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Scipio Township vs Springfield Township

Next-door neighbors in Allen County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3.9× in Springfield Township) and size (6.3× in Springfield Township).

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Scipio Township, INOne of the healthiest townsAllen County · 738 people
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Springfield Township, INOne of the healthiest townsAllen County · 4,627 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.

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

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

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $190 more a month in Springfield 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.

Scipio Township$1,400/mo
Typical home $240K (Census) · tax rate 0.73% · Housing →
Springfield Township$1,590/mo
Typical home $277K (Census) · tax rate 0.62% · or rent about $988/mo · Housing →

The difference: $190 a month, about $2,300 a year, between Springfield Township and Scipio 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.

Report cards

Springfield Township places higher on 10 of 18 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.

Where they are

Scipio Township and Springfield Township share a border

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

Scipio TownshipSpringfield TownshipScipio TownshipSpringfield Township
Scipio Township ↔ Springfield Township3.7 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
5 Scipio Township residents work in Springfield Township (4% of its workers)
Work & commute in Scipio Township →
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
Scipio TownshipSpringfield Township
Snow a year24″30″
January low17°F17°F
July high85°F84°F
Growing season (days)175d171d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)25th25th
Community
Scipio TownshipSpringfield 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.

Scipio TownshipSpringfield Township
People
Population 738Lowest 4,627Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +4.4% IN: +4.7%
Median age 17.6±6Lowest 54% below IN 31±8.1Highest 19% below IN
Springfield Township and Scipio Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 51.6%±30.9Highest IN: 23.3% 29.5%±6.5Lowest IN: 23.3%
Scipio Township and Springfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 0.5%±5.9Lowest IN: 16.8% 17.5%±4.3Highest IN: 16.8%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.9%Lowest IN: 29.5% 21.1%Highest IN: 29.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.2%±2.5Lowest IN: 5.8% 1.6%±1.3Highest IN: 5.8%
Springfield Township and Scipio Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $69,375±$26kLowest 4% below IN $85,287±$11kHighest 19% above IN
Springfield Township and Scipio Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $239,700±$67kLowest 10% above IN $276,700±$89kHighest 27% above IN
Springfield Township and Scipio Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $988±$255 7% below IN
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,756Highest 9% above IN $1,726Lowest 7% above IN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 61.5%±100Highest IN: 48.1% 46.6%±21Lowest IN: 48.1%
Scipio Township and Springfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 2.2%Lowest IN: 12.3% 2.4%Highest IN: 12.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 83.8%Lowest IN: 70.6% 90.8%Highest IN: 70.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1972Lowest 4 yrs older than IN 1987Highest 11 yrs newer than IN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 46 minHighest 90% above IN 27 minLowest 13% above IN
Work from home 11.7%±16.1Highest IN: 10.7% 6.1%±4.4Lowest IN: 10.7%
Scipio Township and Springfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 10.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miHighest 13.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.12Lowest 0.47Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Fort Wayne (35%)Fort Wayne (31%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 4% work in Springfield TownshipFew work in Scipio Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
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 2.1Lowest 3.0Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #254 of 350 in IN—
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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