Alexander TownshipOH
A town of 2,749.
Is Alexander Township a good place to live?
Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 96% of U.S. towns. Overall it grades C−, 871st among Ohio's 987 graded towns. It also does better than most on schools: its schools outperform 66% of the state's. Its lowest everyday mark is in incomes: the median household income is $81K, and 10% of residents live below the poverty line. A typical home there costs about $187K, 3.3 years of the Athens area’s $56K median household income. On history, just 59 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do worse. Alexander Township’s average trip to work is 32 minutes, above both Ohio’s towns (24 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes).
97% of working residents leave Alexander Township for work
Where Alexander Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Alexander Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Alexander Township is from typical.
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Moving to Alexander Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Alexander 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 Alexander Township.
Alexander Township carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Ohio (mostly inland flooding), but it has little public open land and has commutes longer than most of Ohio.
Alexander Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The average commute for its 1,017 working residents takes 31.7 minutes, against 23.4 across Ohio.
Most working residents leave Alexander Township for work: only 3% work in town. Jobs based in Alexander Township fell to 376 in 2023, 29 fewer than in 2013. The top destinations are Athens (34%), Columbus (6%) and Albany (4%).
| Alexander Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 3.2% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $81,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Alexander Township earns a B+ for schools
Its public schools are run by the Alexander Local school district. Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is Alexander Jr. / Sr. High School, with 693 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 669 | C |
| Alexander Jr. / Sr. High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 693 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
In Alexander Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Alexander Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 22° and about 18 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults report frequent mental distress in Alexander Township than in most of Ohio or the rest of the country
22% of Alexander Township adults report frequent mental distress. Alexander Township beats the Ohio average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 38% of Alexander Township adults feel lonely.
| Alexander Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 18% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 26% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| What stands out | Alexander Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 3% | 3.7% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.1% | 8.7% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 11.8% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Fewer young adults than Ohio overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (22% statewide); children under 18 are 26% of residents (22% statewide). 32% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Alexander Township.
| Alexander Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 24% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 20% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.9 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Alexander Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.7% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 15.6% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.4% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.7% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.9% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.7% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.3% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.7% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 11.1% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.7% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.4% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.9% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.4% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.5% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,700, single groups can be off by several points
Alexander Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 86% of Ohio towns; that rating is what its B for hazard risk is built on.
Alexander Township’s FEMA risk score is 54 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0.3% of Alexander Township is conserved land
Just 66 of its 23,873 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Alexander Township itself; its outdoors grade is D.
1.6 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Alexander Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Alexander Township
About 5 of every 100 Alexander Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
About Alexander Township
Township in Ohio, US
Alexander Township is one of the fourteen townships of Athens County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,801 people in the township.
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- Area
- 37 sq mi
- Elevation
- 830 ft
Alexander Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Alexander Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Township | #871 | C− | C+ | — | B+ | C+ |
| Lee Township | #671 | C+ | B− | — | B+ | C |
| Lodi Township | — | — | B− | — | B+ | C+ |
| Athens Township | #855 | C− | D | — | B− | B− |
| Scipio Township | — | — | B | — | C | D |
Lodi Township and Scipio Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Alexander Township, Lee Township, Lodi Township, Athens Township and Scipio Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Alexander Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Alexander Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Alexander Township, OH a good place to live?
Alexander Township grades C− overall, better than 23% of U.S. towns and #871 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C+ for health and B+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Alexander Township, OH expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.