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Webster Township vs Wayne Township

Next-door neighbors in Wayne County. The biggest differences: size (31.1× in Wayne Township) and street grid (11.2× in Wayne Township).

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Webster Township, INOne of the healthiest townsWayne County · 1,280 people
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Wayne Township, INKnown for its schoolsWayne County · 39,758 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.

Webster TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
Health83% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 68%of IN districts All about Webster Township →
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 →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Size31.1×
Wayne Township is the bigger place
Wayne Township 39,758Webster Township 1,280
Street grid11.2×
Wayne Township has the more walkable street grid
Wayne Township 26.8Webster Township 2.4
Household income+78%
Households in Webster Township earn more
Webster Township $85,246Wayne Township $47,930
Work in town+49 pts
More of Wayne Township’s workers stay in town
Wayne Township 49.9%Webster Township 0.9%
Jobs per worker3.2×
Wayne Township is more of a job hub
Wayne Township 1.33Webster Township 0.41
Homeowners+28.2 pts renters
Wayne Township has more renters
Webster Township 89.3%Wayne Township 61.1%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $250 more a month in Webster Township

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.

Webster Township$970/mo
Typical home $163K (Census) · tax rate 0.83% · Housing →
Wayne Township$720/mo
Typical home $121K (Census) · tax rate 0.82% · or rent about $819/mo · Housing →

The difference: $250 a month, about $3,000 a year, between Webster 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.

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+Webster TownshipBetter than 68% of districts in the state CWayne TownshipBetter than 30% of districts in the state
Health
C−Webster TownshipHealthier than 17% of U.S. towns DWayne TownshipHealthier than 12% of U.S. towns
Where they are

Webster Township and Wayne Township share a border

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

Webster TownshipWayne TownshipWebster TownshipWayne Township
Webster Township ↔ Wayne Township5.8 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
8 Webster Township residents work in Wayne Township (1.4% of its workers)
Work & commute in Webster 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
Webster TownshipWayne Township
Snow a year25″12″
January low17°F—
July high83°F—
Growing season (days)173d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)59th44th
Outdoors & history
Webster TownshipWayne Township
Trails—14 mi
Conserved land—1.3%
National Register places—2
Community
Webster TownshipWayne Township
Library hours a week—56 hrs
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.

Webster TownshipWayne Township
People
Population 1,280Lowest 39,758Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -4.9%Lowest IN: +4.7% -3.3%Highest IN: +4.7%
Median age 46.9±4.4Highest 23% above IN 40.1±1.1Lowest 5% above IN
Kids under 18 22.7%±8.2Highest IN: 23.3% 21.9%±1.5Lowest IN: 23.3%
Webster Township and Wayne Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 13.7%±5.9Lowest IN: 16.8% 20.4%±1.5Highest IN: 16.8%
Wayne Township and Webster Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.2%Lowest IN: 29.5% 20.7%Highest IN: 29.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.2%±2.1Lowest IN: 5.8% 6.2%±0.9Highest IN: 5.8%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $85,246±$21kHighest 18% above IN $47,930±$4kLowest 33% below IN
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $163,000±$11kHighest 25% below IN $120,900±$6kLowest 45% below IN
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $819±$33 23% below IN
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,358Highest 16% below IN $991Lowest 39% below IN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 27.5%±54.1Lowest IN: 48.1% 51.9%±7.2Highest IN: 48.1%
Wayne Township and Webster Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 3.8%Lowest IN: 12.3% 23.5%Highest IN: 12.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 89.3%Highest IN: 70.6% 61.1%Lowest IN: 70.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1968Highest 8 yrs older than IN 1958Lowest 18 yrs older than IN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 17 minLowest 30% below IN 20 minHighest 19% below IN
Work from home 11.8%±9.5Highest IN: 10.7% 4.6%±1Lowest IN: 10.7%
Webster 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 0.9%Lowest 49.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 7.8 miHighest 4.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.41Lowest 1.33Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Richmond (47%)Richmond (50%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 1% work in Wayne TownshipFew work in Webster Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 1.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 13.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 11Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.4Lowest 26.8Highest
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
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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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