Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Because it does well by almost any measure. Westfield earns an A, 42nd among Indiana's 585 graded towns. Its schools outperform 96% of the state's, the median household earns $123K, and CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 92% of the country. The exception is cost of living: homes are expensive, about $476K for a typical one and 6 times the Indianapolis metro’s $80K median household income. 60% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Westfield, above both the Indiana town median (22%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Westfield is home to Union Bible College. Only 2 of the 189 Indiana towns we compare have a higher typical home value than Westfield.
Where Westfield beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Westfield | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.3% | 15.4% |
| College | Students |
|---|---|
| Union Bible College | 69 |
30,068 counted in 2010 and 46,410 in 2020; an estimated 66,258 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 42.7% since 2020, after 54.4% 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 Westfield is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,738 in 1850, a low of 350 in 1880, 46,410 in 2020. The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 1890 and 4 maps from 1953 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Westfield. Close and well known come first.
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaLucas Oil Stadium
19 mi Stadium & arenaGainbridge Fieldhouse
13 mi Stadium & arenaHinkle Fieldhouse
7 mi MuseumConner Prairie
19 mi LandmarkSoldiers' and Sailors' Monument
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 · Hinkle Fieldhouse: Peetlesnumber1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Conner Prairie: Unknown, CC BY 2.5 · 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
Who provides power, water and the rest in Westfield, 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 Westfield.
Westfield has less tooth loss than most of Indiana and has seen reported crime fall by about half, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Indiana.
At 6 years of the Indianapolis metro’s $80K median household income, the typical home (about $476K) costs more against local pay than in 99% of Indiana towns; that ratio is one input to its C− for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $3,802, against $1,614 across Indiana, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The median rent in Westfield is $1,667 a month. The typical Westfield home is worth about $476,000, up 3.1% in a year, 85% above the Indiana typical home.
| Westfield | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,667 a month | $946 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 80% | 76% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
25 miles of trail in 11 parks and preserves. Westfield’s trail density is 0.8 miles per square mile. The biggest place to walk is Cool Creek Park, 104 acres with 2.9 miles of trail.
| Westfield | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.9% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cool Creek Park | 2.9 mi | 104 |
| 2. Freedom Trail Park | 1 mi | 30 |
| 3. Raymond Worth Park | 0.8 mi | 16 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its widest gap with Indiana is tooth loss: 7.3% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 15.4% statewide.
9.8% of Westfield adults report frequent physical distress. Among 589 Indiana towns, just 6 have a lower share of adults who say their health is fair or poor than Westfield. 28% of Westfield adults feel lonely.
| Westfield | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.8% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 26% | 25% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 32% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Westfield | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.3% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.9% | 14.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Reported crimes fell from 542 to 335 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings. Violent crime is rare: 42 reported in 2025, 0.6 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Jobs based here grew from 9,998 in 2013 to 15,746. 21.4% of workers work from home, against 10.7% across Indiana.
Most working residents leave Westfield for work: only 10% work in town. 21% of workers work from home in Westfield. Jobs based in Westfield grew to 15,746 in 2023, 5,748 more than in 2013.
| Westfield | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 21% | 7.8% | 11% |
| Median household income | $123,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.6% | 10% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Westfield has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 20 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 64% of U.S. communities. Since 1982, 6 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Westfield.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
5 within 15 miles of the center of Westfield
About 4 of every 100 Westfield residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
5 notable people were born in Westfield.
City in the United States
Westfield is a city in Hamilton County, Indiana, United States. It is a northern suburb of Indianapolis. As of 2025, the population was 64,407. Westfield is in the Indianapolis metropolitan area.
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4 towns share a border with Westfield.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westfield | #42 | A | C− | A− | A+ | A |
| Hortonville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noblesville | #38 | A | C | A− | A+ | A |
| Carmel | #28 | A+ | C− | A− | A+ | A+ |
| Westfield Washington Township | #77 | A | C− | — | A+ | A |
Westfield Washington Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Hortonville isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Westfield with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Westfield grades A overall, better than 94% of U.S. towns and #42 of 585 in Indiana. It grades A for health, A− for safety and A+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
5 notable people were born here, including Eriq Zavaleta and Claude Gernade Bowers.
