Sheffield TownshipIN
A town of 4,013.
What should you know before moving to Sheffield Township?
Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 95% of U.S. towns. Overall it grades C+, 422nd of 585 graded towns in Indiana. Natural-hazard risk is low. 27% of residents live below the poverty line in Sheffield Township, where Indiana’s towns sit at 10% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. On cost of living, just 23 of Indiana’s 1,096 towns do worse.
What makes Sheffield Township stand out
Where Sheffield Township beats most towns.
Jobs vs. working residents
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Dayton Elementary School | K–5 | 390 |
| Wainwright Middle School | 6–8 | 320 |
Every workday, about 6,920 people come to Sheffield Township for work
Where Sheffield Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Sheffield Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Sheffield Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Sheffield Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sheffield 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 Sheffield Township.
Sheffield Township draws workers from Lafayette and beyond and looks healthier within Indiana than nationally, but it has poverty well above the Indiana rate.
More than half of Sheffield Township’s working residents commute to Lafayette
7,160 jobs are based in Sheffield Township, 3.8 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here grew from 3,910 in 2013 to 7,160.
Most working residents leave Sheffield Township for work: only 13% work in town. Jobs based in Sheffield Township grew to 7,160 in 2023, 3,250 more than in 2013. Sheffield Township’s average trip to work is 20 minutes.
| Sheffield Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 13% | 11% | 8% |
| Work from home | 9.4% | 7.8% | 11% |
| Median household income | $81,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Public schools in Sheffield Township beat 72% of Indiana districts
Its public schools are run by Tippecanoe School Corp. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dayton Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 390 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Sheffield Township faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 85% of U.S. communities. Since 1985, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Sheffield Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Sheffield Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Sheffield Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 18° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More children than Indiana overall
26.9% of residents live below the poverty line, against 12.3% across Indiana, which weighs on its B for jobs and income.
Children under 18 are 31% of residents (23% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 31% of residents (37% statewide). 30% of Sheffield Township residents are under 18. Sheffield Township has grown 3.3% since 2020, to 4,013 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Sheffield Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 30% | 23% | 22% |
| Median age | 30.7 years | 39.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 14% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 20% | 22% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.1 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Sheffield Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 18.5% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.7% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 20.9% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.8% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.4% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.8% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.3% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 44% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.1% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.3% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.7% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 2.5% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,000, single groups can be off by several points
Sheffield Township stands out in Indiana and nationally: a smaller share of its adults have obesity
Within Indiana it is healthier than 84% of the 589 graded towns: much of Indiana scores lower on these measures.
31% of adults have obesity in Sheffield Township. Sheffield Township beats the Indiana average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 35% of adults have high blood pressure in Sheffield Township.
| Sheffield Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 39% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 26% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 39% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Sheffield Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with obesity | 30.6% | 38.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Sheffield Township has set aside 0% of its land for conservation
Just 0 of its 23,106 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Sheffield Township itself; its outdoors grade is D.
1.1 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Ross–Ade Stadium and 12 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sheffield Township. Close and well known come first.
10 mi Stadium & arenaRoss–Ade Stadium
11 mi State parkProphetstown State Park17 mi LandmarkWabash and Erie Canal30 mi Theme parkIndiana Beach
10 mi MuseumSamara39 mi MuseumGrissom Air MuseumPhoto credits
Ross–Ade Stadium: Tstuddud at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Prophetstown State Park: Flickr user: Dan https://www.flickr.com/photos/dwmizell/, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Samara: Tim Musson, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Everything we know about Sheffield Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Sheffield Township
About 2 of every 100 Sheffield Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Sheffield Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Sheffield Township is one of thirteen townships in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,865 and it contained 1,454 housing units.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 692 ft
Sheffield Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Sheffield Township.
All 3 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its C+; Perry Township (B) is closest.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield Township | #422 | C+ | C | — | B+ | B |
| Wea Township | #278 | B | C+ | — | B+ | B |
| Madison Township | — | — | A | — | B | C |
| Perry Township | #284 | B | C | — | B+ | B |
| Lauramie Township | #204 | B+ | B+ | — | B+ | B+ |
Madison Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Sheffield Township, Wea Township, Madison Township, Perry Township and Lauramie Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Sheffield Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Sheffield Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sheffield Township, IN a good place to live?
Sheffield Township grades C+ overall, better than 43% of U.S. towns and #422 of 585 in Indiana. It grades B for health and B+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Sheffield 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 C.