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A town of 2,028.
Adams Township’s best subject grades are a B+ for schools and incomes; its weakest is a C− for walkability. 94% of households own their home in Adams Township, where Ohio’s towns sit at 77% and U.S. towns at 73%. Only 47 of Ohio’s 1,560 towns score lower on civic life. Eli Harvey House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Adams Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Adams Township beats most towns.
Where Adams Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Adams Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1890 and 3 maps from 1907 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Adams Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Adams Township.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 88% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Clinton-Massie Local school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Clinton-Massie High School, with 486 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton-Massie Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 747 | B+ |
| Clinton-Massie High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 486 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Adams Township for work: only 4% work in town. Since 2013, Adams Township has added 160 jobs, to 585 in 2023. Adams Township’s median household income is $91,000, above both the Ohio town median ($75,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000).
| Adams Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $91,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.7% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.5% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 24% of residents (18% statewide). The median age in Adams Township is 45.3 years. 24% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio.
| Adams Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 24% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 45.3 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 24% | 22% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 24% | 29% |
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.9 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Adams Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.7% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 15.3% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.7% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 3.8% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.2% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.7% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.1% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 18.8% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.8% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.4% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 36.3% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.9% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.7% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 14.8% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.9% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,000, single groups can be off by several points
Adams Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 22° and about 27 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adams Township tracks Ohio closely on all 32 CDC measures. 39% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Adams Township.
| Adams Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 34% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 26% | 23% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Adams Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.3% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Adams Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw20 mi Theme parkKings Island3.5M visitors a year
25 mi MuseumNational Museum of the United States Air Force1.0M visitors a year
39 mi MountainSerpent Mound
40 mi Stadium & arenaPaycor Stadium
39 mi Stadium & arenaGreat American Ball Park
38 mi Stadium & arenaNippert StadiumKings Island: Eli Duke from Portland, OR, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · National Museum of the United States Air Force: No machine-readable author provided. Rogerd assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Serpent Mound: The British Library, No restrictions · Paycor Stadium: JonRidinger, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Great American Ball Park: Eric Kilby profile at Flickr website, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Nippert Stadium: Ben Levin, CC BY-SA 4.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Adams Township
About 3 of every 100 Adams Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Adams Township is one of the thirteen townships of Clinton County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 2,040.
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2 towns share a border with Adams Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Township | — | — | B− | — | B+ | C+ |
| Vernon Township | #733 | C+ | B | — | B+ | C |
| Union Township | #636 | B− | B | — | C+ | C |
Adams Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Adams Township, Vernon Township and Union Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Adams Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
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