Princeton TownshipIN
A town of 1,540. 90% more nonprofits per person than the typical Indiana town.
Is Princeton Township a good place to live?
The best of Princeton Township’s subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and civic life; the weakest is a C− for incomes. Only 67 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns score higher on hazard risk. 32% of residents are under 18 in Princeton Township, above both the Indiana town median (23%) and the median of U.S. towns (22%). Only 32 of Indiana’s 1,043 towns score higher on civic life. Princeton Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Princeton Township stand out
Where Princeton Township beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
How Princeton Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Princeton Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Princeton Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Princeton 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 Princeton Township.
Princeton Township faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 88% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Public schools in Princeton Township beat 65% of Indiana districts
Its public schools are run by Tri-County School Corporation. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tri-County Intermediate SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades 3–6 | Grades 3–6 | 258 | C+ |
| Cornerstone Private School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 36 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
In Princeton Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Princeton Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 17° and about 29 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
On CDC estimates, Princeton Township is less healthy than 63% of U.S. towns
Princeton Township beats the Indiana average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 44% of Princeton Township adults have obesity, where Indiana’s towns sit at 39% and U.S. towns at 35%. 16% of Princeton Township adults smoke cigarettes.
| Princeton Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 39% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 26% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 39% | 35% |
| What stands out | Princeton Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.9% | 14.7% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.9% | 8.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.3% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
About one in six working residents works right in Princeton Township
Most working residents leave Princeton Township for work: only 16% work in town. 17% of residents live below the poverty line in Princeton Township. Since 2013, Princeton Township has added 93 jobs, to 797 in 2023.
| Princeton Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 16% | 11% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Princeton Township has set aside 0% of its land for conservation
1.4 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Rodger G. Wolcott Memorial Park | 0.3 mi | 19 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Princeton Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Princeton Township; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Princeton Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Princeton Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Princeton Township is one of twelve townships in White County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,525 and it contained 621 housing units. Princeton Township was organized in 1844, and named after the ship on which an early settler had immigrated to America.
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- Area
- 63 sq mi
- Elevation
- 692 ft
Princeton Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Princeton Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton Township | — | — | A+ | — | B+ | C+ |
| Honey Creek Township | — | — | A− | — | C | C |
| Monon Township | #568 | D | A | — | C | D |
| Carpenter Township | — | — | A+ | — | B+ | C |
| Milroy Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| West Point Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Princeton Township, Honey Creek Township and Carpenter Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Princeton Township, Honey Creek Township, Monon Township and Carpenter Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Milroy Township and West Point Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Princeton Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Princeton Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Princeton Township, IN a good place to live?
90% more nonprofits per person than the typical Indiana town.
Is Princeton 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+.