Sugar Creek TownshipIN
A town of 2,168. Public schools that outperform most of Indiana.
Is Sugar Creek Township a good place to live?
Sugar Creek Township’s best subject grades are an A for cost of living, schools, and incomes. On incomes, just 76 of Indiana’s 1,096 towns do better. 5.3% of residents live below the poverty line in Sugar Creek Township, against 10% in Indiana’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Sugar Creek Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Sugar Creek Township stand out
Where Sugar Creek Township beats most towns.
97% of working residents leave Sugar Creek Township for work
Where Sugar Creek Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Sugar Creek Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Sugar Creek Township is from typical.
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Moving to Sugar Creek Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sugar 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Sugar Creek Township.
Public schools in Sugar Creek Township beat 90% of Indiana districts
Its public schools are run by the Western Boone Co Com School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thorntown Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 429 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Sugar Creek Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Sugar Creek Township for work: only 3% work in town. Since 2013, Sugar Creek Township has lost 49 jobs, to 220 in 2023. At $91,000, Sugar Creek Township’s median household income is above both the Indiana town median ($71,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000).
| Sugar Creek Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 3% | 11% | 8% |
| Median household income | $91,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Sugar Creek Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Sugar Creek Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 18° and about 18 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer young adults than Indiana overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (23% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 43% of residents (37% statewide). 25% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 30% across Indiana.
| Sugar Creek Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43.1 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 25% | 22% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 31% and 54% women
The Census survey reached too few of Sugar Creek Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±11.1 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Sugar Creek Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.8% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.1% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.3% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.1% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.7% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.1% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.6% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 28.9% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.7% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.3% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.4% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,200, single groups can be off by several points
Residents of Sugar Creek Township are healthier than 58% of U.S. towns
Sugar Creek Township beats the Indiana average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 29% of adults feel lonely in Sugar Creek Township.
| Sugar Creek Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 37% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 80% | 79% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 26% | 25% |
| What stands out | Sugar Creek Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.3% | 14.7% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.3% | 8.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Sugar Creek Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 54% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tom Johnson Memorial Park | — | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Lucas Oil Stadium and 41 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sugar Creek Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw36 mi Stadium & arenaLucas Oil Stadium
36 mi Stadium & arenaGainbridge Fieldhouse
25 mi Stadium & arenaRoss–Ade Stadium
32 mi Stadium & arenaHinkle Fieldhouse
36 mi LandmarkSoldiers' and Sailors' Monument
27 mi State parkProphetstown State ParkPhoto credits
Lucas Oil Stadium: Josh Hallett from Winter Haven, FL, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Gainbridge Fieldhouse: Durin at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ross–Ade Stadium: Tstuddud at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Hinkle Fieldhouse: Peetlesnumber1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: alexeatswhales, CC BY 2.0 · Prophetstown State Park: Flickr user: Dan https://www.flickr.com/photos/dwmizell/, CC BY-SA 2.0
Everything we know about Sugar Creek Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Sugar Creek Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Sugar Creek Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Sugar Creek Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Sugar Creek Township is one of twelve townships in Boone County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,243 and it contained 919 housing units.
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- Area
- 34 sq mi
- Elevation
- 814 ft
Sugar Creek Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Sugar Creek Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Creek Township · Sugar Creek Township | — | — | A | — | A | B |
| Perry Township | — | — | A+ | — | B | C |
| Washington Township | — | — | B+ | — | A | B− |
| Jefferson Township | — | — | B+ | — | A | B |
| Franklin Township | — | — | A+ | — | A− | C |
Sugar Creek Township, Perry Township, Washington Township, Jefferson Township and Franklin Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Sugar Creek Township, Perry Township, Washington Township, Jefferson Township and Franklin Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Sugar Creek Township and Sugar Creek Township are one community, graded once. Compare Sugar Creek Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Sugar Creek Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sugar Creek Township, IN a good place to live?
Public schools that outperform most of Indiana.
Is Sugar Creek 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.