Vigo TownshipIN
A town of 4,014.
Is Vigo Township a good place to live?
Vigo Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $74K for a typical one, or 1.2 years of the Vincennes area’s $61K median household income. It grades B overall, 267th of 585 graded towns in Indiana. 11% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Vigo Township, where Indiana’s towns sit at 22% and U.S. towns at 29%. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 70% of U.S. towns.
93% of working residents leave Vigo Township for work
Where Vigo Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Vigo Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Vigo Township is from typical.
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Moving to Vigo Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Vigo 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 Vigo Township.
Vigo Township is healthier than towns with similar incomes, but it has lost a quarter or more of its jobs in ten years.
0.8% of Vigo Township is conserved land
43 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The trail density in Vigo Township is 0.6 miles per square mile.
| Vigo Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.8% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bicknell park | 0.3 mi | 7 |
| 2. Sandborn city park | — | 16 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
On state tests, Vigo Township’s schools beat 60% of Indiana districts
Its public schools are run by North Knox School Corp. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Knox Primary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–2 | Grades K–2 | 247 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Vigo Township’s workers commute out
Jobs based here fell from 929 in 2013 to 545.
Most working residents leave Vigo Township for work: only 7% work in town. Jobs based in Vigo Township fell to 545 in 2023, 384 fewer than in 2013. Vigo Township’s average trip to work is 27 minutes.
| Vigo Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $59,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 7.3% | 11% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Vigo Township is less healthy than 70% of U.S. towns
Against the 8,690 U.S. towns with household incomes like Vigo Township’s, it is less healthy than 51%, so its C isn’t only a matter of income.
Vigo Township beats the Indiana average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 33% of Vigo Township adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Vigo Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 37% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Vigo Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.2% | 77.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Vigo Township
Vigo Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 22° and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Vigo Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 59% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Vigo Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Vigo Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Vigo Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Vigo Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Vigo Township is one of ten townships in Knox County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,083 (up from 4,031 at 2010) and it contained 2,095 housing units. It contains the census-designated place of Westphalia.
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- Area
- 67 sq mi
- Elevation
- 463 ft
Vigo Township’s neighbors
8 towns share a border with Vigo Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vigo Township | #267 | B | A+ | — | B | C |
| Steele Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Elmore Township | — | — | A+ | — | B | C− |
| Washington Township | #453 | C+ | A− | — | B− | D |
| Washington Township | — | — | A | — | B | C |
| Widner Township | — | — | A+ | — | B | C− |
| Stafford Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Washington Township | — | — | A+ | — | B− | C− |
Elmore Township, Washington Township, Widner Township and Washington Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Vigo Township, Elmore Township, Washington Township, Washington Township, Widner Township and Washington Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Steele Township and Stafford Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Vigo Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Vigo Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Vigo Township, IN a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Vigo Township grades B overall, better than 64% of U.S. towns and #267 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C for health and B for schools.
Is Vigo 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+.