Saluda TownshipIN
A town of 1,383, settled in 1828.
Is Saluda Township a good place to live?
Saluda Township’s best subject grade is an A for cost of living; its weakest is a D− for walkability. Only 43 of Indiana’s 1,097 towns score lower on walkability. Saluda Township’s average trip to work is 31 minutes, against 24 minutes in Indiana’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Saluda Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,383 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Saluda Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Saluda Township is from typical.
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Moving to Saluda Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Saluda 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 Saluda Township.
With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Saluda Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Saluda Township for work: only 1% work in town. 3% of residents live below the poverty line in Saluda Township, where Indiana’s towns sit at 10% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Jobs based in Saluda Township grew to 126 in 2023, 27 more than in 2013.
| Saluda Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 11% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Saluda Township
Saluda Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 23° and about 12 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health in Saluda Township trails 61% of U.S. towns
Saluda Township beats the Indiana average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 27% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Saluda Township.
| Saluda Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 32% | 33% |
| What stands out | Saluda Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.1% | 8.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Saluda Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 52% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Saluda Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.4% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Saluda Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Saluda Township
About 3 of every 100 Saluda Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
99% of working residents leave Saluda Township for work
Where Saluda Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Saluda Township
Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
Saluda is an unincorporated community in Saluda Township, Jefferson County, Indiana.
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- Elevation
- 771 ft
Questions about Saluda Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Saluda 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.