Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,332. Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
The best of Sand Creek Township’s subject grades is an A− for cost of living; the weakest is a D− for walkability. Only 17 of Indiana’s 1,097 towns score lower on walkability. Only 91 of Indiana’s 1,043 towns score lower on civic life. Its National Register listings include Elnora Daugherty Farm and William R. Gant Farm. Sand Creek Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Sand Creek Township beats most towns.
Where Sand Creek Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Sand Creek Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2007 and 2 maps from 1957 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Sand 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Sand Creek Township.
0.6% of Sand Creek Township working residents work locally, below both Indiana’s towns (11%) and U.S. towns (8%). Since 2013, Sand Creek Township has lost 21 jobs, to 77 in 2023. The average trip to work in Sand Creek Township is 30 minutes.
| Sand Creek Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.6% | 11% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 10% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Adults 18 to 34 are 13% of residents (23% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 42% of residents (37% statewide). 27% of Sand Creek Township residents are under 18, above both the Indiana town median (23%) and the median of U.S. towns (22%). Sand Creek Township has grown 4.3% since 2020, to 2,332 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Sand Creek Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 27% | 23% | 22% |
| Median age | 42.5 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 25% | 22% | 29% |
54% women, 46% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.1 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Sand Creek Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.2% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 19.4% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.6% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 5.3% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.6% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 17% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.7% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.4% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.8% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.1% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.5% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 26.5% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.5% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.1% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.3% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,300, single groups can be off by several points
Sand Creek Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 23° and about 16 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 63% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 30 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Sand Creek Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Sand Creek Township beats the Indiana average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 40% of adults have obesity in Sand Creek Township.
| Sand Creek Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 80% | 79% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 32% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Sand Creek Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.2% | 8.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
2.9 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
| Sand Creek Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.9% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sand Creek Township. Close and well known come first.
9 mi MuseumMiller House and Garden
37 mi Stadium & arenaMemorial Stadium
37 mi Stadium & arenaSimon Skjodt Assembly Hall
36 mi MuseumEskenazi Museum of Art7 mi MuseumZaharakos7 mi GardenMill Race ParkMiller House and Garden: Nyttend, Public domain · Memorial Stadium: Durin at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall: Sean Benham from Chicago, CC BY 2.0 · Eskenazi Museum of Art: Kzollman (Kevin J.S. Zollman)., CC BY-SA 3.0
None within 15 miles of Sand Creek Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Sand Creek Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
3 places in Sand Creek Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Indiana, United States
Sand Creek Township is one of twelve townships in Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,390 and it contained 919 housing units.
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5 towns share a border with Sand Creek Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Creek Township | — | — | A− | — | B− | C+ |
| Wayne Township | #295 | B | A | — | B− | B− |
| Redding Township | #406 | C+ | A− | — | C | C |
| Columbus Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rock Creek Township | — | — | A | — | B− | C+ |
| Geneva Township | #526 | C− | A | — | C | C |
Sand Creek Township and Rock Creek Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Sand Creek Township, Wayne Township, Redding Township, Rock Creek Township and Geneva Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Columbus Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Sand Creek Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
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−.
