Lincoln TownshipIN
A town of 39,284. Public schools that outperform most of Indiana.
Is Lincoln Township a good place to live?
Lincoln Township's standout: its schools score near the top of Indiana on tests and graduation. Overall it grades A, 62nd of 585 graded towns in Indiana. The median household earns $103K and CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 80% of the country. Only 62 of Indiana’s 1,096 towns score lower on cost of living. The biggest place to walk is Arbuckle Acres Park, 53 acres with 1.3 miles of trail. Only 40 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns score lower on history.
What makes Lincoln Township stand out
Where Lincoln Township beats most towns.
Lincoln Township has grown 37% since 2010
28,665 counted in 2010 and 34,773 in 2020; an estimated 39,284 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 13% since 2020, after 21.3% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Lincoln Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Lincoln Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Lucas Oil Stadium and 34 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lincoln Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw13 mi Stadium & arenaLucas Oil Stadium
13 mi Stadium & arenaGainbridge Fieldhouse
12 mi Stadium & arenaHinkle Fieldhouse
13 mi LandmarkSoldiers' and Sailors' Monument
11 mi MuseumIndianapolis Museum of Art428K visitors a year
12 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 · 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 · The Children's Museum of Indianapolis: HstryQT, CC BY 3.0
Moving to Lincoln Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lincoln 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 Lincoln Township.
Lincoln Township has schools in the top 5% of Indiana, has less food insecurity than most of Indiana and has added a third more jobs in ten years.
Lincoln Township’s public schools rank among the best in Indiana
Its A+ ranks #1 of the 592 Indiana towns we grade for schools.
Its public schools are run by Brownsburg Community School Corp. Three of its 12 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brownsburg West Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,291 | A+ |
| Brownsburg High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 3,355 | A+ |
| Brown Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 555 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
For health, Lincoln Township earns an A−
Its widest gap with Indiana is food insecurity: 9.4% of its 26,963 adults worry about having enough food, against 14.7% statewide.
29% of adults feel lonely in Lincoln Township, below both Indiana’s towns (32%) and U.S. towns (33%). 19% of adults get no exercise outside work in Lincoln Township. Lincoln Township beats the Indiana average on 18 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
| Lincoln Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 26% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Lincoln Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.4% | 14.7% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.3% | 15.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
About half of Lincoln Township’s working residents commute to Indianapolis
Jobs based here grew from 8,027 in 2013 to 11,061.
Most working residents leave Lincoln Township for work: only 10% work in town. Lincoln Township’s median household income is $103,000, above both the Indiana town median ($71,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). Jobs based in Lincoln Township grew to 11,061 in 2023, 3,034 more than in 2013.
| Lincoln Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 17% | 7.8% | 11% |
| Median household income | $103,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7.6% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Conserved land covers 3.4% of Lincoln Township
3.5 miles of trail in 9 parks and preserves.
| Lincoln Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.4% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Arbuckle Acres Park | 1.3 mi | 53 |
| 2. Williams Park | 1 mi | 30 |
| 3. Lincolnwood Park | — | 53 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Lincoln Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Lincoln Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Lincoln Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 52% of U.S. communities. Since 1998, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lincoln Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Lincoln Township
Colleges nearby
6 within 15 miles of the center of Lincoln Township
About 5 of every 100 Lincoln Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Indiana.
90% of working residents leave Lincoln Township for work
Where Lincoln Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Lincoln Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Lincoln Township is one of twelve townships in Hendricks County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 28,665.
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- Area
- 24 sq mi
- Elevation
- 879 ft
Lincoln Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Lincoln Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Township | #62 | A | C+ | — | A+ | A− |
| Washington Township | #71 | A | C+ | — | A | B+ |
| Avon | #222 | B+ | C | C+ | A | A− |
| Brown Township | #64 | A | C+ | — | A+ | A− |
| Brownsburg | #32 | A | C+ | A− | A+ | A− |
| Middle Township | #16 | A+ | B+ | — | A | A− |
Lincoln Township, Washington Township, Brown Township and Middle Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Lincoln Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Lincoln Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lincoln Township, IN a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Lincoln Township grades A overall, better than 91% of U.S. towns and #62 of 585 in Indiana. It grades A− for health and A+ for schools.
Is Lincoln 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+.