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Wayne Township vs Richmond

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (2× in Richmond).

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Wayne Township, INKnown for its schoolsWayne County · 39,758 people
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Richmond, INA history townIndiana · 35,581 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.

Wayne TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 30%of IN districts Health88% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Outdoors#191 most trails in IN14 miles of trails across 11 parks and preserves All about Wayne Township →
RichmondA history town
HistorySettled in 180619 places on the National Register Famous people76 notable peopleborn in Richmond Housing$165K typical home37% below the IN typical home All about Richmond →
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.

Street grid2×
Richmond has the more walkable street grid
Richmond 52.3Wayne Township 26.8
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $260 more a month in Richmond

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.

Wayne Township$720/mo
Typical home $121K (Census) · tax rate 0.82% · or rent about $819/mo · Housing →
Richmond$980/mo
Typical home $165K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.83% · or rent about $822/mo · Housing →

The difference: $260 a month, about $3,100 a year, between Richmond 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 Richmond share a border

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

Wayne TownshipRichmondWayne TownshipRichmond
Wayne Township ↔ Richmond1.0 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
8,110 Wayne Township residents work in Richmond (50.5% of its workers)
201 Richmond residents work in Wayne Township (1.4% of its workers)
Work & commute in Wayne 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
CWayne TownshipBetter than 30% of districts in the state –RichmondNot graded
Health
DWayne TownshipHealthier than 12% of U.S. towns DRichmondHealthier than 9% of U.S. towns
9Wayne Township
9Richmond

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Lowest depressionHealth · 607 towns #381#518 Most trailsOutdoors · 423 towns #191#99 Most conserved landOutdoors · 529 towns #330#234 Most walkableOutdoors · 611 towns #257#171 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 607 towns #441#511 Shortest commuteGetting around · 611 towns #108#62 HealthiestHealth · 607 towns #524#567 Fewest smokersHealth · 607 towns #513#555

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

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 TownshipRichmond
Snow a year12″—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)44th43rd
Outdoors & history
Wayne TownshipRichmond
Trails14 mi13 mi
Conserved land1.3%2.5%
Settled—1806
National Register places219
Archive photos—30
Famous people born here—76
Community
Wayne TownshipRichmond
Library hours a week56 hrs56 hrs
Colleges in town—3
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.

Wayne TownshipRichmond
People
Population 39,758Highest 35,581Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -3.3%Lowest IN: +4.7% -3%Highest IN: +4.7%
Median age 40.1±1.1Highest 5% above IN 38.6±1.5Lowest about the IN average
Wayne Township and Richmond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.9%±1.5Lowest IN: 23.3% 22.4%±1.7Highest IN: 23.3%
Richmond and Wayne 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% 18.9%±1.5Lowest IN: 16.8%
Wayne Township and Richmond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20.7%Highest IN: 29.5% 20.1%Lowest IN: 29.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.2%±0.9Lowest IN: 5.8% 6.6%±1Highest IN: 5.8%
Richmond and Wayne Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $47,930±$4kHighest 33% below IN $45,399±$6kLowest 37% below IN
Wayne Township and Richmond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $120,900±$6kHighest 45% below IN $114,400±$5kLowest 48% below IN
Wayne Township and Richmond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $819±$33Lowest 23% below IN $822±$33Highest 23% below IN
Richmond and Wayne Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $991Highest 39% below IN $951Lowest 41% below IN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 51.9%±7.2Lowest IN: 48.1% 52.6%±7.3Highest IN: 48.1%
Richmond and Wayne Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 23.5%Lowest IN: 12.3% 25.4%Highest IN: 12.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 61.1%Highest IN: 70.6% 57.2%Lowest IN: 70.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1958Highest 18 yrs older than IN 1957Lowest 19 yrs older than IN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minHighest 19% below IN 19 minLowest 23% below IN
Work from home 4.6%±1Lowest IN: 10.7% 4.7%±1.1Highest IN: 10.7%
Richmond 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%Lowest 51%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 4.8 miHighest 4.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.33Lowest 1.50Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Richmond (50%)Indianapolis (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 50% work in Richmond1% work in Wayne Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.3%Lowest 2.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 13.9 miHighest 12.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 11Highest 10Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 26.8Lowest 52.3Highest
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.

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