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Allen Township grades A− overall, ranked 270th of 987 in Ohio, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $139K and its schools outperform 79% of the state's. It also does better than most on health: residents are healthier than 61% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. A typical home there costs about $351K, 4.3 years of the Columbus metro’s $82K median household income. Allen Township’s median household income is $139,000, above both Ohio’s towns ($75,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 80% of U.S. towns.
Where Allen Township beats most towns.
Where Allen 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 Allen Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2015 and 4 maps from 1916 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Allen 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 Allen Township.
Allen Township draws workers from Columbus and beyond and owes part of its health edge to its incomes, but it has little public open land.
9,152 jobs are based in Allen Township, 6.7 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. 22.7% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio.
Most working residents leave Allen Township for work: only 7% work in town. The average trip to work in Allen Township is 30 minutes. Since 2013, Allen Township has added 983 jobs, to 9,152 in 2023.
| Allen Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 7.5% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 87% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Allen Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median household earns $138,971, against $71,389 across Ohio, one input to its A for jobs and income.
Adults 35 to 64 are 45% of residents (38% statewide). Allen Township’s median age is 48.6 years. Allen Township has grown 19% since 2020, to 2,873 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Allen Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48.6 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 37% | 24% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 20% | 18% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.5 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Allen Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.6% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.4% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.6% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7.4% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 18.5% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.8% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.4% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.4% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 36.8% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.7% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 4.9% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 27.1% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.6% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,900, single groups can be off by several points
Against the 3,663 U.S. towns with household incomes like Allen Township’s, it is less healthy than 89%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
41% of Allen Township adults have obesity. Allen Township beats the Ohio average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 18% of Allen Township adults binge drink.
| Allen Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 20% | 19% |
| What stands out | Allen Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.4% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.8% | 3.7% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 76.6% | 79.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Just 228 of its 19,162 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Allen Township itself; its outdoors grade is D.
0.3 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Honda Recreational Park | 0.2 mi | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Allen Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw30 mi Stadium & arenaOhio Stadium
15 mi MountainCampbell Hill
20 mi Zoo & aquariumColumbus Zoo and Aquarium
31 mi Stadium & arenaHistoric Crew Stadium
31 mi Stadium & arenaScottsMiracle-Gro Field
29 mi Stadium & arenaValue City ArenaOhio Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Campbell Hill: Analogue Kid (talk)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Columbus Zoo and Aquarium: Adolphus79 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Historic Crew Stadium: Rick Dikeman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · ScottsMiracle-Gro Field: Nova Crystallis, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Value City Arena: Nick81aku at English Wikipedia, Public domain
1 within 15 miles of the center of Allen Township
About 4 of every 100 Allen Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Allen Township is one of the fourteen townships of Union County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,365 people in the township.
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5 towns share a border with Allen Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Township | #270 | A− | C+ | — | A− | B |
| Union Township | — | — | B | — | A | B |
| Liberty Township | — | — | C+ | — | A− | B− |
| Rush Township | #587 | B− | A− | — | A− | C− |
| Paris Township | #255 | A− | C+ | — | A− | B |
| Zane Township | — | — | B | — | A− | C+ |
Union Township, Liberty Township and Zane Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Allen Township, Union Township, Liberty Township, Rush Township, Paris Township and Zane Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Allen Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Allen Township grades A− overall, better than 75% of U.S. towns and #270 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B for health and A− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
