Southeast TownshipIN
A town of 1,515.
Is Southeast Township a good place to live?
The best of Southeast Township’s subject grades are an A− for cost of living and a B+ for civic life; the weakest is a D for walkability. Southeast Township’s average trip to work is 39 minutes, against 24 minutes in Indiana’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Among 594 Indiana towns, just 2 have a higher share of households owning their home than Southeast Township. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 87% of the country. 19% of the land in Southeast Township is conserved, against 1.9% in Indiana’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Hoosier National Forest, 6,199 acres with 8.3 miles of trail. On history, just 34 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns do worse. Southeast Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
100% of working residents leave Southeast Township for work
Where Southeast Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Southeast Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Southeast Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Southeast Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Southeast 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 Southeast Township.
For health, Southeast Township earns a D
20% of Southeast Township adults smoke cigarettes. Southeast Township beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 16% of Southeast Township adults report frequent physical distress.
| Southeast Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 26% | 23% |
| What stands out | Southeast Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.8% | 8.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.5% | 15.4% |
| More smokers | 20.4% | 15.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Fewer of Southeast Township’s working residents work locally than in the typical Indiana or U.S. town
0.3% of working residents work locally in Southeast Township. The top destinations are Paoli (14%), French Lick (7%) and Indianapolis (7%). 4% of residents live below the poverty line in Southeast Township.
| Southeast Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.3% | 11% | 8% |
| Median household income | $96,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hoosier National Forest | 8.3 mi | 6,199 |
| 2. Harrison-Crawford State Forest | — | 194 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Southeast Township
Southeast Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 23° and about 13 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Southeast Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 58% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Southeast Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Southeast Township; the nearest are
College town 16 of every 100 Southeast Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Southeast Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Southeast Township is one of ten townships in Orange County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,541 and it contained 725 housing units.
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- Area
- 53 sq mi
- Elevation
- 656 ft
Southeast Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Southeast Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Township | — | — | A− | — | B | D |
| Liberty Township | — | — | B+ | — | C | D |
| Greenfield Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paoli Township | #521 | C− | A | — | B | D |
| Stampers Creek Township | — | — | A+ | — | B | C− |
| Posey Township | — | — | A | — | A | C |
Southeast Township, Liberty Township, Stampers Creek Township and Posey Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Southeast Township, Liberty Township, Paoli Township, Stampers Creek Township and Posey Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Greenfield Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Southeast Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Southeast Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Southeast 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−.