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Steele Township vs Green Township

142 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (2.1× in Green Township) and jobs per worker (4.2× in Steele Township).

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Steele Township, INA small town of 924Daviess County · 924 people
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Green Township, INOne of the healthiest townsWayne County · 1,361 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.

Steele TownshipA small town of 924
Quiet strengthsSteele Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Steele Township →
Green TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
Health66% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Green 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 bill2.1×
Tax bills are bigger in Green Township
Green Township $1,738Steele Township $844
Jobs per worker4.2×
Steele Township is more of a job hub
Steele Township 0.25Green Township 0.06
Average commute11 min
Steele Township has the shorter commute
Green Township 30 minSteele Township 19 min
Growth since 2010+6 pts
Green Township has grown faster since 2010
Green Township +6.8%Steele Township +0.8%
★ 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.

Steele Township$980/mo
Typical home $174K (Census) · tax rate 0.48% · or rent about $829/mo · Housing →
Green Township$1,010/mo
Typical home $166K (Census) · tax rate 1.05% · or rent about $911/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

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
–Steele TownshipNot graded CGreen TownshipHealthier than 34% 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
Steele TownshipGreen Township
Snow a year18″25″
January low23°F17°F
July high88°F83°F
Growing season (days)197d173d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)53rd65th
Outdoors & history
Steele TownshipGreen Township
Trails14 mi—
Conserved land1.8%—
Settled—1821
Community
Steele TownshipGreen 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.

Where they are

142 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Steele TownshipDaviess CountyGreen TownshipWayne County
Steele Township ↔ Green Township142 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.

Steele TownshipGreen Township
People
Population 924Lowest 1,361Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +0.8%Lowest IN: +4.7% +6.8%Highest IN: +4.7%
Median age 30.1±9.9Lowest 21% below IN 31±11.1Highest 19% below IN
Green Township and Steele Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 36.4%±8.4Highest IN: 23.3% 29.7%±4.2Lowest IN: 23.3%
Steele Township and Green Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 10.3%±1.8Lowest IN: 16.8% 12%±5Highest IN: 16.8%
Green Township and Steele Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 7.8%Highest IN: 29.5% 6.9%Lowest IN: 29.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.1%±2.1Highest IN: 5.8% 0%±1.4Lowest IN: 5.8%
Steele Township and Green Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $63,826±$12kLowest 11% below IN $72,361±$26kHighest about the IN average
Green Township and Steele Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $174,400±$56kHighest 20% below IN $165,900±$40kLowest 24% below IN
Steele Township and Green Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $829±$80Lowest 22% below IN $911±$392Highest 14% below IN
Green Township and Steele Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $844Lowest 48% below IN $1,738Highest 8% above IN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 54.7%±58.4Highest IN: 48.1% 10.3%±29.9Lowest IN: 48.1%
Steele Township and Green Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 7.1%Lowest IN: 12.3% 11.8%Highest IN: 12.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 74.9%Highest IN: 70.6% 67.8%Lowest IN: 70.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1969Highest 7 yrs older than IN 1966Lowest 10 yrs older than IN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 21% below IN 30 minHighest 25% above IN
Work from home 5.2%±3.8Lowest IN: 10.7% 20.5%±17.3Highest IN: 10.7%
Green Township and Steele Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.5%Highest 0.4%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.3 miLowest 14.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.25Highest 0.06Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Washington (27%)Richmond (30%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Green TownshipFew work in Steele Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.8%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 14.0 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.6 2.6
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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