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Pine Township vs Straughn

113 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (80.9× in Straughn) and jobs per worker (15× in Pine Township).

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Pine Township, INOne of the healthiest townsBenton County · 199 people
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Straughn, INHomes around $182KIndiana · 229 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.

Pine TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
Health73% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates HistorySettled in 18401 archive photos, postcards and papers All about Pine Township →
StraughnHomes around $182K
Housing$182K typical home30% below the IN typical home All about Straughn →
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.

Street grid80.9×
Straughn has the more walkable street grid
Straughn 97.1Pine Township 1.2
Jobs per worker15×
Pine Township is more of a job hub
Pine Township 0.45Straughn 0.03
Home values3.1×
Homes cost more in Pine Township
Pine Township $351,900Straughn $112,000
Property tax bill2.6×
Tax bills are bigger in Pine Township
Pine Township $2,321Straughn $878
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $970 more a month in Pine Township

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.

Pine Township$2,040/mo
Typical home $352K (Census) · tax rate 0.66% · Housing →
Straughn$1,070/mo
Typical home $182K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.78% · or rent about $1,708/mo · Housing →

The difference: $970 a month, about $11,600 a year, between Pine Township and Straughn.

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

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.

Health
CPine TownshipHealthier than 27% of U.S. towns –StraughnNot graded
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
Pine TownshipStraughn
Snow a year19″25″
January low16°F17°F
July high83°F83°F
Growing season (days)169d173d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)23rd40th
Outdoors & history
Pine TownshipStraughn
Trails2 mi—
Conserved land3.7%—
Settled18401868
Archive photos1—
Community
Pine TownshipStraughn
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.

Where they are

113 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Pine TownshipBenton CountyStraughnIN
Pine Township ↔ Straughn113 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.

Pine TownshipStraughn
People
Population 199Lowest 229Highest
Median age 45.8±10.2Lowest 20% above IN 47.1±4.8Highest 24% above IN
Straughn and Pine Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 12.1%±19.3Lowest IN: 23.3% 15.3%±7.4Highest IN: 23.3%
Straughn and Pine Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 10.1%±22.5Lowest IN: 16.8% 14.4%±10.5Highest IN: 16.8%
Straughn and Pine Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.1%Highest IN: 29.5% 15.3%Lowest IN: 29.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 15.6%±13.7Highest IN: 5.8% 6.1%±10.1Lowest IN: 5.8%
Pine Township and Straughn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $110,750±$25kHighest 54% above IN $73,125±$49kLowest about the IN average
Pine Township and Straughn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $351,900±$64kHighest 61% above IN $112,000±$9kLowest 49% below IN
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,708±$605 61% above IN
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,321Highest 44% above IN $878Lowest 46% below IN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±69.9Highest IN: 48.1% 7.1%±100Lowest IN: 48.1%
Pine Township and Straughn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 4%Lowest IN: 12.3% 11.8%Highest IN: 12.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 78.6%Lowest IN: 70.6% 81.2%Highest IN: 70.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1993Highest 17 yrs newer than IN 1984Lowest 8 yrs newer than IN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minHighest 5% above IN 24 minLowest about the IN average
Work from home 16.9%±22Highest IN: 10.7% 13.2%±12.5Lowest IN: 10.7%
Pine Township and Straughn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.3 miLowest 26.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.45Highest 0.03Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Lafayette (22%)Indianapolis (12%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in StraughnFew work in Pine Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.7%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.4 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.2Lowest 97.1Highest
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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