Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,105.
Auburn Township’s best subject grades are an A for schools and history and an A− for civic life; its weakest is a C− for health. 36% of residents are under 18 in Auburn Township, above both the Ohio town median (22%) and the median of U.S. towns (22%). On hazard risk, just 46 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do better. A typical home costs about $272K, 4.2 years of the New Philadelphia area’s $65K median household income. Only 28 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score lower on the outdoors. Ragersville School is on the National Register of Historic Places. Auburn Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Auburn Township beats most towns.
Ragersville School| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Ragersville Elementary School | K–6 | 145 |
| Sand Hill School | 1–8 | 48 |
| Pleasant Valley School | 1–8 | 31 |
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Auburn Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 820 in 1990, 1,109 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2012 and 5 maps from 1911 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Auburn 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 Auburn Township.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 95% of U.S. communities. Since 2004, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Auburn Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Garaway Local school district. One of its 3 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ragersville Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 145 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Auburn Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 38% of adults feel lonely in Auburn Township, where Ohio’s towns sit at 34% and U.S. towns at 33%. 20% of adults report frequent mental distress in Auburn Township.
| Auburn Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Auburn Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 10.7% | 8% |
| More smokers | 19.4% | 15.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.7% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Auburn Township for work: only 2% work in town. Auburn Township’s average trip to work is 18 minutes. The top destinations are Sugarcreek (14%), Walnut Creek Township (7%) and Berlin (6%).
| Auburn Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.2% | 6.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Auburn Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 20° and about 20 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Auburn Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw28 mi MuseumPro Football Hall of Fame192K visitors a year
in town MuseumAge of Steam Roundhouse
28 mi Stadium & arenaTom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium
27 mi LandmarkMcKinley National Memorial
15 mi MuseumFort Laurens
27 mi MuseumWilliam McKinley Presidential Library and MuseumPro Football Hall of Fame: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · Age of Steam Roundhouse: Alvintrusty, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium: Harrier233 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · McKinley National Memorial: CoolRockC, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Laurens: Roseohioresident, Public domain · William McKinley Presidential Library and Museum: Tim Evanson from Cleveland Heights, Ohio, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Auburn Township
About 0 of every 100 Auburn Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Where Auburn Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Township in Ohio, US
Auburn Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,109 people in the township.
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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 B+.
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