Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 6,698.
Wabash Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $165K for a typical one, or 2.5 years of the Decatur area’s $65K median household income. It grades B overall, 313th of 585 graded towns in Indiana. The low prices come with trade-offs. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 97% of the country. 35% of residents are under 18 in Wabash Township, where Indiana’s towns sit at 23% and U.S. towns at 22%. On civic life, just 56 of Indiana’s 1,043 towns do worse. The biggest place to walk is Limberlost Swamp Wetlands Preserve, 816 acres with 2.7 miles of trail.
Where Wabash Township beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Ceylon Covered Bridge| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| South Adams Elementary School | PK–5 | 671 |
| Wabash Valley Amish School | 1–8 | 73 |
| Hickory Grove School | 1–8 | 71 |
| Widest gap | Wabash Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 33.5% | 15.4% |
Where Wabash 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 Wabash Township is from typical.
Its grades run from A for cost of living (better than 88% of comparable towns) to D− for health (better than 3%), so the B overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,788 in 1920, 6,545 in 2020. The archive holds 2 maps from 1962 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Wabash 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 Wabash Township.
25% of Wabash Township adults smoke cigarettes. Among 589 Indiana towns, just 10 have a higher share of adults who get no exercise outside work than Wabash Township. 15% of Wabash Township adults binge drink.
| Wabash Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 21% | 19% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Wabash Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 33.5% | 15.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 13.6% | 8.1% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 24.4% | 14.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the South Adams Schools. Two of its 12 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Adams Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 671 | B |
| South Adams High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 347 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
| Wabash Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 6.8% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Limberlost Swamp Wetlands Preserve | 2.7 mi | 816 |
| 2. Limberlost Park | 0.1 mi | 88 |
| 3. Lehman Park | — | 12 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most working residents leave Wabash Township for work: only 15% work in town. Jobs based in Wabash Township grew to 1,448 in 2023, 255 more than in 2013. Wabash Township’s median household income is $61,000.
| Wabash Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 15% | 11% | 8% |
| Median household income | $61,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Wabash Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 28 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 55% of U.S. communities. Since 1990, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Wabash Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Wabash Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Wabash Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Township in Indiana, United States
Wabash Township is one of twelve townships in Adams County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 6,545, up from 6,223 at the 2010 census.
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4 towns share a border with Wabash Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wabash Township | #313 | B | A | — | B+ | D− |
| Jefferson Township | — | — | C+ | — | B+ | D− |
| Hartford Township | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | D− |
| Bearcreek Township | — | — | A− | — | B− | D |
| Monroe Township | #234 | B+ | A− | — | A− | D |
Jefferson Township, Hartford Township and Bearcreek Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Wabash Township, Jefferson Township, Hartford Township, Bearcreek Township and Monroe Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Wabash Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Wabash Township grades B overall, better than 58% of U.S. towns and #313 of 585 in Indiana. It grades D− for health and B+ for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D−.
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.