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Amanda Township grades C overall, 818th of 987 graded towns in Ohio, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Natural-hazard risk is low. On the other side, the typical home is worth about $336K, 4.1 years of the Columbus metro’s $82K median household income. Amanda Township’s average trip to work is 35 minutes, above both Ohio’s towns (24 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 94% of U.S. towns. Amanda Township has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Lyman Allen House And Barn and Valentine Reber House.
Where Amanda Township beats most towns.
Where Amanda 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 Amanda Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 181 in 1850, 673 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 6 maps from 1914 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Amanda 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 Amanda Township.
Amanda Township has little public open land, but it has commutes longer than most of Ohio.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 87% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Amanda-Clearcreek Local school district. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Amanda-Clearcreek High School, with 413 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda-Clearcreek Primary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 417 | – |
| Amanda-Clearcreek High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 413 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
86% of Amanda Township households own their home. The typical Amanda Township home is worth about $336,000, up 4.4% in a year, 37% above the Ohio typical home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The average commute for its 1,169 working residents takes 34.6 minutes, against 23.4 across Ohio. Jobs based here grew from 408 in 2013 to 651.
Most working residents leave Amanda Township for work: only 8% work in town. Since 2013, Amanda Township has added 243 jobs, to 651 in 2023. 12% of residents live below the poverty line in Amanda Township.
| Amanda Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $81,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Amanda Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 21° and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Amanda Township tracks Ohio closely on all 32 CDC measures.
| Amanda Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 17% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Just 49 of its 23,520 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Amanda Township itself; its outdoors grade is D.
1.5 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
3 within 15 miles of the center of Amanda Township
About 4 of every 100 Amanda Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
3 places in Amanda Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Village in Ohio, United States
Amanda is a village in Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. The population was 637 at the 2020 census.
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4 towns share a border with Amanda Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda Township | #818 | C | C− | — | B+ | C+ |
| Clearcreek Township | #609 | B− | B+ | — | B− | C+ |
| Walnut Township | #919 | C− | C | — | B+ | C |
| Bloom Township | #421 | B | C | — | B+ | B |
| Hocking Township | #588 | B− | B− | — | B− | C+ |
Amanda Township, Clearcreek Township, Walnut Township, Bloom Township and Hocking Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Amanda Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Amanda Township grades C overall, better than 29% of U.S. towns and #818 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C+ for health and B+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
