New WhitelandIN
A town of 5,937, incorporated in 1954.
Is New Whiteland a good place to live?
New Whiteland gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $227K, 2.8 years of the Indianapolis metro’s $80K median household income. It grades A overall, 90th of 585 graded towns in Indiana. On the plus side, the median household earns $90K. No town in Indiana scores lower than New Whiteland on history. New Whiteland's schools rank ahead of 70% of Indiana towns. No town among the 107 in Indiana we compare has a lower property offense rate than New Whiteland.
1 miles of trails in New Whiteland
3.1% of the town is conserved land, across 4 parks and preserves.
How New Whiteland grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far New Whiteland is from typical.
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Lucas Oil Stadium and 38 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around New Whiteland. Close and well known come first.
Big draw14 mi Stadium & arenaLucas Oil Stadium
14 mi Stadium & arenaGainbridge Fieldhouse
35 mi Stadium & arenaMemorial Stadium
15 mi LandmarkSoldiers' and Sailors' Monument
20 mi Stadium & arenaHinkle Fieldhouse
15 mi Zoo & aquariumIndianapolis ZooPhoto 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 · 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 Zoo: User:Durin-en, CC BY-SA 2.5
Moving to New Whiteland: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in New Whiteland, 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 New Whiteland.
New Whiteland pairs an A overall with homes cheaper than the Indiana norm, looks healthier within Indiana than nationally and sends most of its workers to Indianapolis and beyond.
New Whiteland keeps 3.1% of its land conserved
In New Whiteland, the trail density is 0.8 miles per square mile. Walkers can cover 1.1 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves.
| New Whiteland | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.1% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Proctor Park | 0.6 mi | 9 |
| 2. East Park | — | 6 |
| 3. West Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
About two in five of New Whiteland’s working residents commute to Indianapolis
New Whiteland has 784 jobs for its 2,655 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here grew from 493 in 2013 to 784.
Commuting out is the norm in New Whiteland: 2% of working residents work locally. Jobs based in New Whiteland grew to 784 in 2023, 291 more than in 2013. 3.3% of residents live below the poverty line locally. The top destinations are Indianapolis (41%), Greenwood (15%) and Franklin (8%).
| New Whiteland | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.3% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.7% | 11% | 8% |
| Median household income | $90,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
New Whiteland has four seasons and pleasant summers
In July, afternoons reach 85°; in January, nights fall to 20°, and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Crime reported in New Whiteland
New Whiteland's reported crime rate is well below Indiana's. In New Whiteland, the rate of reported violence is 0.8 per 1,000 residents, below both the Indiana town median (1.4) and the median of U.S. towns (1.6). 5 violent crimes were reported in 2025.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The biggest natural risk in New Whiteland is inland flooding, at a high overall level
FEMA puts 54% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 19% to tornadoes. New Whiteland’s natural-hazard score from FEMA stands at 60 of 100. Flood insurance has paid out on 2 claims locally since 2008.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
New Whiteland earns a B+ for cost of living
New Whiteland grades A overall with a typical home of about $227K, below the Indiana typical value; only 18 of the 64 Indiana towns graded A− or better can say that.
On the market in New Whiteland: a median 20 days to sell. In New Whiteland, 83% of households are owner-occupiers, where Indiana’s towns sit at 76% and U.S. towns at 73%. The typical New Whiteland home is worth about $227,000, up 1.2% in a year, 12% below the Indiana typical home.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Health in New Whiteland trails 54% of U.S. towns
Within Indiana it is healthier than 67% of the 589 graded towns: much of Indiana scores lower on these measures.
New Whiteland: 16% of adults smoke cigarettes. Two figures for adults here: 27% have been diagnosed with depression, 39% sleep under 7 hours.
| New Whiteland | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| What stands out | New Whiteland | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.9% | 3.5% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.1% | 8.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about New Whiteland
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of New Whiteland
About 3 of every 100 New Whiteland residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
98% of working residents leave New Whiteland for work
Where New Whiteland’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About New Whiteland
Town in Indiana, United States
New Whiteland is a town in Pleasant Township, Johnson County, Indiana, United States. The population was 5,550 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 1.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 807 ft
- Area code
- 317
New Whiteland’s neighbors
One town shares a border with New Whiteland.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Whiteland | #90 | A | B+ | — | B+ | B− |
| Whiteland | #223 | B+ | B− | A− | B+ | B− |
New Whiteland reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare New Whiteland with a neighbor →
Questions about New Whiteland
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is New Whiteland, IN a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. New Whiteland grades A overall, better than 86% of U.S. towns and #90 of 585 in Indiana. It grades B− for health and B+ for schools.
Is New Whiteland, IN expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.