Addison TownshipOH
A town of 2,092, settled in 1838. 2 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Ohio town.
Is Addison Township a good place to live?
Addison Township’s best subject grades are an A for cost of living and an A+ for civic life; its weakest is a D for health. 16% of residents are under 18 in Addison Township, where Ohio’s towns sit at 22% and U.S. towns at 22%. On civic life, just 60 of Ohio’s 1,560 towns do better. Addison Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Addison Township stand out
Where Addison Township beats most towns.
How Addison Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Addison Township is from typical.
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Moving to Addison Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Addison 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Addison Township.
On CDC estimates, Addison Township is less healthy than 88% of U.S. towns
Addison Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14. 35% of Addison Township adults get no exercise outside work, above both Ohio’s towns (28%) and U.S. towns (25%). 21% of adults smoke cigarettes in Addison Township.
| Addison Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 28% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Addison Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 11.3% | 8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.5% | 7.1% |
| More smokers | 20.6% | 15.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Addison Township’s schools rank behind 62% of Ohio districts
Its public schools are run by the Gallia County Local school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Addaville Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 315 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Addison Township
Addison Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 24° and about 18 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Low risk in Addison Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 65% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 22 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Addison Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Addison Township has 0.9 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Addison Township for work: only 3% work in town. Jobs based in Addison Township grew to 716 in 2023, 421 more than in 2013. Addison Township’s average trip to work is 20 minutes.
| Addison Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $65,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| Addison 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% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Addison Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Addison Township
About 6 of every 100 Addison Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
About Addison Township
Township in Ohio, US
Addison Township is one of the fifteen townships of Gallia County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,160.
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- Area
- 28 sq mi
- Elevation
- 728 ft
Addison Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Addison Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addison Township | — | — | A | — | C+ | D |
| Cheshire Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Springfield Township | #917 | C− | A− | — | C+ | D |
| Gallipolis Township | #870 | C− | B | — | C+ | D |
Addison Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Addison Township, Springfield Township and Gallipolis Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Cheshire Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Addison Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Addison Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Addison Township, OH a good place to live?
2 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Ohio town.
Is Addison Township, OH expensive?
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.