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%

Wayne Township$720/mo

Typical home $121K (Census) · tax rate 0.82% · or rent about $819/mo · Housing →

Boston Township$1,330/mo

Typical home $231K (Census) · tax rate 0.64% · or rent about $744/mo · Housing →

The difference: $620 a month, about $7,400 a year, between Boston Township and Wayne 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

Wayne Township and Boston Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Wayne TownshipBoston Township

Wayne Township ↔ Boston Township6.0 miles apart · They share a border · Same county

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

CWayne TownshipBetter than 30% of districts in the state –Boston TownshipNot graded

Health

DWayne TownshipHealthier than 12% of U.S. towns DBoston TownshipHealthier than 12% 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

Wayne TownshipBoston Township

Snow a year12″25″

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)44th 59th

Outdoors & history

Wayne TownshipBoston Township

Trails14 mi —

Conserved land1.3%—

National Register places2 —

Archive photos—3

Community

Wayne TownshipBoston Township

Library hours a week56 hrs —

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

Wayne TownshipBoston Township

People

Population 39,758Highest 1,028Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -3.3%Lowest IN: +4.7% +6.1%Highest IN: +4.7%

Median age 40.1±1.1Lowest 5% above IN 47.9±7Highest 26% above IN

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

Kids under 18 21.9%±1.5Highest IN: 23.3% 20.6%±11Lowest IN: 23.3%

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

Age 65+ 20.4%±1.5Highest IN: 16.8% 18.2%±6.7Lowest IN: 16.8%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20.7%Lowest IN: 29.5% 34.9%Highest IN: 29.5%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.2%±0.9Highest IN: 5.8% 1.7%±2.4Lowest IN: 5.8%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $47,930±$4kLowest 33% below IN $76,979±$22kHighest 7% above IN

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $120,900±$6kLowest 45% below IN $230,700±$48kHighest 6% above IN

Rentmedian gross, monthly $819±$33Highest 23% below IN $744±$273Lowest 30% below IN

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $991Lowest 39% below IN $1,477Highest 8% below IN

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 51.9%±7.2Highest IN: 48.1% 27.9%±48.6Lowest IN: 48.1%

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

Below poverty line 23.5%Highest IN: 12.3% 20.7%Lowest IN: 12.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 61.1%Lowest IN: 70.6% 86.9%Highest IN: 70.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1958Lowest 18 yrs older than IN 1963Highest 13 yrs older than IN

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 19% below IN 27 minHighest 12% above IN

Work from home 4.6%±1Lowest IN: 10.7% 15.4%±10.4Highest IN: 10.7%

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

Work in townworking residents 49.9%Highest 0.5%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 4.8 miLowest 13.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.33Highest 0.07Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Richmond (50%)Richmond (39%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Boston TownshipFew work in Wayne Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1.3%Highest 0.6%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 13.9 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 11Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 26.8Highest 1.9Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #322 of 350 in IN—

School district Excel Center - Richmond · Richmond Community Schools—

High school in town Richmond High School—

Students per teacherat that high school 15.3 —

Indiana average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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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.

Wayne Township vs Boston Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $620 more a month in Boston Township

Wayne Township and Boston Township share a border

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