Wayne TownshipStarke County, IN
A town of 4,603.
Is Wayne Township a good place to live?
Wayne Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $135K, 2.1 years of the county’s $64K median household income. It grades B− overall, 394th of 585 graded towns in Indiana. The low prices come with trade-offs. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 84% of the country. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. 13% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Wayne Township, below both Indiana’s towns (22%) and U.S. towns (29%). The biggest park or preserve is Kankakee Fish & Wildlife Area, at 93 acres.
What makes Wayne Township stand out
Where Wayne Township beats most towns.
91% of working residents leave Wayne Township for work
Where Wayne Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Wayne Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Wayne Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Wayne Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Wayne 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 Wayne Township.
For health, Wayne Township earns a C−
Wayne Township: nearly a fifth of adults smoke cigarettes. 16% of adults report frequent physical distress in Wayne Township.
| Wayne Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 35% |
| What stands out | Wayne Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.5% | 8.1% |
| More smokers | 19.2% | 15.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.3% | 6.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Public schools in Wayne Township fall behind 64% of Indiana districts
The largest public high school is N Judson-San Pierre Jr Sr High Sch, with 443 students. The public schools here belong to North Judson-San Pierre School Corp. Two of its 3 schools are shown below, with the reason for each.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Judson-San Pierre Elem SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 471 | C+ |
| N Judson-San Pierre Jr Sr High SchLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 443 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
The biggest natural risk in Wayne Township is inland flooding, at a very low overall level
Wayne Township has had one paid flood insurance claim since 1997. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage here than in 86% of U.S. communities.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Wayne Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Wayne Township’s typical household income comes in at $60,000. Just nearly a tenth of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Jobs based in the town fell to 545 in 2023, 107 fewer than in 2013. The top destinations are Knox (11%), North Judson (7%) and Valparaiso (6%).
| Wayne Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $60,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Conservation land takes up 2% of Wayne Township
In 2 parks and preserves, walkers have 4.2 miles of trail. The trail density in Wayne Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Wayne Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Kankakee Fish & Wildlife Area | — | 93 |
| 2. North Judson Town Park | — | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Wayne Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 84° and January nights of 17°, with about 29 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Everything we know about Wayne Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Wayne Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Wayne Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Wayne Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Wayne Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Township | #394 | B− | A+ | — | C+ | C− |
| Rich Grove Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| California Township | — | — | B | — | C+ | D |
| Railroad Township | — | — | B | — | C+ | D |
| Jackson Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
California Township and Railroad Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Wayne Township, California Township and Railroad Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Rich Grove Township and Jackson Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Wayne Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Wayne Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Wayne Township, IN a good place to live?
Wayne Township grades B− overall, better than 46% of U.S. towns and #394 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C− for health and C+ for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Wayne 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+.