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A town of 7,169.
White River Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $106K, 1.7 years of the county’s $61K median household income. It grades C+ overall, ranked 414th of 585 in Indiana. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 81% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates, and the median household income is $59K, and 14% of residents live below the poverty line. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 99% of U.S. towns, with 1 place on the National Register. 29% of working residents work locally in White River Township, against 11% in Indiana’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. Only 14 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns score higher on history. The biggest park or preserve is Goodrich Park, at 61 acres.
Where White River Township beats most towns.
Randolph County InfirmaryEach subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far White River Township is from typical.
Its best grade is an A+ for history (#15 of 593 in Indiana; 1 place on the National Register), which describes the town but isn’t part of the overall grade; its C+ comes from the livability subjects above.
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The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 1900 and 2 maps from 1953 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in White River 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 White River Township.
White River Township trades workers with Winchester and other neighbors, but it has little public open land.
42% of White River Township adults have high blood pressure. White River Township beats the Indiana average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 19% of White River Township adults smoke cigarettes.
| White River Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 39% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | White River Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.4% | 77.4% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.9% | 15.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by Randolph Central School Corp. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Winchester Community High School, with 399 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee L Driver Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 316 | C |
| Winchester Community High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 399 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
White River Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 19° and about 25 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
White River Township has about as many jobs (3,298) as working residents, but only 864 people both live and work here. The average commute takes 17.9 minutes, against 24.1 across Indiana.
About one in 3 of White River Township’s working residents works in town. White River Township’s average trip to work is 18 minutes. Jobs based in White River Township fell to 3,298 in 2023, 311 fewer than in 2013.
| White River Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $59,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 8.4% | 7.8% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 54% of U.S. communities. Since 2011, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in White River Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Just 59 of its 47,503 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in White River Township itself; its outdoors grade is C−.
1.3 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Goodrich Park | 0.7 mi | 61 |
| 2. Oliver P Murton | 0.4 mi | 8 |
| 3. Randolph County Courthouse Square | 0.1 mi | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of White River Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 White River Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Township in Indiana, United States
White River Township is one of eleven townships in Randolph County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 7,132 (down from 7,513 at 2010) and it contained 3,385 housing units.
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7 towns share a border with White River Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White River Township | #414 | C+ | A | — | B− | C− |
| Washington Township | — | — | A+ | — | B | C− |
| Stoney Creek Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wayne Township | #511 | C | A+ | — | C | D |
| Union Township | — | — | A | — | D | C |
| Ward Township | — | — | A+ | — | B− | C− |
| Monroe Township | #399 | B− | A− | — | B+ | C− |
| Greensfork Township | — | — | A+ | — | B | C− |
Washington Township, Union Township, Ward Township and Greensfork Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. White River Township, Washington Township, Wayne Township, Union Township, Ward Township, Monroe Township and Greensfork Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Stoney Creek Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare White River Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
White River Township grades C+ overall, better than 44% of U.S. towns and #414 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C− for health and B− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
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.