Railroad TownshipIN
A town of 1,219.
Is Railroad Township a good place to live?
Railroad Township’s best subject grades are a B+ for incomes and a B for civic life; its weakest is a D− for walkability. Only 56 of Indiana’s 1,097 towns score lower on walkability. Residents are less healthy than 86% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. The biggest park or preserve is Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area, at 244 acres. Railroad Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Railroad Township stand out
Where Railroad Township beats most towns.
1,219 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Railroad Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Railroad Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Railroad Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Railroad 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 Railroad Township.
Railroad Township earns a D for health
20% of adults smoke cigarettes in Railroad Township, above both the Indiana town median (17%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). 15% of adults have diabetes in Railroad Township. Railroad Township beats the Indiana average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13.
| Railroad Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 39% | 35% |
| What stands out | Railroad Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.4% | 77.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 11% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Railroad Township stands out in Indiana and nationally: a smaller share of its residents live below the poverty line
1.8% of residents live below the poverty line in Railroad Township, against 10% in Indiana’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. The median household income in Railroad Township is $90,000. Since 2013, Railroad Township has added 23 jobs, to 56 in 2023.
| Railroad Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 1.8% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.2% | 11% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $90,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Low risk in Railroad Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 75% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Railroad Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Railroad Township has chilly winters and pleasant 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
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area | — | 244 |
| 2. Kankakee Fish & Wildlife Area | — | 40 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Indiana Dunes National Park and 9 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Railroad Township. Close and well known come first.
27 mi National ParkIndiana Dunes National Park2.6M visitors a year30 mi Theme parkIndiana Beach
5 mi MuseumHoosier Valley Railroad Museum
19 mi MuseumBrauer Museum of Art31 mi Theme parkEnchanted Forest
32 mi GardenIndiana Botanic GardensPhoto credits
Indiana Dunes National Park: J. Crocker, Attribution · Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Brauer Museum of Art: Thomas Alexander Harrison, Public domain · Indiana Botanic Gardens: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Railroad Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Railroad Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Railroad Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
99% of working residents leave Railroad Township for work
Where Railroad Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Railroad Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Railroad Township is one of nine townships in Starke County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,211 (down from 1,226 at 2010) and it contained 531 housing units.
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- Area
- 37 sq mi
- Elevation
- 679 ft
Questions about Railroad Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Railroad Township, IN expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.