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A town of 15,217.
Richland Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B+ overall, 217th of 585 graded towns in Indiana, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $101K. It also does better than most on schools: its schools rank ahead of 67% of Indiana towns. A typical home there costs about $263K, 4 years of the Bloomington metro’s $66K median household income. Richland Township has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Matthews Stone Company Historic District and Leroy Mayfield House. 40% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Richland Township, where Indiana’s towns sit at 22% and U.S. towns at 29%. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 80% of U.S. towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Richland Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2010 and 5 maps from 1908 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Richland 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Richland Township.
Richland Township looks healthier within Indiana than nationally and has added a third more jobs in ten years.
11 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves. Flatwoods Park, at 200 acres with 4.6 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Richland Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.1% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Flatwoods Park | 4.6 mi | 200 |
| 2. Porter West Preserve | 2.9 mi | 192 |
| 3. Well Site Nature Preserve | 0.7 mi | 13 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Richland-Bean Blossom C S C school district. Three of its 7 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Edgewood High School, with 777 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgewood Primary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–2 | Grades K–2 | 652 | – |
| Edgewood High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 777 | A |
| Seven Oaks Classical SchoolTop results in townGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 566 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Richland Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 20° and about 18 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Jobs based here grew from 6,194 in 2013 to 8,196.
Most working residents leave Richland Township for work: only 16% work in town. 3.9% of residents live below the poverty line in Richland Township. Jobs based in Richland Township grew to 8,196 in 2023, 2,002 more than in 2013.
| Richland Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.9% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $101,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 15% | 7.8% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Within Indiana it is healthier than 78% of the 589 graded towns: much of Indiana scores lower on these measures. Against the 8,449 U.S. towns with household incomes like Richland Township’s, it is less healthy than 67%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Richland Township beats the Indiana average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 36% of Richland Township adults feel lonely.
| Richland Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 32% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 26% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 39% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Richland Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 10.6% | 13% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 3% | 3.5% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 8.8% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 54% of U.S. communities. Since 1995, 28 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Richland Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Richland Township. Close and well known come first.
5 mi Stadium & arenaMemorial Stadium
5 mi Stadium & arenaSimon Skjodt Assembly Hall
37 mi MuseumMiller House and Garden
6 mi MuseumEskenazi Museum of Art
6 mi TheatreIndiana University Auditorium37 mi GardenMill Race ParkMemorial Stadium: Durin at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall: Sean Benham from Chicago, CC BY 2.0 · Miller House and Garden: Nyttend, Public domain · Eskenazi Museum of Art: Kzollman (Kevin J.S. Zollman)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Indiana University Auditorium: Gottscho-Schleisner Collection, Public domain
1 within 15 miles of the center of Richland Township
About 5 of every 100 Richland Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Indiana.
2 places in Richland Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Indiana, United States
Richland Township is one of eleven townships in Monroe County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 15,098, and it contained 6,455 housing units.
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5 towns share a border with Richland Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richland Township | #217 | B+ | B | — | B+ | B |
| Bloomington Township | – | B+ | C | — | A− | B |
| Bean Blossom Township | #384 | B− | B+ | — | B+ | B− |
| Clay Township | #367 | B− | A | — | B | C− |
| Van Buren Township | #139 | A− | B | — | A− | B |
| Bloomington | #398 | B− | C− | C− | A− | B+ |
Richland Township, Bloomington Township, Bean Blossom Township, Clay Township and Van Buren Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Richland Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Richland Township grades B+ overall, better than 72% of U.S. towns and #217 of 585 in Indiana. It grades B for health and B+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
