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A town of 2,571.
Washington Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $283K for a typical one, or 3.6 years of the Greencastle area’s $78K median household income. It grades B overall, 288th among Indiana's 585 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 89% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. On the plus side, the median household earns $84K. Washington Township’s average trip to work is 38 minutes, against 24 minutes in Indiana’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 95% of U.S. towns. Its National Register listings include Lycurgus Stoner House and Dick Huffman Covered Bridge.
Where Washington Township beats most towns.
Where Washington 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 Washington Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 10 old photos and papers going back to 1941 and 3 maps from 1952 on.
4 places 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.
21% of adults smoke cigarettes in Washington Township. Washington Township beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 16% of adults have diabetes in Washington Township.
| Washington Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 17% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 39% | 35% |
| What stands out | Washington Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 11.3% | 8.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 21.4% | 15.4% |
| More smokers | 20.9% | 15.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Washington Township has 97 jobs for its 860 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 37.8 minutes, against 24.1 across Indiana.
Most working residents leave Washington Township for work: only 1% work in town. 2.7% of Washington Township residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Greencastle (19%), Indianapolis (19%) and Greencastle Township (6%).
| Washington Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.7% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.3% | 11% | 8% |
| Median household income | $84,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
9.0 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Cagles Mill Lake Dam Recreation Area, at 226 acres with 4.2 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Washington Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.3% | 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. Cagles Mill Lake Dam Recreation Area | 4.2 mi | 226 |
| 2. Deer Creek Fish and Wildlife Area | — | 77 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Washington Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 20° and about 20 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 62% of U.S. communities. Since 2005, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Washington Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Washington Township
About 4 of every 100 Washington Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
4 places in Washington Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Indiana, United States
Washington Township is one of thirteen townships in Putnam County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,488 (slightly down from 2,493 at 2010) and it contained 1,071 housing units.
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8 towns share a border with Washington Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Township | #288 | B | A | — | A− | D |
| Van Buren Township | #273 | B | A | — | B+ | C− |
| Warren Township | #144 | A− | A | — | A− | C |
| Madison Township | — | — | A | — | C+ | B− |
| Cass Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jackson Township | #322 | B | B+ | — | B+ | C− |
| Jackson Township | — | — | A | — | B | D |
| Cloverdale Township | #312 | B | A | — | B | C− |
Madison Township and Jackson Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Washington Township, Van Buren Township, Warren Township, Madison Township, Jackson Township, Jackson Township and Cloverdale Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Cass Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). 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 62% of U.S. towns and #288 of 585 in Indiana. It grades D for health and A− 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.
