Salem TownshipIN
A town of 2,157.
Is Salem Township a good place to live?
Salem Township’s best subject grade is an A for cost of living; its weakest is a D− for walkability. 90% of households own their home in Salem Township, where Indiana’s towns sit at 76% and U.S. towns at 73%. Salem Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
99% of working residents leave Salem Township for work
Where Salem Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Salem Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Salem Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Salem Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Salem 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 Salem Township.
Salem Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Salem Township for work: only 1% work in town. Since 2013, Salem Township has lost 92 jobs, to 218 in 2023. 6.1% of residents live below the poverty line in Salem Township, below both the Indiana town median (10%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%).
| Salem Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 11% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.1% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $81,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Salem Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Salem Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Salem Township’s July high is 83°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Salem Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 59% of U.S. communities. Since 1982, 7 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Salem Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Health in Salem Township trails 55% of U.S. towns
Salem Township beats the Indiana average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 26% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Salem Township.
| Salem Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 26% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 14% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 39% | 35% |
| What stands out | Salem Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.5% | 14.7% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.6% | 8.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.5% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Fun Spot Amusement Park & Zoo and 9 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Salem Township. Close and well known come first.
15 mi MuseumAuburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum
31 mi Zoo & aquariumFort Wayne Children's Zoo
33 mi MuseumFort Wayne Museum of Art
33 mi GardenFoellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory
37 mi GardenSlayton ArboretumPhoto credits
Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum: Michael Walter, a.k.a. Cuppysfriend, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Wayne Children's Zoo: Momoneymoproblemz, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Wayne Museum of Art: Momoneymoproblemz, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Slayton Arboretum: Brother Atticus, CC0
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Everything we know about Salem Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Salem Township
About 2 of every 100 Salem Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Salem Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Salem Township is one of twelve townships in Steuben County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,189, down from 2,262 at 2010, and it contained 1,144 housing units.
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- Area
- 35 sq mi
- Elevation
- 981 ft
Salem Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Salem Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salem Township | — | — | A | — | B | B− |
| Milford Township | #291 | B | A− | — | B | C− |
| Steuben Township | #183 | A− | A+ | — | B+ | C+ |
| Jackson Township | — | — | A− | — | B | B− |
| Stroh | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fairfield Township | — | — | B | — | B+ | C |
| Wayne Township | #349 | B− | A | — | B− | C− |
Salem Township, Jackson Township and Fairfield Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Salem Township, Milford Township, Steuben Township, Jackson Township, Fairfield Township and Wayne Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Stroh isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Salem Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Salem Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Salem 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.