Sugar Creek TownshipVigo County, IN
Population 7,177: a town in Indiana.
Is Sugar Creek Township a good place to live?
Sugar Creek Township’s lowest grade is for health: residents are less healthy than 79% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Incomes are weaker too: the median household income is $56K, and 14% of residents live below the poverty line. At about $147K, a typical home costs 2.6 years of the Terre Haute metro’s $57K median household income. Where it does best is walkability (B+): it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than nearly three quarters of U.S. towns. The overall grade comes out at C−, better than 25% of U.S. towns. In the ranking it comes 519th of 585 in Indiana. This Indiana town is home to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 92% of U.S. towns, with 1 place on the National Register.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow.
What makes Sugar Creek Township stand out
Where Sugar Creek Township beats most towns.
| College | Students |
|---|---|
| Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College | 904 |
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College calls Sugar Creek Township home
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.
Its best grade is an A for history (1 place on the National Register), which describes the town but isn’t part of the overall grade; its C− comes from the livability subjects above.
How TownRatings grades towns →
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.
Sugar Creek Township is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has added half again as many jobs in ten years.
Sugar Creek Township earns a C− for health
Against the 7,621 U.S. towns with household incomes like Sugar Creek Township’s, it is less healthy than 61%, so that grade isn’t only a matter of income.
The share of adults in Sugar Creek Township who have been diagnosed with depression: 26%. Nearly a fifth of Sugar Creek Township adults smoke cigarettes, above both the Indiana town median (17%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). Two figures for adults locally: 14% have diabetes, 41% have obesity.
| Sugar Creek Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 21% | 19% |
| What stands out | Sugar Creek Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.3% | 8.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.1% | 6.8% |
| More smokers | 18.5% | 15.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Public schools in Sugar Creek Township fall behind 73% of Indiana districts
Two of its 3 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. The largest public high school is West Vigo High School, with 531 students. Public schools: Vigo County School Corp.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Creek Consolidated Elem SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 452 | C+ |
| West Vigo High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 531 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Sugar Creek Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs based here grew from 738 in 2013 to 1,173.
In Sugar Creek Township, the average commute is 21 minutes. Only 6% of working residents stay in Sugar Creek Township for work; the rest commute out. For residents locally, the share who live below the poverty line is 15%. Since 2013, Sugar Creek Township has added 435 jobs, to 1,173 in 2023.
| Sugar Creek Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $56,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.3% | 11% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
7.1% of the land in Sugar Creek Township is protected from building
There are 6.0 miles of trail across 6 parks and preserves. Wabashiki Fish and Wildlife Area, at 2,400 acres with 1.1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. The trail density for Sugar Creek Township comes to 0.1 miles per square mile, close to Indiana’s towns (0.2) and below U.S. towns (0.4).
| Sugar Creek Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 7.1% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wabashiki Fish and Wildlife Area | 1.1 mi | 2,400 |
| 2. Bicentennial Park | 0.3 mi | 19 |
| 3. Sacred Heart Grove | 0.2 mi | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Sugar Creek Township’s year
The range runs from 21° on a January night to 87° on a July afternoon, with about 15 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest natural risk in Sugar Creek Township is inland flooding, at a low overall level
Of the losses FEMA expects in Sugar Creek Township, 45% come from inland flooding and 14% from cold waves. Compared with 62% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in the town is lower. Since 2002, 15 flood insurance claims have been paid out locally.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Young adults are less common in Sugar Creek Township than in Indiana
Among adults 25 and older in Sugar Creek Township, 21% hold a bachelor’s degree or more. Adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (23% statewide); children under 18 are 28% of residents (23% statewide). The age of the median resident for Sugar Creek Township comes to 38.8 years.
| Sugar Creek Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 28% | 23% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 21% | 22% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Median age | 38.8 years | 39.5 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.5 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women. Among residents 18 to 24, 70% are women (IN 49%).
| Sugar Creek Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.7% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.8% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.1% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.8% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.1% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.1% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.5% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.9% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 14.4% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34.5% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.2% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 10.3% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.6% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Turkey Run State Park and 4 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sugar Creek Township. Close and well known come first.
33 mi State parkTurkey Run State Park4 mi MuseumCANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center
4 mi MuseumPaul Dresser Birthplace
4 mi MuseumSwope Art Museum
25 mi MuseumMansfield Roller MillPhoto credits
Turkey Run State Park: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Paul Dresser Birthplace: Nyttend, Public domain · Swope Art Museum: Colin Pizarek, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mansfield Roller Mill: Nyttend, Public domain
Everything we know about Sugar Creek Township
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Sugar Creek Township
About 5 of every 100 Sugar Creek Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Indiana.
94% 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
About Sugar Creek Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Sugar Creek Township is one of twelve townships in Vigo County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2021 census, the population is 7,162 individual people, with the median age being 43.2.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 46 sq mi
- Elevation
- 525 ft
Sugar Creek Township’s neighbors
8 towns share a border with Sugar Creek Township.
It grades higher overall than all 4 graded towns on its borders; Fayette Township (C−) comes closest.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Creek Township | #519 | C− | B+ | — | C | C− |
| Terre Haute | #584 | D | B− | D | C | D |
| Harrison Township | #571 | D | B | — | C | D |
| Prairieton Township | — | — | B | — | C | C− |
| Fayette Township | #532 | C− | A− | — | C | C− |
| Honey Creek Township | #581 | D | C+ | — | C | C− |
| St. Mary of the Woods | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Prairieton Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Sugar Creek Township, Harrison Township, Prairieton Township, Fayette Township and Honey Creek Township report no FBI crime data of their own. St. Mary of the Woods isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). 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?
Sugar Creek Township grades C− overall, better than 25% of U.S. towns and #519 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C− for health and C for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
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 B+.