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Guilford Township grades A− overall, ranked 152nd of 585 in Indiana, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Its public schools beat 93% of Indiana towns on state tests and graduation. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $88K. A typical home there costs about $415K, 5.2 years of the Indianapolis metro’s $80K median household income. On cost of living, just 60 of Indiana’s 1,096 towns do worse. Guilford Township has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Noah and Hannah Hadley Kellum House and Joel Jessup Farm. Among 189 Indiana towns, just 7 have a higher midpoint home value than Guilford Township.
Where Guilford Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Central Elementary School | K–5 | 549 |
| Clarks Creek Elementary | K–5 | 544 |
| Van Buren Elementary School | K–5 | 514 |
27,844 counted in 2010 and 33,797 in 2020; an estimated 37,203 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 10.1% since 2020, after 21.4% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Guilford Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 3 maps from 1953 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Guilford Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw13 mi Stadium & arenaLucas Oil Stadium
14 mi Stadium & arenaGainbridge Fieldhouse
35 mi Stadium & arenaMemorial Stadium
14 mi LandmarkSoldiers' and Sailors' Monument
16 mi Stadium & arenaHinkle Fieldhouse
15 mi MuseumIndianapolis Museum of Art428K visitors a yearLucas 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 · Memorial Stadium: 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
Who provides power, water and the rest in Guilford 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 Guilford Township.
Guilford Township draws workers from Indianapolis and beyond, looks healthier within Indiana than nationally and costs more than Avon or any other town next door.
Its typical home is the priciest on its borders; Avon is next at $355K.
Guilford Township’s rent at the middle of the market is $1,453 a month, against $946 a month in Indiana’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. Values rose 5.4% in the 12 months to September 2026. The typical Guilford Township home is worth about $415,000, up 5.4% in a year, 62% above the Indiana typical home. The share of households in Guilford Township who live in a home they own: 63%.
| Guilford Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 63% | 76% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,453 a month | $946 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The public schools here belong to Plainfield Community School Corp. Three of its 11 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. Public school enrollment in Guilford Township: 2,461 students across 5 schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plainfield Community Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,378 | A |
| Plainfield High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,856 | A+ |
| Central Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 549 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
33,114 jobs are based in Guilford Township, 2 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here grew from 21,321 in 2013 to 33,114.
Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Guilford Township rose by 11,793, to 33,114. For most workers, Guilford Township is a place to come home to: only 17% work in town. Among residents here, 7.4% live below the poverty line, below both Indiana’s towns (10%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). The top destinations are Indianapolis (41%), Plainfield (18%) and Avon (4%).
| Guilford Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 15% | 7.8% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 17% | 11% | 8% |
| Median household income | $88,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7.4% | 10% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The biggest place to walk is Sodalis Nature Park, 287 acres with 4.7 miles of trail. Count the trails in 14 parks and preserves and they come to 7.6 miles. For Guilford Township, the density of trails is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Guilford Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.2% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sodalis Nature Park | 4.7 mi | 287 |
| 2. Franklin Park | 1 mi | 20 |
| 3. Hummel Park | 0.3 mi | 184 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expect July afternoons of 84° and January nights of 20°, with about 26 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Within Indiana it is healthier than 84% of the 589 graded towns: much of Indiana scores lower on these measures.
12% of Guilford Township adults have diabetes. In Guilford Township, 31% of adults feel lonely, and 13% report frequent physical distress.
| Guilford Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 26% | 25% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 26% | 23% |
| What stands out | Guilford Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.1% | 14.7% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.8% | 15.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
20% of residents are under 18 in Guilford Township. Every broad age group is within 4 points of the Indiana average. Population is up 10% here since 2020, to 37,203 by the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. Here, just over a third of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree, against 30% in Indiana as a whole.
| Guilford Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 22% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 20% | 23% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| Median age | 37.8 years | 39.5 years | 40.5 years |
44% women, 56% men
About 126 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.5 points). Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women. Among residents 25 to 34, 63% are men (IN 51%). Median age: women 38.9, men 37.0.
| Guilford Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.7% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.5% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.2% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.9% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 17.1% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.1% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.2% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.1% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.1% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.2% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32.6% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.9% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.3% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.2% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.7% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 51% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 18 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Guilford Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
4 within 15 miles of the center of Guilford Township
About 4 of every 100 Guilford Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Where Guilford Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in Guilford Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Indiana, United States
Guilford Township is one of twelve townships in Hendricks County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 27,844.
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7 towns share a border with Guilford Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guilford Township | #152 | A− | C+ | — | A | B |
| Plainfield | #207 | B+ | C+ | C+ | A | B+ |
| Liberty Township | #80 | A | B+ | — | A | B |
| Washington Township | #71 | A | C+ | — | A | B+ |
| Indianapolis | — | — | C | D | — | — |
| Brown Township | #203 | B+ | A− | — | B+ | C+ |
| Avon | #222 | B+ | C | C+ | A | A− |
| Decatur Township | #565 | D | B− | — | C | C− |
Guilford Township, Liberty Township, Washington Township, Brown Township and Decatur Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Indianapolis isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Guilford Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Guilford Township grades A− overall, better than 79% of U.S. towns and #152 of 585 in Indiana. It grades B for health and A for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
