Brandywine TownshipIN
Home to 1,877 people, the town was settled in 1836. A regional job hub with 1,867 jobs.
Is Brandywine Township a good place to live?
Brandywine Township’s best subject grades are a B+ for cost of living and schools; its weakest is a C− for walkability. 89% of households live in a home they own in Brandywine Township, against 76% in Indiana’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns. 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.
Every workday, about 1,840 people come to 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.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Brandywine Township.
Brandywine Township has 2.0 jobs for every working resident, and 1,840 people commute in
Among working residents in Brandywine Township, 2.9% work locally. The top destinations are Indianapolis (29%), Shelbyville (21%) and Greenfield (3%). The mean commuting time for Brandywine Township comes to 28 minutes. Half of commuters travel less than 19 miles.
| Brandywine Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.9% | 11% | 8% |
| Work from home | 13% | 7.8% | 11% |
| Median household income | $67,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Residents of Brandywine Township are less healthy than 75% of U.S. towns
In Brandywine Township, 14% of adults have diabetes. This Indiana town tracks Indiana closely on all 32 CDC measures. Two figures for adults here: 41% have obesity, 18% smoke cigarettes.
| Brandywine Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Brandywine Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
The range runs from 21° on a January night to 85° on a July afternoon, with about 15 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest natural risk in Brandywine Township is inland flooding, at a low overall level
Of the losses FEMA expects in Brandywine Township, 50% come from inland flooding and 28% from tornadoes. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage here than in 64% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fewer adults under 35 in Brandywine Township than across Indiana
Adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (23% statewide). Indiana has 30% of adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 24%. For residents in Brandywine Township, the share who are 65 or older is 19%.
| Brandywine Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42.1 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 22% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 24% | 23% | 22% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Brandywine Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.5% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 15% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.7% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.2% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.6% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.6% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.9% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.4% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10.5% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 42.1% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 11.5% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.7% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.6% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.5% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,900, single groups can be off by several points
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Terri McClain Memorial Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Brandywine Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Brandywine Township
About 3 of every 100 Brandywine Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Brandywine Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Brandywine Township is one of fourteen townships in Shelby County, Indiana. According to the 2010 census, its population was 2,015 and had 843 housing units. Brandywine Township was founded in 1843.
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- Area
- 22 sq mi
- Elevation
- 761 ft
Brandywine Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Brandywine Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandywine Township | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | C− |
| Sugar Creek Township | — | — | A | — | B+ | C |
| Marion Township | — | — | A | — | B | C− |
| Moral Township | #232 | B+ | A− | — | B+ | B− |
| Addison Township | #290 | B | A− | — | B | C− |
| Van Buren Township | — | — | B | — | A− | C |
| Shelbyville | #318 | B | A− | B− | B+ | C− |
Brandywine Township, Sugar Creek Township, Marion Township and Van Buren Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Brandywine Township, Sugar Creek Township, Marion Township, Moral Township, Addison Township and Van Buren 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 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 B+.