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A town of 15,767, laid out in 1851.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Whitestown grades B+ overall, ranked 221st of 585 in Indiana. The median household earns $124K. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 93% of the country and its public schools beat 79% of Indiana towns on state tests and graduation. What holds it back is price: the typical home is worth about $363K, 4.5 years of the Indianapolis metro’s $80K median household income. 63% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Whitestown, against 22% in Indiana’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 84% of U.S. towns. Howard School is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Whitestown beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Whitestown | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with COPD | 3.8% | 8.1% |
Howard School2,867 counted in 2010 and 10,178 in 2020; an estimated 15,767 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 53.4% since 2020, after 255% 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 Whitestown is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 550 in 1950, 10,178 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2008 and 3 maps from 1953 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Whitestown. Close and well known come first.
Big draw18 mi Stadium & arenaLucas Oil Stadium
18 mi Stadium & arenaGainbridge Fieldhouse
14 mi Stadium & arenaHinkle Fieldhouse
18 mi LandmarkSoldiers' and Sailors' Monument
14 mi MuseumIndianapolis Museum of Art428K visitors a year
18 mi MuseumConner PrairieLucas 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 · 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 · Conner Prairie: Unknown, CC BY 2.5
Who provides power, water and the rest in Whitestown, 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 Whitestown.
Whitestown draws workers from Indianapolis and beyond, has less COPD than most of Indiana and has household incomes well above the Indiana norm.
16,180 jobs are based in Whitestown, 3 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here grew from 5,123 in 2013 to 16,180.
2.8% of Whitestown residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Whitestown has added 11,057 jobs, to 16,180 in 2023. 19% of Whitestown workers work from home.
| Whitestown | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $124,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 19% | 7.8% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 2.8% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.9% | 11% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its widest gap with Indiana is COPD: 3.8% of its 7,176 adults have COPD, against 8.1% statewide.
26% of adults have high blood pressure in Whitestown. Among 589 Indiana towns, just 3 have a lower share of adults who have diabetes than Whitestown. 32% of adults have obesity in Whitestown.
| Whitestown | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 39% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.1% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 7.4% | 13% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 26% | 25% |
| What stands out | Whitestown | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with COPD | 3.8% | 8.1% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 3.2% | 6.8% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 68.6% | 77.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
6.5 miles of trail in 9 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Walker Farms Park and Trails, at 21 acres.
| Whitestown | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.2% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Main Street Park | 1 mi | 14 |
| 2. Gateway Park | 0.9 mi | 15 |
| 3. Walker Farms Park and Trails | — | 21 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median property tax bill is $3,512, against $1,614 across Indiana, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Whitestown’s median rent is $1,842 a month. The typical Whitestown home is worth about $363,000, up 0.7% in a year, 41% above the Indiana typical home.
| Whitestown | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,842 a month | $946 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 70% | 76% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Whitestown has chilly winters and pleasant 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
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 67% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
5 within 15 miles of the center of Whitestown
About 5 of every 100 Whitestown residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Indiana.
Where Whitestown’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in Indiana, United States
Whitestown is a town in Boone County, Indiana, United States. The population was 10,187 at the 2020 census. The town is located near Interstate 65, approximately 22 miles (35 km) northwest of Downtown Indianapolis, and about 7 miles (11 km) from the northern city limits of Indianapolis, between exits 130 and 133. Since 2010, Whitestown has been the fastest-growing municipality in Indiana; its population increased more than threefold between the 2010 and 2020 Census tabulations.
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4 towns share a border with Whitestown.
All 3 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its B+; Lebanon (B+) is closest.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitestown | #221 | B+ | C− | B− | A− | A |
| Zionsville | #18 | A+ | C− | A+ | A+ | A |
| Perry Township | — | — | B | — | A− | B+ |
| Worth Township | #191 | B+ | C− | — | A− | A |
| Lebanon | #193 | B+ | A | B− | A− | C+ |
Perry Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Perry Township and Worth Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Whitestown with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Whitestown grades B+ overall, better than 72% of U.S. towns and #221 of 585 in Indiana. It grades A for health, B− for safety and A− for schools. Walkability 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−.
