Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 3,319.
Adams Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $152K for a typical one, or 2.4 years of the Greenville area’s $64K median household income. It grades C+ overall, 672nd of 987 graded towns in Ohio. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 89% of U.S. towns. 27% of residents are under 18 in Adams Township, above both the Ohio town median (22%) and the median of U.S. towns (22%). Adams Township has 1 place on the National Register.
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.
Its best grade is an A for history (1 place on the National Register), which describes the town but isn’t part of the overall grade; its C+ comes from the livability subjects above.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1890 and 3 maps from 1961 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.
Most working residents leave Adams Township for work: only 7% work in town. Since 2013, Adams Township has added 83 jobs, to 544 in 2023. 14% of Adams Township residents live below the poverty line.
| Adams Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Each of its 5 graded neighbors has a higher School Grade than its C+, Wayne Township highest at A+.
Its public schools are run by the Bradford Exempted Village school district. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 269 | C+ |
| Bradford High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 244 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Adams Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 18% of adults smoke cigarettes in Adams Township.
| Adams Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 28% | 25% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | Adams Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.3% | 8% |
| More smokers | 17.9% | 15.4% |
| More adults with heart disease | 7.9% | 7.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
4.7 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Darke Wildlife Area, at 316 acres.
| Adams Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.1% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Historic Bear's Mill Preserve | 0.6 mi | 39 |
| 2. Darke Wildlife Area | 0.3 mi | 316 |
| 3. Gettysburg Community Park | — | 14 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Adams Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 66% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
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 twenty townships of Darke County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 3,343 people in the township.
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6 towns share a border with Adams Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Township | #672 | C+ | A− | — | C+ | C |
| Greenville Township | #745 | C+ | A− | — | B− | D |
| Wayne Township | #45 | A+ | B+ | — | A+ | B |
| Newberry Township | #224 | A− | A | — | B | C+ |
| Van Buren Township | — | — | A− | — | A | C− |
| Franklin Township | — | — | B− | — | A | C |
| Richland Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Van Buren Township and Franklin Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Adams Township, Greenville Township, Wayne Township, Newberry Township, Van Buren Township and Franklin Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Richland Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Adams Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Adams Township grades C+ overall, better than 43% of U.S. towns and #672 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C for health and C+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
