Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,916.
Washington Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $149K for a typical one, or 2 years of the Warsaw area’s $75K median household income. It grades B overall, ranked 299th of 585 in Indiana. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 94% of U.S. towns, with 1 place on the National Register. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 85% of U.S. towns. Washington Township’s average trip to work is 21 minutes, where Indiana’s towns sit at 24 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes.
Where Washington Township beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Washington Township is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for cost of living (better than 98% of comparable towns) to D for walkability (better than 15%), so the B overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 10 old photos and papers going back to 1941 and 3 maps from 1950 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Washington 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 Washington Township.
Washington Township trades workers with Warsaw and other neighbors, but it has little public open land.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 87% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 22 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Washington Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by Whitko Community School Corp. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pierceton Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 298 | C |
| Pierceton Woods Academy PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 8–12 | Grades 8–12 | 40 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Washington Township tracks Indiana closely on all 32 CDC measures. 41% of Washington Township adults have high blood pressure.
| Washington Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Washington Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 17° and about 32 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Washington Township has about as many jobs (1,451) as working residents, but only 84 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave Washington Township for work: only 7% work in town. Jobs based in Washington Township grew to 1,451 in 2023, 275 more than in 2013. 6.3% of residents live below the poverty line in Washington Township.
| Washington Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 6.3% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.9% | 11% | 8% |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Just 64 of its 22,546 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Washington Township itself; its outdoors grade is D.
1.1 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pierceton Youth League Park | 0.8 mi | 16 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Washington Township
About 1 of every 100 Washington Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Township in Indiana, United States
Washington Township is one of seventeen townships in Kosciusko County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,025 (up from 2,996 at 2010) and it contained 1,344 housing units.
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5 towns share a border with Washington Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Township | #299 | B | A+ | — | C+ | C |
| Tippecanoe Township | #474 | C | A− | — | C+ | C |
| Wayne Township | #165 | A− | B | — | B+ | C+ |
| Monroe Township | — | — | A | — | C+ | C |
| Richland Township | — | — | B− | — | C+ | C |
| Etna-Troy Township | — | — | A− | — | B | C+ |
Monroe Township, Richland Township and Etna-Troy Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Washington Township, Tippecanoe Township, Wayne Township, Monroe Township, Richland Township and Etna-Troy Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Washington Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Washington Township grades B overall, better than 60% of U.S. towns and #299 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C for health and C+ for schools. Walkability 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+.
