Sparta TownshipDearborn County, IN
A town of 2,959, settled in 1846.
Is Sparta Township a good place to live?
Sparta Township earns a D, 569th among Indiana's 585 graded towns. One bright spot: much of its housing is old. Sparta Township’s average trip to work is 37 minutes, above both the Indiana town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). On cost of living, just 85 of Indiana’s 1,096 towns do worse. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 82% of U.S. towns.
99% of working residents leave Sparta Township for work
Where Sparta Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Sparta Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Sparta Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Sparta Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sparta 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 Sparta Township.
Fewer of Sparta Township’s working residents work locally than in the typical Indiana or U.S. town
31% of working residents cross a state line to work, Cincinnati among the top destinations. Sparta Township has 103 jobs for its 1,320 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
The top destinations are Lawrenceburg (10%), Cincinnati (7%) and Batesville (5%). Jobs in Sparta Township grew by 38 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 103. The town’s middle household income is $65,000. The median commute is under 23 miles.
| Sparta Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 11% | 8% |
| Median household income | $65,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 8.3% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Sparta Township is less healthy than 66% of U.S. towns
Sparta Township: nearly a fifth of adults smoke cigarettes. Among adults here, 26% have been diagnosed with depression and 38% sleep under 7 hours.
| Sparta Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 26% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 37% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 16% |
| What stands out | Sparta Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 21.8% | 15.4% |
| More smokers | 18.8% | 15.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The climate in Sparta Township brings four seasons and pleasant summers
Sparta Township has chilly winters and warm summers. Summer afternoons peak near 85° in July, and January nights bottom out around 22°; snowfall runs to about 16 inches a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
0% of Sparta Township is conserved land
2.4 miles of trail. In Sparta Township, the trail network density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The biggest natural risk in Sparta Township is inland flooding, at a low overall level
43% of Sparta Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 24%. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in just over three fifths of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Creation Museum and 44 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sparta Township. Close and well known come first.
15 mi MuseumCreation Museum1.2M visitors a year
29 mi Stadium & arenaPaycor Stadium
30 mi Stadium & arenaGreat American Ball Park
29 mi Stadium & arenaNippert Stadium
29 mi Stadium & arenaTQL Stadium
30 mi Zoo & aquariumCincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden1.2M visitors a yearPhoto credits
Creation Museum: Creashin at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Paycor Stadium: JonRidinger, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Great American Ball Park: Eric Kilby profile at Flickr website, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Nippert Stadium: Ben Levin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · TQL Stadium: Cornfield948, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5
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Everything we know about Sparta Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Sparta Township; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Sparta Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Indiana.
About Sparta Township
Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
Sparta is an unincorporated community in Sparta Township, Dearborn County, Indiana.
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- Elevation
- 915 ft
Sparta Township’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Sparta Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sparta Township | #569 | D | C+ | — | C+ | C |
| Manchester Township | #382 | B− | A− | — | C+ | C+ |
| Clay Township | #369 | B− | A | — | C+ | C |
| Hogan Township | — | — | B+ | — | C+ | C |
Hogan Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Sparta Township, Manchester Township, Clay Township and Hogan Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Sparta Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Sparta Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sparta Township, IN a good place to live?
Sparta Township grades D overall, better than 13% of U.S. towns and #569 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C for health and C+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Sparta 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+.