Westfield Washington TownshipIN
A city of 70,020. Public schools that outperform most of Indiana.
Is Westfield Washington Township a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Westfield Washington Township grades A overall, 77th of 585 graded towns in Indiana. Its schools rank ahead of 96% of Indiana towns. The median household earns $121K and residents are healthier than 89% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. What holds it back is price: homes are expensive, about $426K for a typical one and 5.3 times the Indianapolis metro’s $80K median household income. 59% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Westfield Washington Township, where Indiana’s towns sit at 22% and U.S. towns at 29%. The biggest place to walk is Cool Creek Park, 107 acres with 2.9 miles of trail.
What makes Westfield Washington Township stand out
Where Westfield Washington Township beats most towns.
89% of working residents leave Westfield Washington Township for work
Where Westfield Washington Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Westfield Washington Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Westfield Washington Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Lucas Oil Stadium and 33 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Westfield Washington Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw20 mi Stadium & arenaLucas Oil Stadium
20 mi Stadium & arenaGainbridge Fieldhouse
14 mi Stadium & arenaHinkle Fieldhouse
8 mi MuseumConner Prairie
19 mi LandmarkSoldiers' and Sailors' Monument
15 mi MuseumIndianapolis Museum of Art428K 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 · 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
Moving to Westfield Washington Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Westfield 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Westfield Washington Township.
Westfield Washington Township has schools in the top 5% of Indiana, has less food insecurity than most of Indiana and has household incomes well above the Indiana norm.
Westfield Washington Township has set aside 1.9% of its land for conservation
29 miles of trail in 14 parks and preserves.
| Westfield Washington Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.9% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Macgregor Park | 3.7 mi | 97 |
| 2. Cool Creek Park | 2.9 mi | 107 |
| 3. Freedom Trail Park | 1 mi | 29 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Westfield Washington Township earns an A+ for schools
Its A+ ranks #15 of the 592 Indiana towns we grade for schools. Its A+ for schools comes with a C− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $426K.
Its public schools are run by the Westfield-Washington Schools. Three of its 15 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westfield Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 1,585 | A− |
| Westfield High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,948 | A+ |
| Oak Trace Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 582 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Compared with most of Indiana and the rest of the country, fewer of Westfield Washington Township’s adults report frequent physical distress
Its widest gap with Indiana is food insecurity: 8.4% of its 23,869 adults worry about having enough food, against 14.7% statewide.
10% of adults report frequent physical distress in Westfield Washington Township. Among 589 Indiana towns, just 8 have a lower share of adults who report frequent mental distress than Westfield Washington Township. 28% of adults feel lonely in Westfield Washington Township.
| Westfield Washington Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 15% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 32% | 33% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 26% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Westfield Washington Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.4% | 14.7% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.2% | 8.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A larger share of workers in Westfield Washington Township work from home than in the typical Indiana or U.S. town
Jobs based here grew from 10,479 in 2013 to 16,469. 21.2% of workers work from home, against 10.7% across Indiana.
21% of Westfield Washington Township workers work from home. Jobs based in Westfield Washington Township grew to 16,469 in 2023, 5,990 more than in 2013. 4.4% of Westfield Washington Township residents live below the poverty line.
| Westfield Washington Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 21% | 7.8% | 11% |
| Median household income | $121,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4.4% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Westfield Washington Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Westfield Washington Township 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.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Westfield Washington Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 61% of U.S. communities. Since 2013, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Westfield Washington Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Westfield Washington Township
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Westfield Washington Township
About 4 of every 100 Westfield Washington Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Westfield Washington Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Westfield Washington Township.
Sheridan next door grades lower for schools (B to Westfield Washington Township’s A+) and higher for cost of living (A+ to C−).
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westfield Washington Township | #77 | A | C− | — | A+ | A |
| Sheridan | #110 | A− | A+ | B | B | B |
| Clay Township | #35 | A | C− | — | A+ | A+ |
| Noblesville Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Westfield | #42 | A | C− | A− | A+ | A |
| Carmel | #28 | A+ | C− | A− | A+ | A+ |
| Zionsville | #18 | A+ | C− | A+ | A+ | A |
Westfield Washington Township and Clay Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Noblesville Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Westfield Washington Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Westfield Washington Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Westfield Washington Township, IN a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Westfield Washington Township grades A overall, better than 88% of U.S. towns and #77 of 585 in Indiana. It grades A for health and A+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Westfield Washington Township, IN expensive?
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−.