Sterling TownshipIN
A town of 1,593.
Is Sterling Township a good place to live?
The best of Sterling Township’s subject grades is an A− for cost of living; the weakest is a D− for incomes. 41% of residents live below the poverty line in Sterling Township, against 10% in Indiana’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. No town in Indiana scores lower than Sterling Township on incomes. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 96% of the country. The biggest park or preserve is Hoosier National Forest, at 1,086 acres. Sterling Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
96% of working residents leave Sterling Township for work
Where Sterling Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Sterling Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Sterling Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Sterling Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sterling 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 Sterling Township.
Sterling Township stands out in Indiana and nationally, with more of its adults who smoke cigarettes
24% of Sterling Township adults smoke cigarettes, where Indiana’s towns sit at 17% and U.S. towns at 14%. 33% of adults get no exercise outside work in Sterling Township. Sterling Township beats the Indiana average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 18.
| Sterling Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 17% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 39% | 35% |
| What stands out | Sterling Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81% | 77.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 14.1% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Sterling Township, the median household income runs lower than in the typical Indiana or U.S. town
Sterling Township’s median household income is $41,000. Jobs based in Sterling Township fell to 289 in 2023, 359 fewer than in 2013. Sterling Township’s average trip to work is 35 minutes.
| Sterling Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 35 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $41,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.5% | 11% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Sterling Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Sterling Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Sterling Township is 87°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Sterling Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 60% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Conserved land covers 4.4% of Sterling Township
9.3 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Sterling Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 4.4% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hoosier National Forest | — | 1,086 |
| 2. Harrison-Crawford State Forest | — | 276 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Sterling Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Sterling Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Sterling Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Sterling Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Sterling Township is one of nine townships in Crawford County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,603 and it contained 804 housing units.
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- Area
- 49 sq mi
- Elevation
- 509 ft
Sterling Township’s neighbors
7 towns share a border with Sterling Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling Township | — | — | A− | — | C | D− |
| Patoka Township | — | — | A | — | C | D |
| Union Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liberty Township | — | — | B+ | — | C | D |
| Whiskey Run Township | — | — | A− | — | C | D |
| Jennings Township | — | — | B− | — | C | D− |
| Ohio Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Greenfield Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Sterling Township, Patoka Township, Liberty Township, Whiskey Run Township and Jennings Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Sterling Township, Patoka Township, Liberty Township, Whiskey Run Township and Jennings Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Union Township, Ohio Township and Greenfield Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Sterling Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Sterling Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sterling 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−.