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Busseron Township vs Widner Township

Next-door neighbors in Knox County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (7.3× in Busseron Township) and average commute (6 min in Busseron Township).

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Busseron Township, INA regional job hubKnox County · 1,369 people
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Widner Township, INOne of the healthiest townsKnox County · 1,028 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

Busseron TownshipA regional job hub
Work1,161 jobsbased in Busseron Township, a regional job hub Health86% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Busseron Township →
Widner TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
Health82% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Widner Township →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Jobs per worker7.3×
Busseron Township is more of a job hub
Busseron Township 2.04Widner Township 0.28
Average commute6 min
Busseron Township has the shorter commute
Widner Township 26 minBusseron Township 21 min
Growth since 2010+5.6 pts
Widner Township has grown faster since 2010
Widner Township -3.4%Busseron Township -9%
Homeowners+10.7 pts renters
Busseron Township has more renters
Widner Township 78.7%Busseron Township 68%
Typical home built12 yrs
Widner Township’s homes are older
Busseron Township 1976Widner Township 1964
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Busseron Township$450/mo
Typical home $78K (Census) · tax rate 0.71% · or rent about $688/mo · Housing →
Widner Township$550/mo
Typical home $97K (Census) · tax rate 0.53% · Housing →

The difference: $100 a month, about $1,100 a year, between Widner Township and Busseron Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

Busseron Township and Widner Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Busseron TownshipWidner TownshipBusseron TownshipWidner Township
Busseron Township ↔ Widner Township7.1 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
20 Widner Township residents work in Busseron Township (4.6% of its workers)
Work & commute in Widner Township →
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Indiana ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
–Busseron TownshipNot graded B−Widner TownshipBetter than 49% of districts in the state
Health
DBusseron TownshipHealthier than 14% of U.S. towns C−Widner TownshipHealthier than 18% of U.S. towns
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
Busseron TownshipWidner Township
Snow a year9″15″
January low22°F22°F
July high89°F86°F
Growing season (days)197d202d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)44th48th
Outdoors & history
Busseron TownshipWidner Township
National Register places—1
Archive photos—1
Community
Busseron TownshipWidner Township
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Busseron TownshipWidner Township
People
Population 1,369Highest 1,028Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -9%Lowest IN: +4.7% -3.4%Highest IN: +4.7%
Median age 48.7±2.1Lowest 28% above IN 52.5±21.6Highest 38% above IN
Widner Township and Busseron Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 16.4%±3.3Lowest IN: 23.3% 17%±10.3Highest IN: 23.3%
Widner Township and Busseron Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22.5%±5.4Lowest IN: 16.8% 29.7%±6.3Highest IN: 16.8%
Widner Township and Busseron Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 6%Lowest IN: 29.5% 13.2%Highest IN: 29.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.8%±2.5Highest IN: 5.8% 1.1%±2.1Lowest IN: 5.8%
Busseron Township and Widner Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $45,521±$20kLowest 37% below IN $70,236±$20kHighest about the IN average
Widner Township and Busseron Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $78,000±$28kLowest 64% below IN $96,800±$88kHighest 56% below IN
Widner Township and Busseron Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $688±$164 35% below IN —
Property taxmedian, yearly $550Highest 66% below IN $509Lowest 68% below IN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 47.5%±43.5Highest IN: 48.1% 0%±65Lowest IN: 48.1%
Busseron Township and Widner Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 13.4%Highest IN: 12.3% 12.3%Lowest IN: 12.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 68%Lowest IN: 70.6% 78.7%Highest IN: 70.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1976Highest same as IN 1964Lowest 12 yrs older than IN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 14% below IN 26 minHighest 10% above IN
Work from home 3.2%±2.3Highest IN: 10.7% 0%±2.9Lowest IN: 10.7%
Busseron Township and Widner Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 9.5%Highest 2.5%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.8 miLowest 17.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.04Highest 0.28Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Vincennes (23%)Vincennes (18%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Widner Township5% work in Busseron Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.6%Highest 0.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 3.2Lowest 3.8Highest
Schools
School district —North Knox School Corp
High school in town —North Knox Jr-Sr High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 15.5
Indiana average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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