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Auglaize TownshipOH
A town of 1,369.
3 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
1,369
2025 Census estimate · −1.2% since 2020
Median home value
$154K
Census ACS
Household income
$61K
median
Median age
54.9
years
Jobs based here
97
A commuter town
Is Auglaize Township a good place to live?
Auglaize Township’s best subject grade is an A+ for cost of living; its weakest is a C− for walkability. 33% of residents are 65 or older in Auglaize Township, against 20% in Ohio’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. On cost of living, just 28 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do better. Only 158 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score lower on history. Auglaize Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Small town
1,369 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Defiance TownshipEmerald TownshipBrown TownshipAuglaize Township
How Auglaize Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Auglaize Township is from typical.
Cost of livingTypical home $154K, 2.3 years of the county’s $68K median household incomeA+Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 3.2 of 20; 0% of households have no car; 1.9% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC−Open →HealthMercy Health - Defiance Hospital 7.6 miles awayCOpen →SchoolsBeat 61% of Ohio districts on tests and graduationBOpen →Jobs & income$61K median household incomeC+Open →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsConserved land, trails and parksC−Open →HistoryC−Open →Civic life0.9 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsB−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Auglaize Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Auglaize Township, and how to reach them.
PowerAEP Ohio19.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet5 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Auglaize Township’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Ohio you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereDirector, Paulding County Board of ElectionsPaulding County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Feb 2023
ZIP codes43512, 45873, 4587943512 68% · 45873 29% · 45879 3%Census 2020
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 Auglaize Township.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C+
Auglaize Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Auglaize Township for work: only 2% work in town. 4% of residents live below the poverty line in Auglaize Township, below both the Ohio town median (9.1%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Since 2013, Auglaize Township has added 48 jobs, to 97 in 2023.
2%work in town
| Auglaize Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.9% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $61,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
In Auglaize Township2%
Defiance16%
Paulding8%
Brown Township4%
Paulding Township3%
19 mi
median commute distance
97
jobs based in Auglaize Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
HealthC
Residents of Auglaize Township are less healthy than 70% of U.S. towns
Auglaize Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 14% of adults have diabetes in Auglaize Township.
30%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
| Auglaize Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 28% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better30 too close to call2 worse
| What stands out | Auglaize Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with heart disease | 8% | 7.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.8% | 8.7% |
Mercy Health - Defiance Hospital
7.6 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Climate
In Auglaize Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Auglaize Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 19° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
24″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter21–36°
Spring39–60°
Summer61–83°
Fall43–63°
Oct 24
typical first frost
Apr 22
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B−
Auglaize Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 51% of U.S. communities. Since 1999, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Auglaize Township.
51risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind
3
paid flood claims since 1999
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Auglaize Township
17pages on Auglaize Township
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Auglaize Township
About 3 of every 100 Auglaize Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
A commuter town
98% of working residents leave Auglaize Township for work
Where Auglaize Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
97jobs based in Auglaize Township
2%of working residents work in town
19 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Auglaize Township
Township in Ohio, US
Auglaize Township is one of the twelve townships of Paulding County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,332 people in the township.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 22 sq mi
- Elevation
- 712 ft
Questions about Auglaize Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Auglaize 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+.