Williams CreekIN
A town of 435 in Indiana.
Is Williams Creek a good place to live?
88% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Williams Creek, where Indiana’s towns sit at 22% and U.S. towns at 29%. No town among the 594 in Indiana we compare has a higher typical household income than Williams Creek. Williams Creek has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
435 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Lucas Oil Stadium and 32 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Williams Creek. Close and well known come first.
Big draw10 mi Stadium & arenaLucas Oil Stadium
9 mi Stadium & arenaGainbridge Fieldhouse
4 mi Stadium & arenaHinkle Fieldhouse
9 mi LandmarkSoldiers' and Sailors' Monument
6 mi MuseumIndianapolis Museum of Art428K visitors a year
6 mi MuseumThe Children's Museum of Indianapolis1.0M 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 · 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 · The Children's Museum of Indianapolis: HstryQT, CC BY 3.0
Moving to Williams Creek: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Williams Creek, 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 Williams Creek.
More than half of Williams Creek’s working residents commute to Indianapolis
The top destinations are Indianapolis (58%), Carmel (13%) and Meridian Hills (3%). Among residents in Williams Creek, 3.4% live below the poverty line. For half of commuters, work is under 8 miles away. Its average trip to work stands at 28 minutes.
| Williams Creek | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.4% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Williams Creek
A winter brings about 27 inches of snow, with January nights at 20° and July afternoons at 84°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A smaller share of adults in Williams Creek report frequent mental distress than in the typical Indiana or U.S. town
Of the 590 Indiana towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults who say their health is fair or poor than Williams Creek. 27% of Williams Creek adults feel lonely. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Williams Creek is ahead of Indiana on 27 and behind on 2.
| Williams Creek | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 6% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 18% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 26% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.3% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Williams Creek | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 4% | 14.7% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 3.6% | 11.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.4% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Williams Creek faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Federal aid has come to Williams Creek households in 3 declared disasters; the latest was in 2007. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 57% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 72% come from inland flooding and 11% from tornadoes.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A home in Williams Creek sells for about $3.42M at the median
The share of households in Williams Creek who are owner-occupiers: 92%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Williams Creek
Colleges nearby
10 within 15 miles of the center of Williams Creek
About 1 of every 100 Williams Creek residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
100% of working residents leave Williams Creek for work
Where Williams Creek’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Williams Creek
Town in Indiana, United States
Williams Creek is a town in Washington Township, Marion County, Indiana, United States. It is located about 9 miles (14 km) north of downtown Indianapolis. The population was 430 at the 2020 census. It has existed as an "included town" since 1970, when it was incorporated into Indianapolis as part of Unigov. It is part of Indianapolis, but retains a functioning town government under IC 36-3-1-11.
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- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 778 ft
- Area code
- 317
Questions about Williams Creek
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Williams Creek, IN a good place to live?
Williams Creek has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.