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Home to 3,821 people, this town lies in Indiana.
Schools are its strong suit: its schools rank ahead of 86% of Indiana towns. Cost of living is another plus — a typical home costs about $182K, 2.9 years of the county’s $63K median household income. The trade-off is health — residents are less healthy than 78% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. All told, that adds up to a B+ overall, better than nearly three quarters of U.S. towns. It ranks 194th of 585 in Indiana. Troy Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 90% of U.S. towns. On walkability, just 108 of Indiana’s 1,097 towns do better. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 96% of U.S. towns.
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES.
Where Troy Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Covington Elementary School | PK–5 | 447 |
| Covington Christian School | PK–K | 11 |
| Covington Middle School | 6–8 | 178 |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Troy Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 2,968 in 1890, 3,735 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2007 and 3 maps from 1958 on.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Troy 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 Troy Township.
Troy Township pairs an A for schools with modest home prices, sends many workers across the state line to Danville and is healthier than towns with similar incomes.
That grade comes with an A− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $182K. It is the best School Grade on its borders; Pike Township (B+) is next.
Two of its 4 schools are shown below, with the reason for each. Public schools: Covington Community School Corp.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Covington Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 447 | A− |
| Covington Community High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 278 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Against the 7,504 U.S. towns with household incomes like Troy Township’s, it is less healthy than 58%, so that grade isn’t only a matter of income.
Of 32 CDC measures, Troy Township beats the Indiana average on 4 and trails it on 9. Among adults in the town, 43% have high blood pressure, above both Indiana’s towns (39%) and U.S. towns (35%). In addition, 42% of adults have obesity here.
| Troy Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 39% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 39% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Troy Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.5% | 11.2% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.2% | 8.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.8% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
26% of working residents cross a state line to work, Danville among the top destinations.
Half of commuters travel less than 15 miles. Troy Township’s typical journey to work stands at 18 minutes, where Indiana’s towns sit at 24 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Its typical household income comes in at $55,000. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in the town rose by 124, to 1,075.
| Troy Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 18% | 11% | 8% |
| Median household income | $55,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 10% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Winters in Troy Township are chilly and summers warm. Summer afternoons peak near 85° in July, and January nights bottom out around 18°; snowfall runs to about 19 inches a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Troy Township’s trail network density comes in at 0.1 miles per square mile. 2 parks and preserves cover 45 acres in the town.
| Troy Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.6% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Covington City Park & Wabash Heritage Trail | 0.5 mi | 36 |
| 2. Portland Arch Nature Preserve | — | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
On expected storm and flood damage, Troy Township sits below 64% of U.S. communities. Expected losses in Troy Township break down as 37% from inland flooding and 27% from cold waves. One claim on flood insurance has been paid out here since 2013.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Troy Township is growing: up 2.5% since 2020, to 3,821 residents (2025 estimate). People 65 and older are 22% of residents (17% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (23% statewide). In Troy Township, the age of the median resident is 45 years. Here, just over a fifth of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree, against 30% in Indiana as a whole.
| Troy Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 21% | 23% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 21% | 22% | 29% |
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.4 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Troy Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.4% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.1% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.9% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.6% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.9% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.2% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 12.9% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.7% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 37.2% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 25.6% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.8% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 12.5% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.1% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,800, single groups can be off by several points
1 within 15 miles of the center of Troy Township
About 4 of every 100 Troy Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Township in Indiana, United States
Troy Township is one of eleven townships in Fountain County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,735 and it contained 1,674 housing units.
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8 towns share a border with Troy Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Township | #194 | B+ | A− | — | A | C− |
| Mound Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pike Township | — | — | A+ | — | B+ | C |
| Kent Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Highland Township | — | — | A | — | C | D |
| Wabash Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Van Buren Township | #420 | C+ | A | — | C+ | C− |
| Steuben Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Pike Township and Highland Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Troy Township, Pike Township, Highland Township and Van Buren Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Mound Township, Kent Township, Wabash Township and Steuben Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Troy Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Troy Township grades B+ overall, better than 74% of U.S. towns and #194 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C− for health and A for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
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−.