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A town of 4,432. 77% more nonprofits per person than the typical Indiana town.
Ray Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $290K, 3.6 years of the Cincinnati metro’s $81K median household income. It grades A overall, 61st among Indiana's 585 graded towns. On the plus side, its schools rank ahead of 91% of Indiana towns. Ray Township’s average trip to work is 32 minutes, above both Indiana’s towns (24 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Ray Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 92% of U.S. towns. Stockheughter Covered Bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Ray Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Batesville Primary School | PK–2 | 542 |
| Batesville High School | 9–12 | 681 |
| Oldenburg Academy | 9–12 | 151 |
Stockheughter Covered BridgeEach subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Ray Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 2,244 in 1890, 4,314 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1887 and 3 maps from 1946 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Ray Township, and how to reach them.
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Ordered by what stands out in Ray Township.
Ray Township pairs an A for schools with modest home prices, trades workers with Batesville and other neighbors and looks healthier within Indiana than nationally.
Its A for schools comes with an A for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $290K.
Its public schools are run by Batesville Community School Corp. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Batesville High School, with 681 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batesville Primary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 542 | – |
| Batesville High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 681 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Ray Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 21° and about 13 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Ray Township has about as many jobs (1,929) as working residents, but only 259 people both live and work here. The average commute takes 32 minutes, against 24.1 across Indiana.
Most working residents leave Ray Township for work: only 13% work in town. Jobs based in Ray Township grew to 1,929 in 2023, 247 more than in 2013. Ray Township’s median household income is $90,000.
| Ray Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $90,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 13% | 11% | 8% |
| Work from home | 12% | 7.8% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (23% statewide); people 65 and older are 22% of residents (17% statewide). 26% of residents are under 18 in Ray Township. Ray Township has grown 2.5% since 2020, to 4,432 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Ray Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 26% | 23% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 31% | 22% | 29% |
| Median age | 41.3 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.6 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Ray Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.2% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 16.9% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.8% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.5% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.2% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.8% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.2% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.4% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.8% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.9% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 25.3% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.5% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.4% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,400, single groups can be off by several points
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 60% of U.S. communities. Since 2009, 6 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Ray Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Just 35 of its 25,279 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Ray Township itself; its outdoors grade is C−.
1.4 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Freedom Park | 0.3 mi | 5 |
| 2. BTD Park | 0.2 mi | 2 |
| 3. Batesville Playground | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Within Indiana it is healthier than 69% of the 589 graded towns: much of Indiana scores lower on these measures.
Ray Township beats the Indiana average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 81% of Ray Township adults had a checkup this year.
| Ray Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 80% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 39% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Ray Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.3% | 14.7% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.5% | 8.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Ray Township; the nearest are
About 6 of every 100 Ray Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Indiana.
Township in Indiana, United States
Ray Township is one of thirteen townships in Franklin County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,314, up from 4,021 at 2010.
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6 towns share a border with Ray Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Township | #61 | A | A | — | A | B− |
| Salt Creek Township | — | — | A | — | A− | C− |
| Laughery Township | #190 | B+ | B+ | — | A | B− |
| Saltcreek Township | — | — | B | — | A− | C+ |
| Fugit Township | — | — | A | — | A− | C+ |
| Butler Township | — | — | B+ | — | A− | C+ |
| Adams Township | #137 | A− | B+ | — | A− | B− |
Salt Creek Township, Saltcreek Township, Fugit Township and Butler Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Ray Township, Salt Creek Township, Laughery Township, Saltcreek Township, Fugit Township, Butler Township and Adams Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Ray Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Ray Township grades A overall, better than 92% of U.S. towns and #61 of 585 in Indiana. It grades B− for health and A for schools.
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.