Washington TownshipIN
1,173 people call this town in Indiana home.
Is Washington Township a good place to live?
The best of Washington Township’s subject grades is an A+ for cost of living; the weakest is a D− for walkability. Only 3 of Indiana’s 1,097 towns score lower on walkability. Washington Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,173 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Washington Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Washington Township is from typical.
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Moving to Washington Township: who provides what
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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Washington Township.
Washington Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Washington Township’s average commute stands at 23 minutes, below both the Indiana town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Most working residents leave Washington Township for work: only 1% work in town. Employers in Washington Township added 49 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 113. The top destinations are Indianapolis (21%), Shelbyville (13%) and Columbus (11%).
| Washington Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 11% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Washington Township is less healthy than 74% of U.S. towns
18% of Washington Township adults report frequent mental distress. The town tracks Indiana closely on all 32 CDC measures. In Washington Township, 18% of adults smoke cigarettes, and 27% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Washington Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 39% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Washington Township
The range runs from 22° on a January night to 85° on a July afternoon, with about 15 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a moderate hazard risk in Washington Township: inland flooding
27 flood insurance claims have been paid in Washington Township since 1993. FEMA expects more storm and flood damage in the town than in 58% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 57% come from inland flooding and 23% from tornadoes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0% of Washington Township is conserved land
3.0 miles of trail. Washington Township’s concentration of trails stands at 0.1 miles per square mile, close to Indiana’s towns (0.2) and below U.S. towns (0.4).
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Lucas Oil Stadium and 29 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Washington Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw32 mi Stadium & arenaLucas Oil Stadium
32 mi Stadium & arenaGainbridge Fieldhouse
13 mi MuseumMiller House and Garden
32 mi LandmarkSoldiers' and Sailors' Monument
37 mi Stadium & arenaHinkle Fieldhouse
36 mi MuseumIndianapolis Museum of Art428K visitors a yearPhoto credits
Lucas Oil Stadium: Josh Hallett from Winter Haven, FL, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Gainbridge Fieldhouse: Durin at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Miller House and Garden: Nyttend, Public domain · Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: alexeatswhales, CC BY 2.0 · Hinkle Fieldhouse: Peetlesnumber1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Indianapolis Museum of Art: No machine-readable author provided. Cszmurlo assumed (based on copyright claims, CC BY 3.0
Everything we know about Washington Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Washington Township
About 8 of every 100 Washington Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
99% of working residents leave Washington Township for work
Where Washington Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Washington Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Washington Township is one of fourteen townships in Shelby County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,237 and it contained 520 housing units. Washington Township was organized in 1845.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 35 sq mi
- Elevation
- 732 ft
Questions about Washington Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Washington 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+.