Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,374.
Tipton Township’s best subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and an A for history and civic life; its weakest is a D for health. Tipton Township’s midpoint age is 49.5 years, above both Indiana’s towns (39.4 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 73% of U.S. towns. Pipe Creek Falls Resort is on the National Register of Historic Places. Tipton Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Tipton Township beats most towns.
Pipe Creek Falls ResortWhere Tipton Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Tipton Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2008.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Tipton 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Tipton Township.
The share of adults in Tipton Township who get no exercise outside work is 30%, above both the Indiana town median (26%) and the median of U.S. towns (25%). For adults here, the share who have diabetes is 15%.
| Tipton Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 47% | 39% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Tipton Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.6% | 8.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.3% | 6.8% |
| More smokers | 19.1% | 15.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The Lewis Cass Schools runs its public schools. The largest public high school is Lewis Cass High School, with 388 students. Below: Two of its 3 schools, each with why it was picked.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Cass Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 563 | C |
| Lewis Cass High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 388 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
The middle household income in Tipton Township is $57,000. This Indiana town had 363 jobs in 2023, down 72 from 2013. In Tipton Township, 2.6% of working residents work locally. The top destinations are Logansport (26%), Kokomo (10%) and Clinton Township (9%).
| Tipton Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.6% | 11% | 8% |
| Median household income | $57,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 10% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In July, afternoons reach 84°; in January, nights fall to 18°, and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
On expected storm and flood damage, Tipton Township sits above 55% of U.S. communities. 58% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 12%. Flood insurance has paid out on 14 claims locally since 1998.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Walton Park and Sports Complex | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Tipton Township. Close and well known come first.
34 mi State parkProphetstown State Park29 mi Theme parkIndiana Beach6 mi MuseumGrissom Air Museum
12 mi MuseumInternational Circus Hall of Fame
17 mi MuseumElwood Haynes MuseumProphetstown State Park: Flickr user: Dan https://www.flickr.com/photos/dwmizell/, CC BY-SA 2.0 · International Circus Hall of Fame: Nyttend, Public domain · Elwood Haynes Museum: Nyttend, Public domain
None within 15 miles of Tipton Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Tipton Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Township in Indiana, United States
Tipton Township is one of fourteen townships in Cass County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,304 (down from 2,490 at 2010) and contained 1,011 housing units.
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5 towns share a border with Tipton Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tipton Township | — | — | A+ | — | B | D |
| Miami Township | — | — | A− | — | B | D |
| Washington Township | — | — | A− | — | B | D |
| Pipe Creek Township | #517 | C− | A− | — | C | D |
| Jackson Township | #325 | B | A | — | B | C− |
| Peru Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Tipton Township, Miami Township and Washington Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Tipton Township, Miami Township, Washington Township, Pipe Creek Township and Jackson Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Peru Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Tipton Township with a neighbor →
