Delaware TownshipIN
A town of 36,770. Public schools that outperform most of Indiana.
Is Delaware Township a good place to live?
Delaware Township is one of the best-graded places in America: an A+, 22nd among Indiana's 585 graded towns. Its public schools beat 97% of Indiana towns on state tests and graduation, residents are healthier than 94% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates, and the median household earns $102K. Its lowest mark, a C, is in cost of living. 60% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Delaware Township, above both Indiana’s towns (22%) and U.S. towns (29%). On cost of living, just 35 of Indiana’s 1,096 towns do worse. The biggest park or preserve is Conner Prairie Museum, at 157 acres.
What makes Delaware Township stand out
Where Delaware Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| New Britton Elementary School | PK–4 | 572 |
| Harrison Parkway Elementary School | PK–4 | 568 |
| Cumberland Road Elem School | PK–4 | 521 |
| Widest gap | Delaware Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.8% | 14.7% |
Delaware Township has grown 20% since 2010
30,617 counted in 2010 and 34,723 in 2020; an estimated 36,770 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 5.9% since 2020, after 13.4% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Delaware Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Delaware Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Lucas Oil Stadium and 35 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Delaware Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw16 mi Stadium & arenaLucas Oil Stadium
15 mi Stadium & arenaGainbridge Fieldhouse
in town MuseumConner Prairie
11 mi Stadium & arenaHinkle Fieldhouse
15 mi LandmarkSoldiers' and Sailors' Monument
13 mi MuseumIndianapolis Museum of Art428K 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 · Conner Prairie: Unknown, CC BY 2.5 · Hinkle Fieldhouse: Peetlesnumber1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: alexeatswhales, CC BY 2.0 · Indianapolis Museum of Art: No machine-readable author provided. Cszmurlo assumed (based on copyright claims, CC BY 3.0
Moving to Delaware Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Delaware 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 Delaware Township.
Delaware Township has schools in the top 5% of Indiana, draws workers from Indianapolis and beyond and has less food insecurity than most of Indiana.
5.8% of Delaware Township is conserved land
Count the trails in 12 parks and preserves and they come to 11 miles. In Delaware Township, the concentration of trails is 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Delaware Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.8% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Fishers White River Park | 2.3 mi | 111 |
| 2. Ritchey Woods Nature Preserve | 2.1 mi | 145 |
| 3. Nonie Werbe Krauss Nature Preserve | 1.6 mi | 73 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Delaware Township’s grade for schools is an A+
That grade ranks #7 of the 592 Indiana towns we grade for schools.
Its public schools are run by the Hamilton Southeastern Schools. Three of its 13 schools are shown below, with the reason for each. Public school enrollment in Delaware Township: 2,568 students across 5 schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Intermediate SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–6 | Grades 5–6 | 891 | A− |
| Eman Schools PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 409 | – |
| Lantern Road Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 470 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
A smaller share of adults report frequent physical distress in Delaware Township than in most of Indiana or the rest of the country
Its widest gap with Indiana is food insecurity: 7.8% of its 31,548 adults worry about having enough food, against 14.7% statewide.
The share of adults in Delaware Township who get no exercise outside work: 16%. Only 5 of the 589 Indiana towns we compare have a lower share of adults who say their health is fair or poor than Delaware Township.
| Delaware Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.4% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 26% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.6% | 17% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 21% | 19% |
| What stands out | Delaware Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.8% | 14.7% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 4.5% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
More of Delaware Township’s workers do their job from home than in the typical Indiana or U.S. town
29,591 jobs are based in Delaware Township, 1.7 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. 22.7% of workers work from home, against 10.7% across Indiana.
Among residents in Delaware Township, 5.4% live below the poverty line. Employers in Delaware Township added 5,424 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 29,591. Only just over a tenth of working residents stay in Delaware Township for work; the rest commute out. The top destinations are Indianapolis (45%), Fishers (13%) and Carmel (11%).
| Delaware Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 23% | 7.8% | 11% |
| Median household income | $102,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.4% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Delaware Township: four seasons and pleasant summers
The seasons in Delaware Township: chilly winters, warm summers. Summer afternoons peak near 84° in July, and January nights bottom out around 20°; snowfall runs to about 20 inches a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest natural risk in Delaware Township is inland flooding, at a low overall level
51% of Delaware Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 26%. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 65% of U.S. communities. Flood insurance has paid out on 35 claims locally since 1986.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Delaware Township
Colleges nearby
9 within 15 miles of the center of Delaware Township
About 8 of every 100 Delaware Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Every workday, about 27,613 people come to Delaware Township for work
Where Delaware Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Delaware Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Delaware Township is one of nine townships in Hamilton County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 34,723.
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- Area
- 16 sq mi
- Elevation
- 817 ft
Delaware Township’s neighbors
8 towns share a border with Delaware Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware Township | #22 | A+ | C | — | A+ | A |
| Clay Township | #35 | A | C− | — | A+ | A+ |
| Carmel | #28 | A+ | C− | A− | A+ | A+ |
| Fishers | #23 | A+ | C− | A− | A+ | A |
| Fall Creek Township | #56 | A | C− | — | A+ | A |
| Lawrence Township | #413 | C+ | B− | — | C | B |
| Indianapolis | — | — | C | D | — | — |
| Noblesville · Noblesville Township | #38 | A | C | A− | A+ | A |
Delaware Township, Clay Township, Fall Creek Township and Lawrence Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Indianapolis isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Noblesville Township and Noblesville are one community, graded once. Compare Delaware Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Delaware Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Delaware Township, IN a good place to live?
Yes, by almost any measure. Delaware Township grades A+ overall, better than 96% of U.S. towns and #22 of 585 in Indiana. It grades A for health and A+ for schools.
Is Delaware 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 C.