Fall Creek TownshipIN
A city of 75,188. Public schools that outperform most of Indiana.
Is Fall Creek Township a good place to live?
Few places in the country grade higher. Fall Creek Township earns an A, ranked 56th of 585 in Indiana. The median household earns $146K, its schools rank ahead of 97% of Indiana towns, and residents are healthier than 92% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. The exception is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $430K, 5.4 years of the Indianapolis metro’s $80K median household income. 69% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Fall Creek Township, above both Indiana’s towns (22%) and U.S. towns (29%). Only 16 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns score lower on history. The biggest park or preserve is Fall Creek Woods Natural Area, at 81 acres.
What makes Fall Creek Township stand out
Where Fall Creek Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Southeastern Elementary School | PK–4 | 773 |
| Brooks School Elementary | PK–4 | 715 |
| Geist Elementary School | PK–4 | 608 |
| Widest gap | Fall Creek Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.2% | 15.4% |
Fall Creek Township has grown 46% since 2010
51,613 counted in 2010 and 70,892 in 2020; an estimated 75,188 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 6% since 2020, after 37.4% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Fall Creek Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Fall Creek 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 Fall Creek Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaLucas Oil Stadium
18 mi Stadium & arenaGainbridge Fieldhouse
6 mi MuseumConner Prairie
15 mi Stadium & arenaHinkle Fieldhouse
3 mi TheatreRuoff Music Center
18 mi LandmarkSoldiers' and Sailors' MonumentPhoto 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 · Ruoff Music Center: TownePost Network, CC BY 2.0 · Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: alexeatswhales, CC BY 2.0
Moving to Fall Creek Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Fall Creek 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 Fall Creek Township.
Fall Creek Township has schools in the top 5% of Indiana, has less tooth loss than most of Indiana and has household incomes well above the Indiana norm.
Fall Creek Township earns an A+ for schools
Its A+ ranks #7 of the 592 Indiana towns we grade for schools.
Its public schools are run by the Hamilton Southeastern Schools. Three of its 15 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton SE Int and Jr High SchLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 1,238 | A− |
| Fishers High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 3,590 | A+ |
| Hamilton Southeastern HSTop results in townGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 3,504 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Fall Creek Township has set aside 3.5% of its land for conservation
16 miles of trail in 17 parks and preserves.
| Fall Creek Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.5% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Flat Fork Creek Park | 1.2 mi | 56 |
| 2. Cyntheanne Park | 0.7 mi | 53 |
| 3. Hoosier Woods | 0.5 mi | 14 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Fall Creek Township stands out in Indiana and nationally: a smaller share of its adults report frequent physical distress
Its widest gap with Indiana is tooth loss: 8.2% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 15.4% statewide. Against the 3,032 U.S. towns with household incomes like Fall Creek Township’s, it is healthier than 64%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
9.8% of adults report frequent physical distress in Fall Creek Township. Only 6 of the 589 Indiana towns we compare have a lower share of adults who report frequent mental distress than Fall Creek Township. 13% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Fall Creek Township.
| Fall Creek Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.8% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 26% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Fall Creek Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.2% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8% | 14.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Fall Creek Township, the median household income runs higher than in the typical Indiana or U.S. town
Jobs based here grew from 7,945 in 2013 to 15,502. 26.4% of workers work from home, against 10.7% across Indiana.
3.2% of Fall Creek Township residents live below the poverty line. Among 593 Indiana towns, just 2 have a higher median household income than Fall Creek Township. 26% of Fall Creek Township workers work from home.
| Fall Creek Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 26% | 7.8% | 11% |
| Median household income | $146,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.2% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Fall Creek Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Fall Creek Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 18 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Moderate risk in Fall Creek Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 55% of U.S. communities. Since 2003, 13 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Fall Creek Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Fall Creek Township
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Fall Creek Township
About 4 of every 100 Fall Creek Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
91% of working residents leave Fall Creek Township for work
Where Fall Creek Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Fall Creek Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Fall Creek Township is one of nine townships in Hamilton County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 70,892.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 830 ft
- Area code
- 317
Fall Creek Township’s neighbors
10 towns share a border with Fall Creek Township.
Green Township next door grades lower for schools (B+ to Fall Creek Township’s A+) and higher for cost of living (B to C−).
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall Creek Township | #56 | A | C− | — | A+ | A |
| Fishers | #23 | A+ | C− | A− | A+ | A |
| Vernon Township | #5 | A+ | B | — | A− | A− |
| Wayne Township | #122 | A− | C+ | — | A+ | A− |
| Green Township | #187 | A− | B | — | B+ | B+ |
| Lawrence Township | #413 | C+ | B− | — | C | B |
| Indianapolis | — | — | C | D | — | — |
| Delaware Township | #22 | A+ | C | — | A+ | A |
Fall Creek Township, Vernon Township, Wayne Township, Green Township, Lawrence Township and Delaware Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Indianapolis isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Fall Creek Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Fall Creek Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Fall Creek Township, IN a good place to live?
Yes, by almost any measure. Fall Creek Township grades A overall, better than 92% of U.S. towns and #56 of 585 in Indiana. It grades A for health and A+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Fall Creek Township, IN expensive?
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.