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Coldwell Banker Kaiser would like to be one of the first to welcome you Carmel! Since our founding in 1959, we have made it our business to stay up to the minute on Indianapolis and the surrounding areas. Over the years, we have grown with this exciting market, mastering all facets of the real estate field. The following is a brief glance at what Carmel has to offer you.

Location
Carmel is located in Clay Township, Hamilton County. It is just north of Indianapolis on Highways U.S. 31 and IN 431. I-465, on the southern edge, connects four major interstates.

Population
City of Carmel 36,837
Clay Township 55,317
Hamilton County 147,719

Schools
Grade Range	Preschool-12th
Students Enrolled	10,889
Teachers	632
Student to Teacher Ratio	15.9 to 1
High School Dropout Rate	1.04%
State Ranking	99th Percentile
National Ranking	94th Percentile

Public Schools
Carmel High School 520 East Main Street (317) 846-7721 Carmel Elementary School 101 Fourth Avenue, S.E. (317) 844-0168 Forest Dale Elementary 10721 Lakeshore Drive (317) 844-4948 Smokey Row Elementary 900 West 136th Street (317) 571-7925 Prarie Trace Elementary 14200 North River Road (317) 571-7925	Carmel Junior High School 300 South Guilford (317) 846-7331 Cherry Tree Elementary 13890 Hazel Del Road (317) 846-3086 Mohawk Trails Elementary 4242 East 126th Street (317) 844-1158 Woodbrook Elementary 4331 East 116th Street (317) 846-7721	Clay Junior High School 5150 East 126th Street (317) 844-7251 College Wood Elementary 400 South Guilford (317) 846-3553 Orchard Park Elementary 10475 School Parkway (317) 848-1918 Administrative Office 5201 East 131st Street (317) 844-9961

Private Schools
Our Lady of Mount Carmel 1047 West 146th Street (317) 846-1118

Public Services
Police	Emergency Administration	(317) 571-2580 (317) 571-2500
Fire	Non-Emergency Station1 (non-emergency) Station2 (non-emergency) Station3 (non-emergency) Station4 (non-emergency) Station5 (non-emergency)	(317) 571-2580 (317) 571-2600 (317) 873-4835 (317) 571-2631 (317) 571-2632 (317) 818-3400
Post Office	275 Medical Drive	(317) 846-1556
License Branch	1009 West Main St.	(317)846-5533
Library	55 4th Ave. Southeast	(317) 844-6711
Chamber	one Civic Square	(317) 571-2400

Medical-Hospitals
Indiana University Medial Center 550 University Boulevard (317) 274-5000 St. Vincent Carmel 13500 North Meridian Street (317) 573-7000	Medcheck Carmel 1200 W. Carmel Dr. Suite C (317) 575-0655

Newspapers
Local Carmel/Noblesville Daily Ledger (317) 773-1210 The Carmel Tribune (317) 573-844-3311	Indianapolis Indianapolis Star/News (317) 633-9211 Indianapolis Business Journal (317) 634-6200

Government

• Carmel is governed by a Mayor, seven City Council members, a Clerk Treasurer, and a Judge, all of these officials are elected.
  
• The City also has a Plan Commission and a Board of Zoning Appeals.
  
• Voter Registration: (317) 776-9632
  

Age Breakdown
0-9 years 16.1%
10-17years 12.5%
18-29years 13.3%
30-39years 17.0%
40-49years 18.0%
50-64years 14.0%
65+ years 9.0%

Miscellaneous
Average Travel Time to Work: 21.9 minutes
Median Income for Zionsville $64,265
Median Income with Children: $95,968
3.17% chance of being the victim of a crime
0.24% chance of being the victim of a bodily crime

General Facts About Indiana
Capital: Indianapolis
Population: 5,864,108
Nickname: Hoosier State
Date of Statehood December 11, 1816
State Bird: Cardinal
State Flower: Peony
State Tree: Tulip Poplar
Median Income: $31,055
Median Income with Children: $42,341
Average Travel Time to Work: 20.4 minutes
Average Age: 35.3 years

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