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A city of 62,740. Public schools that outperform most of Indiana.
Washington Township grades A overall, 71st among Indiana's 585 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $100K and its schools outperform 92% of the state's. It also does better than most on health: residents are healthier than 75% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: homes are expensive, about $297K for a typical one and 3.7 times the Indianapolis metro’s $80K median household income. Washington Township’s median rent is $1,539 a month, above both the Indiana town median ($946 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). John W. McClain House is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Washington Township beats most towns.
44,764 counted in 2010 and 57,176 in 2020; an estimated 62,740 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 9.7% since 2020, after 27.7% 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 Washington Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 10 old photos and papers going back to 1941 and 3 maps from 1953 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Washington Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw12 mi Stadium & arenaLucas Oil Stadium
13 mi Stadium & arenaGainbridge Fieldhouse
13 mi LandmarkSoldiers' and Sailors' Monument
13 mi Stadium & arenaHinkle Fieldhouse
12 mi MuseumIndianapolis Museum of Art428K visitors a year
13 mi MuseumThe Children's Museum of Indianapolis1.0M 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 · 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
Who provides power, water and the rest in Washington 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 Washington Township.
Washington Township has less tooth loss than most of Indiana and has added half again as many jobs in ten years.
Its public schools are run by Avon Community School Corp. Three of its 13 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avon Middle School NorthLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 929 | B+ |
| Avon High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 3,523 | A |
| Maple Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 784 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
14 miles of trail in 14 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is W. S. Gibbs Memorial Park, at 137 acres.
| Washington Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Washington Township Park | 1.7 mi | 124 |
| 2. Burnett Woods Nature Preserve | 1.6 mi | 87 |
| 3. Blue Heron Park | 0.9 mi | 64 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Jobs based here grew from 11,957 in 2013 to 20,701.
Most working residents leave Washington Township for work: only 10% work in town. 4.2% of residents live below the poverty line in Washington Township. Jobs based in Washington Township grew to 20,701 in 2023, 8,744 more than in 2013.
| Washington Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.2% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 15% | 7.8% | 11% |
| Median household income | $100,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its widest gap with Indiana is tooth loss: 9.9% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 15.4% statewide.
12% of Washington Township adults report frequent physical distress. Washington Township beats the Indiana average on 18 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 20% of Washington Township adults get no exercise outside work.
| Washington Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 26% | 25% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 26% | 23% |
| What stands out | Washington Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.9% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.7% | 14.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Washington Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 22 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 35 to 64 are 42% of residents (37% statewide). Washington Township has grown 9.7% since 2020, to 62,740 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 39% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 30% across Indiana.
| Washington Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 39% | 22% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 24% | 23% | 22% |
| Median age | 39 years | 39.5 years | 40.5 years |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.1 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women. Median age: women 39.5, men 38.0.
| Washington Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.3% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.2% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.8% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.4% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.1% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.8% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.7% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.3% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.3% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.9% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.2% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.8% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.8% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.3% | 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 58% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
6 within 15 miles of the center of Washington Township
About 5 of every 100 Washington Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Indiana.
Where Washington Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Township in Indiana, United States
Washington Township is one of twelve townships in Hendricks County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 44,764.
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10 towns share a border with Washington Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Township | #71 | A | C+ | — | A | B+ |
| Avon | #222 | B+ | C | C+ | A | A− |
| Lincoln Township | #62 | A | C+ | — | A+ | A− |
| Guilford Township | #152 | A− | C+ | — | A | B |
| Plainfield | #207 | B+ | C+ | C+ | A | B+ |
| Brownsburg | #32 | A | C+ | A− | A+ | A− |
| Center Township | #40 | A | B | — | A | B+ |
| Indianapolis | — | — | C | D | — | — |
Washington Township, Lincoln Township, Guilford Township and Center Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Indianapolis isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Washington Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Washington Township grades A overall, better than 90% of U.S. towns and #71 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+.
