 jobs, to 380 in 2023. For most workers, Prairie Township is a place to come home to: only 6% work in town. The share of residents in Prairie Township who live below the poverty line: 5.2%. The top destinations are Lafayette (32%), West Lafayette (12%) and Indianapolis (7%).
| Prairie Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5.2% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.6% | 11% | 8% |
| Work from home | 11% | 7.8% | 11% |
| Median household income | $82,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Prairie Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
The range runs from 17° on a January night to 84° on a July afternoon, with about 20 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Low risk in Prairie Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected losses in Prairie Township break down as 44% from inland flooding and 25% from cold waves. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage here than in nearly two thirds of U.S. communities. Flood insurance has paid out on 6 claims in the town since 1981.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Conservation land takes up 13.2% of Prairie Township
Walkers can cover 1.3 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Heart Park | 1 mi | 18 |
| 2. Argel Field | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Young adults are less common in Prairie Township than in Indiana
In Prairie Township, 25% of residents are under 18, against 23% in Indiana’s towns and 22% across U.S. towns. Adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (23% statewide). Among residents in the town, 21% are 65 or older. 28% of adults 25 and older hold at least a bachelor’s degree, against 30% across Indiana.
| Prairie Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 25% | 23% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Median age | 41.3 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 28% | 22% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.5 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Prairie Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.9% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.5% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.5% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.7% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9.8% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.7% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.2% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32.9% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 25.2% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.9% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.7% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,400, single groups can be off by several points
Residents of Prairie Township are less healthy than 52% of U.S. towns
Within Indiana it is healthier than 70% of the 589 graded towns: much of Indiana scores lower on these measures.
Against the Indiana average, Prairie Township comes out ahead on 6 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 1. In Prairie Township, 43% of adults have obesity. Among adults in the town, 26% have been diagnosed with depression and 11% worry about having enough food.
| Prairie Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 39% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 26% | 23% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 80% | 79% |
| What stands out | Prairie Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.3% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11% | 14.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.3% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Ross–Ade Stadium and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Prairie Township. Close and well known come first.
12 mi Stadium & arenaRoss–Ade Stadium
8 mi State parkProphetstown State Park11 mi LandmarkWabash and Erie Canal14 mi Theme parkIndiana Beach
12 mi MuseumSamara40 mi MuseumGrissom Air MuseumPhoto credits
Ross–Ade Stadium: Tstuddud at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Prophetstown State Park: Flickr user: Dan https://www.flickr.com/photos/dwmizell/, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Samara: Tim Musson, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Everything we know about Prairie Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Prairie Township
About 2 of every 100 Prairie Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Prairie Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Prairie Township is one of twelve townships in White County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,384 and it contained 1,413 housing units. Prairie Township was organized in 1834. The township was named for the open prairies within its borders.
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- Area
- 67 sq mi
- Elevation
- 686 ft
Prairie Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Prairie Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Township | #47 | A | A− | — | A | B− |
| Tippecanoe Township | — | — | B | — | C+ | C− |
| Round Grove Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Big Creek Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tippecanoe Township | #245 | B+ | C+ | — | B+ | B+ |
Tippecanoe Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Prairie Township, Tippecanoe Township and Tippecanoe Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Round Grove Township and Big Creek Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Prairie Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Prairie Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Prairie Township, IN a good place to live?
Yes, by almost any measure. Prairie Township grades A overall, better than 93% of U.S. towns and #47 of 585 in Indiana. It grades B− for health and A for schools.
Is Prairie 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−.