Salt Creek TownshipIN
A town of 1,003.
Is Salt Creek Township a good place to live?
The best of Salt Creek Township’s subject grades are an A for cost of living and an A− for schools; the weakest is a D− for walkability. On walkability, just 50 of Indiana’s 1,097 towns do worse. Salt Creek Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,003 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Salt Creek Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Salt Creek Township is from typical.
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Moving to Salt Creek Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Salt Creek 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 Salt Creek Township.
Salt Creek Township is less healthy than 76% of U.S. towns
Salt Creek Township beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 41% of Salt Creek Township adults have high blood pressure, against 39% in Indiana’s towns and 35% across U.S. towns. 14% of Salt Creek Township adults have diabetes.
| Salt Creek Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Salt Creek Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 8.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.8% | 8.1% |
| More adults with arthritis | 33.2% | 28.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Salt Creek Township stands out in Indiana and nationally, with fewer of its working residents who work locally
0.2% of Salt Creek Township working residents work locally, below both the Indiana town median (11%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). Jobs based in Salt Creek Township grew to 55 in 2023, 22 more than in 2013. Salt Creek Township’s average trip to work is 29 minutes.
| Salt Creek Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.2% | 11% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Salt Creek Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Salt Creek Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 21° and about 13 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
High risk in Salt Creek Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 60% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Salt Creek Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Salt Creek Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Salt Creek Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
100% of working residents leave Salt Creek Township for work
Where Salt Creek Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Salt Creek Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Salt Creek Township is one of thirteen townships in Franklin County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 969, down from 1,004 at 2010.
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- Area
- 27 sq mi
- Elevation
- 860 ft
Questions about Salt Creek Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Salt Creek 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.