Whiskey Run TownshipIN
A town of 1,963.
Is Whiskey Run Township a good place to live?
The best of Whiskey Run Township’s subject grades is an A− for cost of living; the weakest is a D for health. Whiskey Run Township’s average trip to work is 43 minutes, above both Indiana’s towns (24 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 3 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns score lower on hazard risk. The median household income is $59K, and 22% of residents live below the poverty line. The biggest park or preserve is Harrison-Crawford State Forest, at 898 acres. Whiskey Run Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
95% of working residents leave Whiskey Run Township for work
Where Whiskey Run Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Whiskey Run Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Whiskey Run Township is from typical.
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Moving to Whiskey Run Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Whiskey Run 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 Whiskey Run Township.
Whiskey Run Township stands out in Indiana and nationally: a larger share of its adults smoke cigarettes
23% of Whiskey Run Township adults smoke cigarettes, against 17% in Indiana’s towns and 14% across U.S. towns. 31% of adults get no exercise outside work in Whiskey Run Township. Whiskey Run Township beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 15.
| Whiskey Run Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 39% | 35% |
| What stands out | Whiskey Run Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 24.4% | 15.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 12.4% | 8.1% |
| More smokers | 22.6% | 15.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Whiskey Run Township’s schools rank behind 67% of Indiana districts
Its public schools are run by Crawford County Community School Corp. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Crawford County High School, with 369 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Crawford Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 233 | B |
| Crawford County High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 369 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Compared with most of Indiana and the rest of the country, the FEMA risk score in Whiskey Run Township is higher
Whiskey Run Township’s FEMA risk score is 82 of 100. Since 1979, 37 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Whiskey Run Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Whiskey Run Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Whiskey Run Township for work: only 5% work in town. Jobs based in Whiskey Run Township fell to 318 in 2023, 84 fewer than in 2013. The top destinations are New Albany (8%), Harrison Township (7%) and Indianapolis (6%).
| Whiskey Run Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $59,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.2% | 11% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Whiskey Run Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Whiskey Run Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Whiskey Run Township is 87°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
4.9% of Whiskey Run Township is conserved land
0.1 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Harrison-Crawford State Forest | — | 898 |
| 2. Blue River Gravel Wash Barrens Nature Preserve | — | 69 |
| 3. Baylor Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Whiskey Run Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Whiskey Run Township; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Whiskey Run Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Whiskey Run Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Whiskey Run Township is one of nine townships in Crawford County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,937 and it contained 871 housing units.
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- Area
- 39 sq mi
- Elevation
- 801 ft
Whiskey Run Township’s neighbors
7 towns share a border with Whiskey Run Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whiskey Run Township | — | — | A− | — | C | D |
| Blue River Township | — | — | A+ | — | A− | C+ |
| Spencer Township | — | — | A− | — | A− | C |
| Liberty Township | — | — | B+ | — | C | D |
| Jennings Township | — | — | B− | — | C | D− |
| Milltown | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sterling Township | — | — | A− | — | C | D− |
| Posey Township | — | — | A | — | A | C |
Whiskey Run Township, Blue River Township, Spencer Township, Liberty Township, Jennings Township, Sterling Township and Posey Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Whiskey Run Township, Blue River Township, Spencer Township, Liberty Township, Jennings Township, Sterling Township and Posey Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Milltown isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Whiskey Run Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Whiskey Run Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Whiskey Run 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−.