Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Public schools that outperform most of Indiana.
Yorktown is one of the best-graded places in America: an A, 54th of 585 graded towns in Indiana. Its public schools beat 86% of Indiana towns on state tests and graduation and the median household earns $82K. Its lowest mark, a B+, is in cost of living. On health, just 60 of Indiana’s 1,086 towns do better. Martin Hofherr Farm is on the National Register of Historic Places. Among 102 Indiana towns, just 8 have a lower property crime rate than Yorktown.
Where Yorktown beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Yorktown Elementary School | 3–5 | 649 |
| Pleasant View Elementary School | K–2 | 618 |
| Yorktown Middle School | 6–8 | 687 |
| Widest gap | Yorktown | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.7% | 14.7% |
Martin Hofherr Farm9,405 counted in 2010 and 11,548 in 2020; an estimated 11,947 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Yorktown is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 331 in 1880, 11,548 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 2016 and 3 maps from 1962 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Yorktown, 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 Yorktown.
Yorktown pairs an A for schools with modest home prices and is healthier than Salem Township and its other neighbors.
Its A for schools comes with a B+ for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $248K. Its A is the best School Grade on its borders; Salem Township (B) is next.
Its public schools are run by the Yorktown Community Schools. Three of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Yorktown High School, with 839 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yorktown Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 687 | B− |
| Yorktown High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 839 | A |
| Yorktown Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades 3–5 | Grades 3–5 | 649 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Yorktown for work: only 10% work in town. 4.8% of residents live below the poverty line in Yorktown, below both Indiana’s towns (10%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Since 2013, Yorktown has added 383 jobs, to 2,462 in 2023.
| Yorktown | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.8% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 9.5% | 7.8% | 11% |
| Median household income | $82,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its B+ for health tops all 5 graded neighbors; Salem Township (C+) comes closest. Its widest gap with Indiana is food insecurity: 8.7% of its 8,714 adults worry about having enough food, against 14.7% statewide.
5.5% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Yorktown, where Indiana’s towns sit at 8.3% and U.S. towns at 8.1%. 82% of adults had a checkup this year in Yorktown. Yorktown beats the Indiana average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
| Yorktown | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 26% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 17% | 14% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 8.7% | 14% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 39% | 35% |
| What stands out | Yorktown | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.7% | 14.7% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.4% | 15.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Yorktown has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 19 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (23% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 41% of residents (37% statewide). 35% of Yorktown adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more. Yorktown has grown 3.4% since 2020, to 11,947 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Yorktown | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 22% | 29% |
| Median age | 41.8 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 24% | 23% | 22% |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.4 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Yorktown | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.1% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.6% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.7% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.7% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.8% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.3% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.2% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.3% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.4% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.7% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 26.5% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.4% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 16.5% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Yorktown's reported crime rate is well below Indiana's. The violent crime rate in Yorktown is 0.5 per 1,000 residents. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts.
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
1.4 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Morrow's Meadow, at 34 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Morrow's Meadow | 0.1 mi | 34 |
| 2. Civic Green | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The typical Yorktown home is worth about $248,000, up 5.5% in a year, close to the Indiana typical home.
| Yorktown | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 89% | 76% | 73% |
| Median rent | $926 a month | $947 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 51% of U.S. communities. Since 2002, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Yorktown.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Yorktown. Close and well known come first.
31 mi MuseumConner Prairie
26 mi TheatreRuoff Music Center
28 mi MuseumIndiana Transportation Museum
7 mi GardenMinnetrista
35 mi MuseumLevi Coffin House
5 mi GardenChristy WoodsConner Prairie: Unknown, CC BY 2.5 · Ruoff Music Center: TownePost Network, CC BY 2.0 · Indiana Transportation Museum: Jeremy C. Schultz, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Minnetrista: XWHJ2004, CC BY 2.0 · Levi Coffin House: Nyttend, Public domain · Christy Woods: Kcflood (talk), Public domain
2 within 15 miles of the center of Yorktown
About 4 of every 100 Yorktown residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Where Yorktown’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in Indiana, United States
Yorktown is a town in Mount Pleasant Township, Delaware County, Indiana, United States. The population was 11,548 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Muncie, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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5 towns share a border with Yorktown.
At #54 in IN, it grades higher overall than all 5 graded towns on its borders; Salem Township (B−) comes closest.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yorktown | #54 | A | B+ | — | A | B+ |
| Muncie | #578 | D | B+ | D | C− | D |
| Harrison Township | #412 | C+ | B− | — | B− | C+ |
| Salem Township | #345 | B− | B | — | B | C+ |
| Center Township | #536 | C− | B+ | — | C− | D |
| Richland Township | #572 | D | B− | — | C− | C |
Yorktown, Harrison Township, Salem Township, Center Township and Richland Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Yorktown with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Yorktown grades A overall, better than 92% of U.S. towns and #54 of 585 in Indiana. It grades B+ for health and A for schools.
Not for the area. That is 4.3 years of the area's median household income ($58,127 across the Muncie, IN metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
2 notable people were born here, including Ted Haggard and Jack Parkinson.
