Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Warren Township is a city of 107,778, and it grades C overall, 487th among Indiana's 585 graded towns. It is more walkable than 80% of U.S. towns. The trade-off: its schools rank behind 83% of the state's. Its National Register listings include Benton House and William H. H. Graham House. 17% of residents live below the poverty line in Warren Township, where Indiana’s towns sit at 10% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. The biggest park or preserve is Grassy Creek Regional Park, at 290 acres.
Where Warren Township beats most towns.
Benton House
Census counts: 2,854 in 1890, 106,191 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 2010 and 5 maps from 1948 on.
12 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Warren Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Warren Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw8 mi Stadium & arenaLucas Oil Stadium
7 mi Stadium & arenaGainbridge Fieldhouse
8 mi LandmarkSoldiers' and Sailors' Monument
9 mi Stadium & arenaHinkle Fieldhouse
8 mi MuseumThe Children's Museum of Indianapolis1.0M visitors a year
10 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 · Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: alexeatswhales, CC BY 2.0 · Hinkle Fieldhouse: Peetlesnumber1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Children's Museum of Indianapolis: HstryQT, CC BY 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 Warren 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 Warren Township.
Warren Township is healthier than towns with similar incomes and trades workers with Indianapolis and other neighbors.
Its public schools are run by the MSD Warren Township school district. Two of its 31 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creston Intermediate & Middle SchlLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 1,106 | D |
| Warren Central High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 3,391 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
| Warren Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.9% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Paul Ruster Park | 1.2 mi | 83 |
| 2. Ellenberger Park | 0.9 mi | 37 |
| 3. Raymond Park | 0.8 mi | 98 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 75% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 80 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Warren Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Against the 8,653 U.S. towns with household incomes like Warren Township’s, it is less healthy than 51%, so its C isn’t only a matter of income.
Warren Township beats the Indiana average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 36% of adults feel lonely in Warren Township.
| Warren Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 32% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 36% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 14% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 16% |
| What stands out | Warren Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.7% | 8.3% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 12.7% | 8.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Warren Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 27 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Warren Township has about as many jobs (51,211) as working residents, but only 6,388 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave Warren Township for work: only 14% work in town. Warren Township’s median household income is $59,000. The top destinations are Indianapolis (62%), Carmel (4%) and Fishers (3%).
| Warren Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $59,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 13% | 7.8% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 14% | 11% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Indiana average. 13% of Warren Township residents are 65 or older. 24% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 30% across Indiana.
| Warren Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35.3 years | 39.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 26% | 23% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 13% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 22% | 29% |
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.3 points). Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women. Median age: women 36.7, men 34.0.
| Warren Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.4% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.8% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.1% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.2% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.6% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.4% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.2% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.4% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.9% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 13.4% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.8% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.3% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.4% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.8% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.3% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
9 within 15 miles of the center of Warren Township
About 4 of every 100 Warren Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
12 places in Warren Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Indiana, United States
Warren Township is one of nine townships in Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 106,191, up from 99,433 at 2010. Warren Township was named for Joseph Warren. Warren Central High School, Creston Middle School, and Raymond Park Middle School are located within the township.
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7 towns share a border with Warren Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Township | #487 | C | B+ | — | C− | C |
| Franklin Township | #96 | A | B− | — | A− | A− |
| Indianapolis | — | — | C | D | — | — |
| Center Township | #551 | C− | B | — | C− | C− |
| Lawrence Township | #413 | C+ | B− | — | C | B |
| Sugar Creek Township | #29 | A+ | B | — | A | B+ |
| Buck Creek Township | #136 | A− | B− | — | A− | B+ |
| Perry Township | #257 | B+ | B− | — | B | B− |
Warren Township, Franklin Township, Center Township, Lawrence Township, Sugar Creek Township, Buck Creek Township and Perry Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Indianapolis isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Warren Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Warren Township grades C overall, better than 30% of U.S. towns and #487 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C for health and C− for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a C−.
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+.
