Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 20,019.
Center Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $205K for a typical one, or 2.6 years of the Indianapolis metro’s $80K median household income. It grades A overall, 101st of 585 graded towns in Indiana. On the plus side, its schools rank ahead of 79% of Indiana towns. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 90% of U.S. towns, with 1 place on the National Register. 29% of working residents work locally in Center Township, where Indiana’s towns sit at 11% and U.S. towns at 8%. The biggest park or preserve is Abner Longley Park (South Side Park), at 63 acres. Center Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 80% of U.S. towns.
Where Center Township beats most towns.
Bloomington West Side Historic District (Additional Documentation)| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Perry Worth Elementary School | K–5 | 601 |
| Harney Elementary School | K–5 | 448 |
| Hattie B Stokes Elementary School | PK–5 | 394 |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Center Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 3 maps from 1953 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Center 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Center Township.
Center Township pairs an A− for schools with modest home prices, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has added half again as many jobs in ten years.
Its A− for schools comes with an A− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $205K.
Its public schools are run by Lebanon Community School Corp. Three of its 7 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Lebanon Senior High School, with 1,070 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 849 | C+ |
| Lebanon Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,070 | A− |
| Central Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 339 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Center Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 18° and about 18 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Jobs based here grew from 8,345 in 2013 to 13,717.
About one in 3 of Center Township’s working residents works in town. Since 2013, Center Township has added 5,372 jobs, to 13,717 in 2023. The average trip to work in Center Township is 23 minutes.
| Center Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 12% | 7.8% | 11% |
| Median household income | $65,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 61% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 45 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Center Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
3.5 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves. Center Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Center Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Abner Longley Park (South Side Park) | — | 63 |
| 2. Memorial Park | — | 47 |
| 3. Reese Park | — | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Indiana average. Center Township has grown 6.2% since 2020, to 20,019 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 23% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 30% across Indiana.
| Center Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37.1 years | 39.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 23% | 22% | 29% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.6 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Center Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.8% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.2% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 11.9% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.6% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.9% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.1% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.5% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.6% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.3% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 12.2% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.6% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.4% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.8% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.5% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.5% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Against the 9,998 U.S. towns with household incomes like Center Township’s, it is healthier than 66%, so its B− isn’t only a matter of income. Within Indiana it is healthier than 70% of the 589 graded towns: much of Indiana scores lower on these measures.
Center Township beats the Indiana average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 30% of Center Township adults feel lonely.
| Center Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 37% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 26% | 23% |
| What stands out | Center Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7% | 8.4% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.5% | 14.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.1% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Center Township; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Center Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Township in Indiana, United States
Center Township is one of twelve townships in Boone County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 18,030 and it contained 7,934 housing units. It was named from its location at the geographic center of Boone County.
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10 towns share a border with Center Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center Township | #101 | A | A− | — | A− | B− |
| Harrison Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jefferson Township | — | — | B+ | — | A | B |
| Jackson Township | #57 | A | A− | — | A | B |
| Lebanon | #193 | B+ | A | B− | A− | C+ |
| Washington Township | — | — | B+ | — | A | B− |
| Zionsville | #18 | A+ | C− | A+ | A+ | A |
| Clinton Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Jefferson Township and Washington Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Center Township, Jefferson Township, Jackson Township and Washington Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Harrison Township and Clinton Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Center Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Center Township grades A overall, better than 85% of U.S. towns and #101 of 585 in Indiana. It grades B− for health and A− for schools.
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−.