Brandywine TownshipIN
A town of 2,476, settled in 1827. Public schools that outperform most of Indiana.
Is Brandywine Township a good place to live?
The best of Brandywine Township’s subject grades are an A for schools and incomes and an A− for cost of living; the weakest is a D− for walkability. Only 61 of Indiana’s 1,096 towns score higher on incomes. Brandywine Township’s median household income is $127,000, above both the Indiana town median ($71,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). On the outdoors, just 99 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns do worse. Brandywine Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Brandywine Township stand out
Where Brandywine Township beats most towns.
99% of working residents leave Brandywine Township for work
Where Brandywine Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Brandywine Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Brandywine Township is from typical.
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Moving to Brandywine Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Brandywine Township, and how to reach them.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Brandywine Township.
On state tests, Brandywine Township’s schools beat 93% of Indiana districts
Its public schools are run by the New Palestine Community Schools. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brandywine Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 338 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Brandywine Township stands out in Indiana and nationally, with fewer of its working residents who work locally
1% of Brandywine Township working residents work locally, where Indiana’s towns sit at 11% and U.S. towns at 8%. Since 2013, Brandywine Township has added 22 jobs, to 142 in 2023. The average trip to work in Brandywine Township is 29 minutes.
| Brandywine Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1% | 11% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.6% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Brandywine Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Brandywine Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 20° and about 20 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Low risk in Brandywine Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 64% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Brandywine Township ranks healthier than 53% of the country’s towns
Brandywine Township beats the Indiana average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 30% of Brandywine Township adults feel lonely.
| Brandywine Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 37% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 26% | 25% |
| What stands out | Brandywine Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.2% | 14.7% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.2% | 8.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.4% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Old Brandywine School Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Brandywine Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Brandywine Township; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Brandywine Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Indiana.
About Brandywine Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Brandywine Township is one of nine townships in Hancock County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,392 and it contained 892 housing units.
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- Area
- 24 sq mi
- Elevation
- 860 ft
Brandywine Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Brandywine Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandywine Township | — | — | A− | — | A | B− |
| Center Township | #107 | A− | B+ | — | B+ | B |
| Blue River Township | — | — | B | — | A− | B− |
| Van Buren Township | — | — | B | — | A− | C |
| Sugar Creek Township | #29 | A+ | B | — | A | B+ |
Brandywine Township, Blue River Township and Van Buren Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Brandywine Township, Center Township, Blue River Township, Van Buren Township and Sugar Creek Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Brandywine Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Brandywine Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Brandywine Township, IN a good place to live?
Public schools that outperform most of Indiana.
Is Brandywine Township, IN expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.