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Floyd Township vs Clay Township

60 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (2× in Clay Township) and growth since 2010 (+6.8 pts in Floyd Township).

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Floyd Township, INAn outdoors townPutnam County · 4,210 people

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Clay Township, INOne of the healthiest townsBartholomew County · 3,298 people

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.

Floyd TownshipAn outdoors town

Outdoors#107 most conserved land in IN1.4 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves Health62% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Floyd Township →

Clay TownshipOne of the healthiest towns

Health55% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Clay 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.

Property tax bill2×

Tax bills are bigger in Clay Township

Clay Township $1,831Floyd Township $919

Growth since 2010+6.8 pts

Floyd Township has grown faster since 2010

Floyd Township +2.9%Clay Township -3.9%

Floyd Township has more miles of trail

Floyd Township 1.4 miClay Township 0.9 mi

★ 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.

Down paymentRate%

Floyd Township$1,460/mo

Typical home $264K (Census) · tax rate 0.35% · Housing →

Clay Township$1,410/mo

Typical home $240K (Census) · tax rate 0.76% · or rent about $979/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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.

Report cards

Clay Township places higher on 10 of 17 IN lists

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.

Health

C+Floyd TownshipHealthier than 38% of U.S. towns B−Clay TownshipHealthier than 45% of U.S. towns

6Floyd Township

10Clay Township

Lists won, of 17 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most conserved landOutdoors · 529 towns #107#524 Lowest property taxCost of living · 610 towns #113#456 Most remote workersWork · 605 towns #567#273 Fastest growingGrowth · 607 towns #275#517 Highest graduation rateSchools · 563 towns #301#481 Fewest smokersHealth · 607 towns #250#111 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 611 towns #244#106 Lowest depressionHealth · 607 towns #217#103

Left end = #1 in Indiana. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Floyd Township’s rankings →

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

Floyd TownshipClay Township

Snow a year22″16″

January low—22°F

July high—86°F

Growing season (days)—195d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)50th 64th

Outdoors & history

Floyd TownshipClay Township

Trails1 mi —

Conserved land5.6%—

National Register places1 —

Community

Floyd TownshipClay Township

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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.

Where they are

60 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Floyd TownshipPutnam County Clay TownshipBartholomew County

Floyd Township ↔ Clay Township60 miles apart

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.

Only big differences vs Indiana average

Floyd TownshipClay Township

People

Population 4,210Highest 3,298Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +2.9%Highest IN: +4.7% -3.9%Lowest IN: +4.7%

Median age 35.5±7.2Highest 7% below IN 34.2±3.9Lowest 10% below IN

Floyd Township and Clay Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 23.3%±4.7Lowest IN: 23.3% 30.7%±6Highest IN: 23.3%

Clay Township and Floyd Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 14.8%±3.4Highest IN: 16.8% 14.1%±3.4Lowest IN: 16.8%

Floyd Township and Clay Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24%Lowest IN: 29.5% 27.5%Highest IN: 29.5%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.5%±3Highest IN: 5.8% 2.3%±1.5Lowest IN: 5.8%

Floyd Township and Clay Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $88,442±$6kLowest 23% above IN $89,688±$16kHighest 25% above IN

Clay Township and Floyd Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $263,700±$22kHighest 21% above IN $239,800±$16kLowest 10% above IN

Floyd Township and Clay Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly — $979±$166 8% below IN

Property taxmedian, yearly $919Lowest 43% below IN $1,831Highest 13% above IN

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest IN: 48.1% 3.3%±26.6Lowest IN: 48.1%

Floyd Township and Clay Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 10.9%Highest IN: 12.3% 2%Lowest IN: 12.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 97.6%Highest IN: 70.6% 92.2%Lowest IN: 70.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1994Highest 18 yrs newer than IN 1985Lowest 9 yrs newer than IN

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 32 minHighest 31% above IN 31 minLowest 29% above IN

Work from home 2.9%±2.1Lowest IN: 10.7% 8.3%±3.6Highest IN: 10.7%

Clay Township and Floyd Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 2.9%Highest 0.8%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.3 miHighest 8.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.09Lowest 0.10Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Indianapolis (27%)Columbus (49%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Clay TownshipFew work in Floyd Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 5.6%Highest 0.1%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 1.4 miHighest 0.9 miLowest

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 5.5Highest 5.4Lowest

Indiana average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Floyd Township neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Floyd Township

Monroe Township1,527 people · $237K homes

Marion Township2,141 people · $223K homes

Jackson Township947 people · $177K homes

Marion Township1,342 people · $315K homes

Towns like Floyd Township

Milan Township3,965 people · $353K homes

Jackson Township4,998 people · $276K homes

Whiteland5,173 people · $232K homes

Monroe Township5,753 people · $264K homes

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.