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%

Vigo Township$430/mo

Typical home $74K (Census) · tax rate 0.65% · or rent about $845/mo · Housing →

Widner Township$550/mo

Typical home $97K (Census) · tax rate 0.53% · Housing →

The difference: $120 a month, about $1,500 a year, between Widner Township and Vigo 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.

Where they are

Vigo Township and Widner Township share a border

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

Vigo TownshipWidner Township

Vigo Township ↔ Widner Township6.1 miles apart · They share a border · Same county

Who commutes between them

15 Widner Township residents work in Vigo Township (3.4% of its workers)

Work & commute in Widner Township →

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.

Schools

B−Vigo TownshipBetter than 49% of districts in the state B−Widner TownshipBetter than 49% of districts in the state

Health

CVigo TownshipHealthier than 31% of U.S. towns C−Widner TownshipHealthier than 18% 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

Vigo TownshipWidner Township

Snow a year15″15″

January low22°F 22°F

July high86°F 86°F

Growing season (days)202d 202d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st 48th

Outdoors & history

Vigo TownshipWidner Township

Trails43 mi —

Conserved land0.8%—

Settled1837 —

National Register places—1

Archive photos—1

Community

Vigo TownshipWidner Township

Library hours a week52 hrs —

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined1 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

Vigo TownshipWidner Township

People

Population 4,051Highest 1,028Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +1.3%Highest IN: +4.7% -3.4%Lowest IN: +4.7%

Median age 42.5±5.9Lowest 12% above IN 52.5±21.6Highest 38% above IN

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

Kids under 18 19.4%±6.6Highest IN: 23.3% 17%±10.3Lowest IN: 23.3%

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

Age 65+ 20.6%±4.6Lowest IN: 16.8% 29.7%±6.3Highest IN: 16.8%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10.8%Lowest IN: 29.5% 13.2%Highest IN: 29.5%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.3%±1.6Highest IN: 5.8% 1.1%±2.1Lowest IN: 5.8%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $59,120±$10kLowest 18% below IN $70,236±$20kHighest about the IN average

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $73,800±$14kLowest 66% below IN $96,800±$88kHighest 56% below IN

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $845±$88 20% below IN —

Property taxmedian, yearly $479Lowest 70% below IN $509Highest 68% below IN

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 33.1%±12.5Highest IN: 48.1% 0%±65Lowest IN: 48.1%

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

Below poverty line 9.7%Lowest IN: 12.3% 12.3%Highest IN: 12.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 72.8%Lowest IN: 70.6% 78.7%Highest IN: 70.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than IN 1964Highest 12 yrs older than IN

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 27 minHighest 13% above IN 26 minLowest 10% above IN

Work from home 3.6%±2.7Highest IN: 10.7% 0%±2.9Lowest IN: 10.7%

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

Work in townworking residents 7.3%Highest 2.5%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.3 miLowest 17.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.35Highest 0.28Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Vincennes (19%)Vincennes (18%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Widner Township3% work in Vigo Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.8%Highest 0.2%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 42.8 miHighest 0.9 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 7.1Highest 3.8Lowest

Schools

School district North Knox School CorpNorth Knox School Corp

High school in town None in townNorth Knox Jr-Sr High School

Students per teacherat that high school — 15.5

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.

Vigo Township vs Widner Township

Two towns, two different strengths

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A typical home costs about the same each month

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