Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 40,768.
Bath Township's standout: natural-hazard risk is low. Overall it grades B, 492nd of 987 graded towns in Ohio. It has 28 miles of trail and it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 78% of U.S. towns. Bath Township is home to Air Force Institute of Technology-Graduate School of Engineering & Management. 51% of households own their home in Bath Township, against 77% in Ohio’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns. Bath Township has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Huffman Field and Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park.
Where Bath Township beats most towns.
9% of the town is conserved land, across 41 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Bath Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Huffman Field is a National Historic Landmark, the National Register’s top tier.
The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2007 and 5 maps from 1904 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bath Township. Close and well known come first.
5 mi MuseumNational Museum of the United States Air Force1.0M visitors a year
Big draw35 mi Theme parkKings Island3.5M visitors a year5 mi MuseumNational Aviation Hall of Fame300K visitors a year
in town MuseumHuffman Prairie
in town National Historical ParkDayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park80K visitors a year
13 mi LandmarkMadonna of the TrailNational Museum of the United States Air Force: No machine-readable author provided. Rogerd assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kings Island: Eli Duke from Portland, OR, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Huffman Prairie: Wright Brothers, Public domain · Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Madonna of the Trail: W. Guy Finley, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bath 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 Bath Township.
28 miles of trail in 41 parks and preserves. Bath Township’s trail density is 0.7 miles per square mile. Oakes Quarry Park, at 215 acres with 5.3 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Bath Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 9% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Oakes Quarry Park | 5.3 mi | 215 |
| 2. Huffman Prairie State Natural Landmark | 1.9 mi | 109 |
| 3. Huffman MetroPark | 1.9 mi | 59 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Fairborn City school district. Two of its 8 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairborn Primary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 1,261 | – |
| Fairborn High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,027 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 93% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, 18 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Bath Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Adults 18 to 34 are 34% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 33% of residents (38% statewide). The median age in Bath Township is 33.6 years. Bath Township has grown 3.5% since 2020, to 40,768 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Bath Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33.6 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 18% | 22% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 29% | 24% | 29% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.6 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women. Median age: women 34.7, men 32.9.
| Bath Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.1% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.5% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 15.4% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 18.8% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.2% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.4% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.6% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26.8% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.1% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.9% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.3% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Bath Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 22° and about 25 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Bath Township for work: only 10% work in town. 15% of Bath Township residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Dayton (13%), Beavercreek (9%) and Fairborn (9%).
| Bath Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $63,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 10% | 6.8% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Against the 9,574 U.S. towns with household incomes like Bath Township’s, it is healthier than 80%, so its B isn’t only a matter of income.
Bath Township beats the Ohio average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 36% of adults feel lonely in Bath Township.
| Bath Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 34% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 38% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Bath Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.8% | 3.7% |
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 10.4% | 13.2% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 73.1% | 79.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
16 within 15 miles of the center of Bath Township
About 12 of every 100 Bath Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
4 places in Bath Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Ohio, US
Bath Township is one of the twelve townships of Greene County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 39,365.
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10 towns share a border with Bath Township.
Miami Township next door grades higher for schools (A− to Bath Township’s C+) and lower for cost of living (C to B).
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bath Township | #492 | B | B | — | C+ | B |
| Beavercreek Township | #316 | B+ | C− | — | A | B |
| Fairborn | #668 | C+ | B | C+ | C+ | C+ |
| Dayton | #974 | D | B+ | D− | C− | D− |
| Wright-Patterson AFB | — | — | C | — | C+ | A− |
| Riverside | #802 | C | B | — | C+ | C− |
| Mad River Township | #754 | C+ | B− | — | B− | C+ |
| Miami Township | #164 | A− | C | — | A− | A− |
Wright-Patterson AFB has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Bath Township, Beavercreek Township, Wright-Patterson AFB, Riverside, Mad River Township and Miami Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Bath Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Bath Township grades B overall, better than 60% of U.S. towns and #492 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B for health and C+ for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
