Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
66,098 people live in this city in Indiana.
Much to like here, and you pay for it. Its strongest is walkability — it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 97% of U.S. towns. What holds it back is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $322K, 5.2 years of the Lafayette metro’s $62K median household income. The overall grade lands at B+, better than 72% of U.S. towns. Wabash Township has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Indiana State Soldiers Home Historic District and James Pierce Jr. House. Nearly two thirds of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in the city, above both Indiana’s towns (22%) and U.S. towns (29%). On hazard risk, just 24 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns do better. The biggest park or preserve is The Ouiatenon Preserve, at 290 acres.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · FEMA National Risk Index · National Register of Historic Places · OpenStreetMap. Wabash Township is a college campus (most residents are students), so it isn’t ranked among Indiana’s towns.
Where Wabash Township beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Wabash Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 1.9% | 3.5% |
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 walkability (better than 97% of comparable towns) to D for cost of living (better than 14%), so the B+ overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 5 maps from 1941 on.
3 places 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.
Wabash Township is shaped by its college students, carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of Indiana (mostly inland flooding) and is healthier than towns with similar incomes.
The largest public high school is West Lafayette Jr/Sr High School, with 1,116 students. Three of its 6 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. Its public schools are run by West Lafayette Com School Corp.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Klondike Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 905 | B |
| West Lafayette Jr/Sr High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 1,116 | A+ |
| West Lafayette Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades K–3 | Grades K–3 | 691 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Count the trails in 27 parks and preserves and they come to 26 miles. Wabash Township’s density of trails comes in at 0.5 miles per square mile.
| Wabash Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.6% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Celery Bog Nature Area | 2.8 mi | 226 |
| 2. Cason Family Park | 2.3 mi | 32 |
| 3. Stewart Woods | 1.3 mi | 30 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 95% of Indiana towns, with expected losses of about $249 per resident a year; that rating is what its A+ for hazard risk is built on.
FEMA puts 36% of Wabash Township’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 32% to cold waves. The natural-hazard score from FEMA for Wabash Township comes to 8 of 100. The national flood insurance program has paid 11 claims locally since 1983.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Against the 2,696 U.S. towns with household incomes like Wabash Township’s, it is healthier than 99%, so its B+ isn’t only a matter of income.
Among 589 Indiana towns, just 2 have a lower share of adults who have high blood pressure than Wabash Township. In Wabash Township, 7.3% of adults have diabetes. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Wabash Township is ahead of Indiana on 12 and behind on 10.
| Wabash Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 39% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 39% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 7.3% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Wabash Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 1.9% | 3.5% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.6% | 8.3% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 13.2% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A winter brings about 19 inches of snow, with January nights at 18° and July afternoons at 84°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The average commute for its 18,543 working residents takes 16.3 minutes, against 24.1 across Indiana.
Half of commuters travel less than 6 miles. Employers in Wabash Township added 2,507 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 25,814. Among working residents in the town, 35% work locally. The top destinations are West Lafayette (33%), Lafayette (24%) and Indianapolis (10%).
| Wabash Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 33% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 35% | 11% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 16 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $41,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
71.1% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 48.1% across Indiana.
For households in Wabash Township, the share who own their home is 36%. Its midpoint rent is $1,214 a month. Homes sold in Wabash Township spent a median 45 days on the market.
| Wabash Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 36% | 76% | 73% |
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 71% | 44% | 48% |
| Median rent | $1,214 a month | $946 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Wabash Township. Close and well known come first.
in town Stadium & arenaRoss–Ade Stadium
7 mi State parkProphetstown State Park17 mi LandmarkWabash and Erie Canal24 mi Theme parkIndiana Beach
in town MuseumSamara
6 mi MuseumHaan Mansion Museum of Indiana ArtRoss–Ade Stadium: Tstuddud at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Prophetstown State Park: Flickr user: Dan https://www.flickr.com/photos/dwmizell/, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Samara: Tim Musson, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Haan Mansion Museum of Indiana Art: Alexeenko, CC BY-SA 4.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Wabash Township
College town 54 of every 100 Wabash Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
3 places in Wabash Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Indiana, United States
Wabash Township is one of thirteen townships in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 59,279 and it contained 21,448 housing units making it the most populous township in Tippecanoe County.
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7 towns share a border with Wabash Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wabash Township | – | B+ | D | — | B+ | B+ |
| Shadeland | — | — | B | — | B+ | A− |
| Union Township | — | — | B | — | B+ | B |
| Shelby Township | #269 | B | B− | — | B− | B+ |
| Tippecanoe Township | #245 | B+ | C+ | — | B+ | B+ |
| Fairfield Township | #242 | B+ | B− | — | B | B− |
| Round Grove Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| West Lafayette | – | B+ | D | B | A− | B+ |
Shadeland and Union Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Wabash Township, Shadeland, Union Township, Shelby Township, Tippecanoe Township and Fairfield Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Round Grove Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Wabash Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Wabash Township grades B+ overall, better than 72% of U.S. towns. Wabash Township is a college campus (most residents are students), so it isn’t ranked among Indiana’s towns. It grades B+ for health and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $322,000, 25% above the Indiana typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
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