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%

Springfield Township$1,590/mo

Typical home $277K (Census) · tax rate 0.62% · or rent about $988/mo · Housing →

Scipio Township$1,400/mo

Typical home $240K (Census) · tax rate 0.73% · 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.

Schools

BSpringfield TownshipBetter than 61% of districts in the state –Scipio TownshipNot graded

Health

BSpringfield TownshipHealthier than 55% of U.S. towns CScipio TownshipHealthier than 30% of U.S. towns

10Springfield Township

8Scipio Township

Lists won, of 18 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Lowest depressionHealth · 607 towns #518#103 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 611 towns #286#577 Most activeHealth · 607 towns #51#337 HealthiestHealth · 607 towns #139#324 Most educatedPeople · 611 towns #322#163 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 607 towns #175#331 Fewest smokersHealth · 607 towns #111#250 Fastest growingGrowth · 607 towns #216#81

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

Where they are

Springfield Township and Scipio Township share a border

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

Springfield TownshipScipio Township

Springfield Township ↔ Scipio 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

Springfield TownshipScipio Township

Snow a year30″24″

January low17°F 17°F

July high84°F 85°F

Growing season (days)171d 175d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)25th 25th

Community

Springfield TownshipScipio 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.

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

Springfield TownshipScipio Township

People

Population 4,627Highest 738Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +4.4% IN: +4.7% —

Median age 31±8.1Highest 19% below IN 17.6±6Lowest 54% 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 29.5%±6.5Lowest IN: 23.3% 51.6%±30.9Highest 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+ 17.5%±4.3Highest IN: 16.8% 0.5%±5.9Lowest IN: 16.8%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.1%Highest IN: 29.5% 17.9%Lowest IN: 29.5%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.6%±1.3Highest IN: 5.8% 1.2%±2.5Lowest 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 $85,287±$11kHighest 19% above IN $69,375±$26kLowest 4% below 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 $276,700±$89kHighest 27% above IN $239,700±$67kLowest 10% 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 $1,726Lowest 7% above IN $1,756Highest 9% above IN

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 46.6%±21Lowest IN: 48.1% 61.5%±100Highest 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 2.4%Highest IN: 12.3% 2.2%Lowest IN: 12.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 90.8%Highest IN: 70.6% 83.8%Lowest IN: 70.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1987Highest 11 yrs newer than IN 1972Lowest 4 yrs older than IN

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 27 minLowest 13% above IN 46 minHighest 90% above IN

Work from home 6.1%±4.4Lowest IN: 10.7% 11.7%±16.1Highest 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 10.4%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.3 miLowest 17.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.47Highest 0.12Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Fort Wayne (31%)Fort Wayne (35%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Scipio Township4% work in Springfield Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.4%Highest 0%Lowest

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 3.0Highest 2.1Lowest

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.

Springfield Township vs Scipio Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

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

Springfield Township places higher on 10 of 18 IN lists

Springfield Township and Scipio Township share a border

What daily life feels like in each

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