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Vienna TownshipIN

A town of 10,849, settled in 1832.

Is Vienna Township a good place to live?

Vienna Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C− overall, 556th among Indiana's 585 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is cost of living: homes are within reach, about $167K for a typical one, or 3 years of the county’s $56K median household income. Its lowest everyday mark is in health: CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 89% of the country. 20% of residents live below the poverty line in Vienna Township, above both the Indiana town median (10%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Clark State Forest, at 524 acres with 3 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.

How Vienna Township grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Vienna Township is from typical.

How grading works

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Vienna Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Vienna Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerDuke Energy15.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterScottsburg Water DepartmentNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet7 providers96% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Vienna Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsScott County School District 2Which school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Indiana you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereScott County Circuit Court ClerkScott County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2017
ZIP codes47170, 4717747170 96% · 47177 4%Census 2020

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 Vienna Township.

HealthD

Vienna Township’s grade for health is a D

16% of Vienna Township adults report frequent physical distress. Vienna Township beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 42% of Vienna Township adults have obesity.

11%healthier than U.S. townsDHealth Grade
Vienna TownshipIndiana townsU.S. towns
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)16%15%14%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)42%39%35%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)42%39%35%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)25%21%19%
32 measures vs. Indiana
0 better22 too close to call10 worse
What stands outVienna TownshipIN
More older adults who have lost all their teeth23.6%15.4%
More adults with COPD10.9%8.1%
More smokers19.9%15.7%
Norton Scott Hospital
3.6 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
11th
percentile among IN towns

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

SchoolsB−

Vienna Township’s public schools outperform 50% of Indiana districts

Its public schools are run by the Scott County School District 2. Three of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Scottsburg Senior High School, with 678 students.

50%of IN districts it outscoresB−School Grade
SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Scottsburg Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8Grades 6–8556C−
Scottsburg Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12Grades 9–12678B+
Vienna-Finley Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades K–5Grades K–5391A−

NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B

Low risk in Vienna Township, with tornadoes at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 69% of U.S. communities. Since 2000, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Vienna Township.

31risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
31Low riskLowerHigher
TornadoesInland floodingEarthquakes
2
paid flood claims since 2000

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Four seasons and pleasant summers in Vienna Township

Vienna Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Vienna Township is 87°F.

12″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter25–43°
Spring43–66°
Summer63–86°
Fall45–68°
Oct 20
typical first frost
Apr 18
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Work & commuteJobs & income grade C−

About one in four working residents works right in Vienna Township

Vienna Township has about as many jobs (4,853) as working residents, but only 976 people both live and work here.

About one in 4 of Vienna Township’s working residents works in town. Vienna Township’s median household income is $53,000. The top destinations are Scottsburg (22%), Jeffersonville (6%) and Indianapolis (6%).

23%work in town
Vienna TownshipIndiana townsU.S. towns
Working residents who work in town23%11%8%
Median household income$53,000$71,000$80,000

Where working residents work

In Vienna Township23%
Scottsburg22%
Jeffersonville6%
Indianapolis6%
New Albany6%
22 mi
median commute distance
4,853
jobs based in Vienna Township
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
C+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 43% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

OutdoorsC

Vienna Township has set aside 3% of its land for conservation

3.1 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.

#330for trails in IN
Vienna TownshipIndiana townsU.S. towns
Miles of trail per square mile0.1 miles per square mile0.20.4
Conserved land3%1.9%4.3%
3%
conserved · 764 of 25,760 acres
3.1 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Clark State Forest3 mi524
2. Beechwood Park—18
3. Lake Iola Park—1

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Vienna Township

18pages on Vienna Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Vienna Township; the nearest are

About Vienna Township

Unincorporated town in Indiana, United States

Vienna is an unincorporated town in Vienna Township, Scott County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Elevation
571 ft

Vienna Township’s neighbors

6 towns share a border with Vienna Township.

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How the neighbors grade
TownIN rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Vienna Township#556C−B—B−D
Finley Township——B−—B−D
Jennings Township#570DB+—C−D
Lexington Township#457C+A−—B−C−
Monroe Township#279BA−—BC+
Austin#546C−A−BC−D
Johnson Township——A—B−D

Finley Township and Johnson Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Vienna Township, Finley Township, Jennings Township, Lexington Township, Monroe Township and Johnson Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Vienna Township with a neighbor →

Questions about Vienna Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Vienna Township, IN a good place to live?

Vienna Township grades C− overall, better than 18% of U.S. towns and #556 of 585 in Indiana. It grades D for health and B− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.

Is Vienna Township, IN expensive?

Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.