Sugar Creek TownshipIN
Population 1,059: a town in Indiana.
Is Sugar Creek Township a good place to live?
Sugar Creek Township’s best subject grade is an A for cost of living; its weakest is a D− for walkability. On walkability, just 23 of Indiana’s 1,097 towns do worse. Sugar Creek Township's schools outperform 70% of the state's. Of the 594 Indiana towns we compare, none has a higher share of households owning their home than Sugar Creek Township. Sugar Creek Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
How Sugar Creek Township grades
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Sugar Creek Township stands out in Indiana and nationally, with fewer of its working residents who work locally
The average trip to work in Sugar Creek Township is 31 minutes. Since 2013, Sugar Creek Township has added 96 jobs, to 258 in 2023. Sugar Creek Township: 5.5% of residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Indianapolis (43%), Shelbyville (7%) and Greenwood (6%).
| Sugar Creek Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.6% | 11% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.5% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $70,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Sugar Creek Township: four seasons and pleasant summers
A winter brings about 15 inches of snow, with January nights at 21° and July afternoons at 85°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Residents of Sugar Creek Township are less healthy than 66% of U.S. towns
The share of adults in Sugar Creek Township who have obesity is 41%, where Indiana’s towns sit at 39% and U.S. towns at 35%. Against the Indiana average, Sugar Creek Township comes out ahead on 8 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 2. Among adults here, 42% have high blood pressure.
| Sugar Creek Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 39% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 37% | 36% |
| What stands out | Sugar Creek Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.2% | 15.4% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.7% | 8.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Top of a moderate hazard risk in Sugar Creek Township: inland flooding
55% of Sugar Creek Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 25%. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 54% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0% of Sugar Creek Township is conserved land
In 1 park or preserve, walkers have 0.5 miles of trail. Parks and preserves in Sugar Creek Township: one, of 11 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Camp Joy | — | 11 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Sugar Creek Township
Lucas Oil Stadium and 34 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sugar Creek Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaLucas Oil Stadium
19 mi Stadium & arenaGainbridge Fieldhouse
24 mi Stadium & arenaHinkle Fieldhouse
19 mi LandmarkSoldiers' and Sailors' Monument
23 mi MuseumMiller House and Garden
23 mi MuseumIndianapolis Museum of Art428K visitors a yearPhoto 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 · Hinkle Fieldhouse: Peetlesnumber1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: alexeatswhales, CC BY 2.0 · Miller House and Garden: Nyttend, Public domain · Indianapolis Museum of Art: No machine-readable author provided. Cszmurlo assumed (based on copyright claims, CC BY 3.0
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.
99% 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
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Sugar Creek Township
About 3 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 fourteen townships in Shelby County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,086 and it contained 412 housing units. Sugar Creek Township was organized in 1840. The community took its name from Sugar Creek, which flows southward in the area just west of the community.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 24 sq mi
- Elevation
- 764 ft
Questions about Sugar Creek Township
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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.
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