Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 72/100
B−
Median home value$373,500
Indianapolis $265,900
Median rent$1,842/mo
Indianapolis $1,191/mo
Cost-burdened households24%
Indianapolis 27%
Whitestown
Boone County12,466 residents2 school districts
65
C+
Suburbgrade score
10th of 23 Indianapolis suburbs. Strongest on employment & income, held back by amenities.
65
Indianapolis median 65
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Whitestown is like to live in, by category
Bars show Whitestown against Indianapolis. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 71/100
B−
Within-state proficiency77th pct
Indianapolis median 82nd pct
Student–teacher ratio16.1
Indianapolis median 16.1
Graduation rate93%
Indianapolis median 95%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 58/100
C
Housing cost index139
Indianapolis 100
Eff. tax rate1.01%
Indianapolis 0.82%
Local sales tax7.00%
Indianapolis median 7.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 63/100
C+
Mean commute24.9 min
Indianapolis 25.5 min
Under 30 minutes65%
Indianapolis 63%
Transit stops / sq mi1.1
Indianapolis median 0.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 38/100
D−
Restaurants & cafés13
Indianapolis median 23 · within 2 miles
Groceries0
Indianapolis median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks25
Indianapolis median 25 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 88/100
A
Median household income$123,643
Indianapolis $79,852
Unemployment1.6%
Indianapolis 4.0%
Professional occupations60%
Indianapolis 44%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Whitestown on amenities
Whitestown's weakest grade is D−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same six inputs.
SuburbAmenitiesOverall
Indianapolis city (balance)18 mi from WhitestownA 61 C Carmel12 mi from WhitestownA− 77 B Speedway14 mi from WhitestownB 67 C+ Plainfield19 mi from WhitestownB− 67 C+ Noblesville20 mi from WhitestownC+ 68 B− Brownsburg10 mi from WhitestownC 71 B− Restaurants & cafés: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026 · Groceries: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026
Common questions about living in Whitestown
Is Whitestown, IN a good place to live?
Whitestown scores 65 out of 100, 10th of 23 Indianapolis suburbs. It is strongest on employment & income and weakest on amenities. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Whitestown expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C. The median home is $373,500, 40% above the Indianapolis median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.01%. $1,842/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Whitestown?
Schools grade B−. The districts serving Whitestown sit at the 77th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 93% graduation rate and a 16.1 student–teacher ratio. Whitestown is served by Lebanon Community School Corp and Zionsville Community Schools. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Whitestown?
The mean commute is 24.9 min, with 65% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 19% working from home. Transit density is 1.1 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Whitestown?
Within two miles there are 0 groceries, 13 restaurants and cafés and 25 parks, which grades D− on amenities.
Are the homes in Whitestown old or new?
The median home in Whitestown was built in 2014 — newer than the Indianapolis median of 1983. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 80% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.
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