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Indiana›Decatur County

Saltcreek TownshipIN

A town of 1,158.

Is Saltcreek Township a good place to live?

The best of Saltcreek Township’s subject grades is an A− for schools. Saltcreek Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

StrongestA−Schools
Small town

1,158 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Ray TownshipMarion TownshipFugit TownshipWashington TownshipLaughery TownshipJackson TownshipRay TownshipMarion TownshipFugit TownshipWashington TownshipLaughery TownshipJackson TownshipSaltcreek Township

How Saltcreek Township grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Saltcreek Township is from typical.

How grading works

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

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Getting set up

Moving to Saltcreek Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Saltcreek Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerDuke Energy15.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Saltcreek Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsDecatur County Community SchoolsWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Indiana you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereDecatur County Circuit Court ClerkDecatur County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2023
ZIP codes47240, 47263, 4700647240 83% · 47263 15% · 47006 2%Census 2020

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 Saltcreek Township.

Work & commuteJobs & income grade B+

About one in three of Saltcreek Township’s working residents commute to Greensburg

The top destinations are Greensburg (33%), Indianapolis (10%) and Batesville (7%). Most working residents leave Saltcreek Township for work: only 2% work in town. The town’s middle household income is $111,000, above both the Indiana town median ($71,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). Its typical journey to work is 22 minutes.

2%work in town
Saltcreek TownshipIndiana townsU.S. towns
Median household income$111,000$71,000$80,000
Working residents who work in town1.8%11%8%
Average trip to work22 minutes24 minutes25 minutes
Below the poverty line6.5%10%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Saltcreek Township2%
Greensburg33%
Indianapolis10%
Batesville7%
Washington Township6%
13 mi
median commute distance
305
jobs based in Saltcreek Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
B−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 46% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Saltcreek Township has four seasons and pleasant summers

July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 21° and about 13 inches of snow falls in a winter.

13″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter24–40°
Spring42–63°
Summer62–83°
Fall44–65°
Oct 26
typical first frost
Apr 15
typical last frost
+0.7°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

HealthC+

Saltcreek Township is less healthy than three in five U.S. towns

Saltcreek Township does better than the Indiana average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 1. Just over a quarter of adults have been diagnosed with depression in the town, against 26% in Indiana’s towns and 23% across U.S. towns. Among adults in the town, 16% smoke cigarettes.

39%healthier than U.S. townsC+Health Grade
Saltcreek TownshipIndiana townsU.S. towns
Depression (CDC PLACES)26%26%23%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)16%17%14%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)38%39%35%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)38%39%35%
32 measures vs. Indiana
3 better28 too close to call1 worse
What stands outSaltcreek TownshipIN
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off6.9%8.4%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity12.4%14.7%
More adults who have had cancer9.3%8.3%
Margaret Mary Community Hospital
6.2 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C+

Natural hazards: moderate risk in Saltcreek Township, mostly inland flooding

Saltcreek Township’s FEMA hazard score is 54 of 100. FEMA puts 55% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 21% to tornadoes.

54risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
54Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saltcreek Township

16pages on Saltcreek Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Saltcreek Township; the nearest are

A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Saltcreek Township for work

Where Saltcreek Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

33% → Greensburg Greensburg 33% 10% → Indianapolis Indianapolis 10% 7% → Batesville Batesville 7% 6% → Washington Township Washington Township 6% 4% → Columbus Columbus 4% 3% → Seymour Seymour 3% Saltcreek Township · 2% stay
305jobs based in Saltcreek Township
2%of working residents work in town
13 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Questions about Saltcreek Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Saltcreek 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.