Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It counts 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places. The town has 2,755 residents and lies in Indiana.
A solid town with one catch. Where it does best is cost of living: a typical home costs about $318K, 3.9 years of the Cincinnati metro’s $81K median household income. Whitewater Township grades B+ overall, better than 70% of U.S. towns, and ranks 235th of 585 in Indiana. What holds it back is walkability (D−). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 98% of U.S. towns. Hazard risk is weaker too: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 64% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. The town’s mean commuting time is 41 minutes, above both the Indiana town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 23 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns score lower on the outdoors.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · FEMA National Risk Index · USGS PAD-US.
Where Whitewater Township beats most towns.
Where Whitewater 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 Whitewater Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,237 in 1890, 2,706 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1894 and 3 maps from 1955 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Whitewater 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 Whitewater Township.
Whitewater Township sends many workers across the state line to Harrison and looks healthier within Indiana than nationally.
68% of working residents cross a state line to work, Harrison among the top destinations. Whitewater Township has 108 jobs for its 1,292 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most people who work leave Whitewater Township to do it: just 1% work in town. The middle household income locally is $87,000. Only 3 of the 593 Indiana towns we compare have a higher mean commuting time than Whitewater Township. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in the town rose by 30, to 108.
| Whitewater Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 41 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 1% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1% | 11% | 8% |
| Median household income | $87,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its one school is below. The public schools here belong to Franklin County Community School Corp. 213 students attend Whitewater Township’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Carmel SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 213 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Here, 24% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree, against 30% in Indiana as a whole. Adults 18 to 34 are 11% of residents (23% statewide); people 65 and older are 28% of residents (17% statewide).
| Whitewater Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53.5 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 22% | 29% |
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.9 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Whitewater Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 16.3% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 4.4% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 1.5% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.6% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.3% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 7.7% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 21.1% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 16% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 12% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1.2% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 40% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 17% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 17.7% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.3% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 4.8% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,800, single groups can be off by several points
Summer afternoons peak near 85° in July, and January nights bottom out around 21°; snowfall runs to about 18 inches a winter. Whitewater Township has chilly winters and warm summers.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected losses in Whitewater Township break down as 62% from inland flooding and 17% from tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Within Indiana it is healthier than 78% of the 589 graded towns: much of Indiana scores lower on these measures.
Among adults in Whitewater Township, 9.6% worry about having enough food. CDC measures, 32 in all: Whitewater Township beats Indiana on 8 and trails on 2. Two figures for adults in the town: 16% report frequent mental distress, 82% had a checkup this year.
| Whitewater Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 80% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| What stands out | Whitewater Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.6% | 14.7% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.6% | 8.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.4% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Whitewater Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw32 mi Theme parkKings Island3.5M visitors a year
27 mi Stadium & arenaPaycor Stadium
27 mi Stadium & arenaGreat American Ball Park
19 mi MuseumCreation Museum1.2M visitors a year
25 mi Stadium & arenaNippert Stadium
26 mi Stadium & arenaTQL StadiumKings Island: Eli Duke from Portland, OR, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Paycor Stadium: JonRidinger, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Great American Ball Park: Eric Kilby profile at Flickr website, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Creation Museum: Creashin at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Nippert Stadium: Ben Levin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · TQL Stadium: Cornfield948, CC BY-SA 3.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Whitewater Township
About 1 of every 100 Whitewater Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
2 places in Whitewater Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Indiana, United States
Whitewater Township is one of thirteen townships in Franklin County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,706, up from 2,684 at 2010.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
7 towns share a border with Whitewater Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitewater Township | #235 | B+ | A− | — | B+ | B |
| Springfield Township | — | — | A+ | — | B+ | C |
| Highland Township | — | — | A | — | B+ | C |
| Harrison Township | #199 | B+ | A− | — | A− | B− |
| Logan Township | #305 | B | C+ | — | A− | B |
| Brookville Township | #331 | B− | A | — | B+ | C |
| New Trenton | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Springfield Township and Highland Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Whitewater Township, Springfield Township, Highland Township, Harrison Township, Logan Township and Brookville Township report no FBI crime data of their own. New Trenton isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Whitewater Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Whitewater Township grades B+ overall, better than 70% of U.S. towns and #235 of 585 in Indiana. It grades B for health and B+ 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−.
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