York TownshipIN
In Indiana, this town has 1,128 residents.
Is York Township a good place to live?
The best of York Township’s subject grades is an A+ for cost of living; the weakest is a D− for walkability. On walkability, just 61 of Indiana’s 1,097 towns do worse. Residents are less healthy than 85% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Only 91 of Indiana’s 1,096 towns score higher on cost of living. York Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,128 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How York Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far York Township is from typical.
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Moving to York Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in York 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 York Township.
For health, York Township earns a D
14% of York Township adults have diabetes, where Indiana’s towns sit at 13% and U.S. towns at 12%. Among adults in the town, 21% smoke cigarettes. Two figures for adults here: 28% have been diagnosed with depression, 16% report frequent physical distress.
| York Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 17% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 26% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | York Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 28% | 15.4% |
| More smokers | 20.6% | 15.7% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.4% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The climate in York Township brings four seasons and pleasant summers
The July high for York Township comes to 86°F, above Indiana’s towns (84°F) and close to U.S. towns (85°F).
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
With 1.2 jobs for every working resident, York Township draws in 522 commuters
Only 6% of working residents stay in York Township for work; the rest commute out. This Indiana town had 551 jobs in 2023, down 472 from 2013. Its average trip to work stands at 32 minutes. Half the trips to work are shorter than 22 miles.
| York Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.2% | 11% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The biggest natural risk in York Township is inland flooding, at a high overall level
York Township’s natural-hazard score from FEMA stands at 60 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 53% come from inland flooding and 23% from tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Conserved land covers 1.4% of York Township
One park or preserve covers 16 acres in York Township.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Markland Dam Park | — | 16 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about York Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of York Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 York Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
York Township has shrunk 7% since 2010
1,206 counted in 2010 and 1,072 in 2020; an estimated 1,128 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
About York Township
Township in Indiana, United States
York Township is one of six townships in Switzerland County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,072 and it contained 450 housing units.
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- Area
- 24 sq mi
- Elevation
- 482 ft
Questions about York Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is York 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+.