Center TownshipHendricks County, IN
A town of 15,848. Public schools that outperform most of Indiana.
Is Center Township a good place to live?
Center Township is one of the best-graded places in America: an A, 40th among Indiana's 585 graded towns. Its schools rank ahead of 91% of Indiana towns and the median household earns $97K. Its lowest mark, a B, is in cost of living. Only 64 of Indiana’s 1,086 towns score higher on health. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 76% of U.S. towns. Blanton Woods Nature Park, at 60 acres with 2.7 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
What makes Center Township stand out
Where Center Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| South Elementary School | 2–4 | 626 |
| North Elementary School | PK–1 | 446 |
| Danville Middle School | 5–8 | 870 |
Library visits per resident
How Center Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Center Township is from typical.
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Lucas Oil Stadium and 35 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Center Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaLucas Oil Stadium
20 mi Stadium & arenaGainbridge Fieldhouse
19 mi LandmarkSoldiers' and Sailors' Monument
20 mi Stadium & arenaHinkle Fieldhouse
18 mi MuseumIndianapolis Museum of Art428K visitors a year
20 mi MuseumThe Children's Museum of Indianapolis1.0M visitors a yearPhoto credits
Lucas Oil Stadium: Josh Hallett from Winter Haven, FL, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Gainbridge Fieldhouse: Durin at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: alexeatswhales, CC BY 2.0 · Hinkle Fieldhouse: Peetlesnumber1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Indianapolis Museum of Art: No machine-readable author provided. Cszmurlo assumed (based on copyright claims, CC BY 3.0 · The Children's Museum of Indianapolis: HstryQT, CC BY 3.0
Moving to Center Township: who provides what
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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Center Township.
Center Township trades workers with Indianapolis and other neighbors and has less food insecurity than most of Indiana.
Center Township’s grade for schools is an A
Its public schools are run by Danville Community School Corp. Three of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Danville Community High School, with 853 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danville Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 870 | A− |
| Danville Community High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 853 | A− |
| South Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades 2–4 | Grades 2–4 | 626 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
On CDC estimates, Center Township is healthier than 73% of U.S. towns
Its widest gap with Indiana is food insecurity: 9% of its 12,362 adults worry about having enough food, against 14.7% statewide.
Center Township beats the Indiana average on 16 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 29% of adults feel lonely in Center Township, below both Indiana’s towns (32%) and U.S. towns (33%). 20% of Center Township adults get no exercise outside work.
| Center Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 26% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 21% | 19% |
| What stands out | Center Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9% | 14.7% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.8% | 15.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.4% of Center Township is conserved land
Center Township sits against 1.9% in Indiana’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns on this measure. 5.8 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves.
| Center Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.4% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Blanton Woods Nature Park | 2.7 mi | 60 |
| 2. Ellis Park | 1.4 mi | 46 |
| 3. Gary Eakin Park | 0.8 mi | 34 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Center Township
Center Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 22 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in three of Center Township’s working residents commute to Indianapolis
Center Township has about as many jobs (6,247) as working residents, but only 1,080 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave Center Township for work: only 16% work in town. 3.8% of residents live below the poverty line in Center Township. Jobs based in Center Township grew to 6,247 in 2023, 979 more than in 2013.
| Center Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.8% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $97,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 16% | 11% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Fewer young adults than Indiana overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (23% statewide). Center Township has grown 20% since 2020, to 15,848 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 37% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 30% across Indiana.
| Center Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 37% | 22% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 25% | 23% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 19% | 18% | 18% |
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 ±2.4 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Center Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.2% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.1% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.4% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.5% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.1% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.1% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.8% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.5% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.3% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.8% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29.5% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 25.1% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.3% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.4% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Center Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 58% of U.S. communities. Since 2010, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Center Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Center Township
Colleges nearby
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.
About Center Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Center Township is one of twelve townships in Hendricks County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 12,167.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 46 sq mi
- Elevation
- 866 ft
Center Township’s neighbors
7 towns share a border with Center Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center Township | #40 | A | B | — | A | B+ |
| Marion Township | — | — | B+ | — | A | B+ |
| Liberty Township | #80 | A | B+ | — | A | B |
| Washington Township | #71 | A | C+ | — | A | B+ |
| Middle Township | #16 | A+ | B+ | — | A | A− |
| Avon | #222 | B+ | C | C+ | A | A− |
| Union Township | — | — | B | — | A | B |
| Clay Township | — | — | A− | — | A | B− |
Marion Township, Union Township and Clay Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Center Township, Marion Township, Liberty Township, Washington Township, Middle Township, Union Township and Clay Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Center Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Center Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Center Township, IN a good place to live?
Yes, by almost any measure. Center Township grades A overall, better than 94% of U.S. towns and #40 of 585 in Indiana. It grades B+ for health and A for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Center Township, IN expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.