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A town of 33,624, settled in 1852. Public schools that outperform most of Indiana.
Trash day: look up yoursFew places in the country grade higher. Zionsville earns an A+, 18th among Indiana's 585 graded towns. The median household earns $172K, its public schools beat 96% of Indiana towns on state tests and graduation, and crime is low: it reports less per resident than 95% of U.S. towns. The exception is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $704K, 8.8 years of the Indianapolis metro’s $80K median household income. 72% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Zionsville, above both Indiana’s towns (22%) and U.S. towns (29%). On health, just 4 of Indiana’s 1,086 towns do better. Zionsville has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Town Hall (Castle Hall) and Traders Point Hunt Rural Historic District.
Where Zionsville beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Zionsville West Middle School | PK–8 | 1,139 |
| Zionsville Pleasant View Elem Sch | PK–4 | 797 |
| Trailside Elementary School | PK–4 | 547 |
14,160 counted in 2010 and 30,603 in 2020; an estimated 33,624 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 10.1% since 2020, after 116.1% 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 Zionsville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 365 in 1860, 30,603 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2011 and 4 maps from 1953 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Zionsville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw18 mi Stadium & arenaLucas Oil Stadium
18 mi Stadium & arenaGainbridge Fieldhouse
13 mi Stadium & arenaHinkle Fieldhouse
18 mi LandmarkSoldiers' and Sailors' Monument
14 mi MuseumIndianapolis Museum of Art428K visitors a year
15 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 Zionsville, 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 Zionsville.
Zionsville has schools in the top 5% of Indiana and reports less crime than Whitestown or any other graded neighbor, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Indiana.
At 8.8 years of the Indianapolis metro’s $80K median household income, the typical home (about $704K) costs more against local pay than in any other Indiana town; that ratio is one input to its C− for cost of living. Its typical home is the priciest on its borders; Carmel is next at $576K.
The median rent in Zionsville is $1,792 a month. Typical home values rose 6.5% in the year to September 2026. 84% of households own their home in Zionsville.
| Zionsville | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,792 a month | $946 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 84% | 76% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
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 $704K.
Its public schools are run by the Zionsville Community Schools. Three of its 11 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zionsville Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 1,331 | A |
| Zionsville Community High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,338 | A+ |
| Zionsville Pleasant View Elem SchTop results in townGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 797 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Its A+ tops all 3 graded towns on its borders; Whitestown (B−) comes closest. Violent crime is rare: 7 reported in 2024, 0.2 per 1,000 residents.
Zionsville’s property crime rate is 2.8 per 1,000 residents. Only 6 of the 102 Indiana towns we compare have a lower violent crime rate than Zionsville.
| Zionsville | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 2.8 per 1,000 residents | 10.2 | 11.5 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 0.2 per 1,000 residents | 1.5 | 1.7 |
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
Its widest gap with Indiana is food insecurity: 6.2% of its 21,654 adults worry about having enough food, against 14.7% statewide. Against the 1,629 U.S. towns with household incomes like Zionsville’s, it is healthier than 59%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
26% of Zionsville adults feel lonely. Only 2 of the 589 Indiana towns we compare have a lower share of adults who report frequent mental distress than Zionsville. 10% of Zionsville adults report frequent physical distress.
| Zionsville | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 32% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 18% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 15% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.9% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Zionsville | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.2% | 14.7% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7% | 15.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.2% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
20 miles of trail in 17 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Carpenter Nature Preserve, at 205 acres.
| Zionsville | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.6% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Starkey Nature Park | 2.7 mi | 73 |
| 2. Mulberry Fields | 1.8 mi | 32 |
| 3. Elm Street Green | 0.8 mi | 14 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Jobs based here grew from 6,542 in 2013 to 9,049. 27.5% of workers work from home, against 10.7% across Indiana.
Most working residents leave Zionsville for work: only 9% work in town. No town among the 593 in Indiana we compare has a higher median household income than Zionsville. Since 2013, Zionsville has added 2,507 jobs, to 9,049 in 2023.
| Zionsville | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 28% | 7.8% | 11% |
| Median household income | $172,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.1% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Zionsville 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 62% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Zionsville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
5 within 15 miles of the center of Zionsville
About 3 of every 100 Zionsville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Where Zionsville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
5 places in Zionsville on the National Register of Historic Places.
9 notable people were born in Zionsville.
Town in Indiana, United States
Zionsville is a suburban town located in the southeast area of Boone County, Indiana, United States, northwest of Indianapolis. The population was 14,160 at the 2010 census and 30,693 at the 2020 census.
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10 towns share a border with Zionsville.
At #18 in IN, it grades higher overall than all 5 graded towns on its borders; Clay Township (A) comes closest. Pike Township next door grades lower for schools (C− to Zionsville’s A+) and higher for cost of living (B to C−).
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zionsville | #18 | A+ | C− | A+ | A+ | A |
| Whitestown | #221 | B+ | C− | B− | A− | A |
| Perry Township | — | — | B | — | A− | B+ |
| Worth Township | #191 | B+ | C− | — | A− | A |
| Pike Township | #390 | B− | B | — | C− | B |
| Indianapolis | — | — | C | D | — | — |
| Lebanon | #193 | B+ | A | B− | A− | C+ |
| Clay Township | #35 | A | C− | — | A+ | A+ |
Perry Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Perry Township, Worth Township, Pike Township and Clay Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Indianapolis isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Zionsville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Zionsville grades A+ overall, better than 97% of U.S. towns and #18 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−.
9 notable people were born here, including Kelly Williamson and Albert Barnes Anderson.
