Bay TownshipOH
A town of 1,108.
Is Bay Township a good place to live?
The best of Bay Township’s subject grades are an A for cost of living and an A− for the outdoors and civic life; the weakest is a D for hazard risk. Bay Township’s median age is 60.4 years, where Ohio’s towns sit at 41.7 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. On hazard risk, just 25 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do worse. 37% of the land in Bay Township is conserved, against 3.7% in Ohio’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. On history, just 93 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do worse. The biggest park or preserve is Little Portage River Wildlife Area, at 436 acres. Bay Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Bay Township stand out
Where Bay Township beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
Bay Township has shrunk 23% since 2010
1,458 counted in 2010 and 1,142 in 2020; an estimated 1,108 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Bay Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Bay Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Bay Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bay 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Bay Township.
Conserved land covers nearly a third of Bay Township
4.2 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Little Portage River Wildlife Area | — | 436 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most of Bay Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.4 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Bay Township for work: only 3% work in town. The average trip to work in Bay Township is 29 minutes. The top destinations are Port Clinton (16%), Portage Township (8%) and Fremont (7%).
| Bay Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.2% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $65,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Bay Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 75% of U.S. communities. Since 1982, 33 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Bay Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Bay Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Bay Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. Bay Township’s July high is 83°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Bay Township is less healthy than 63% of U.S. towns
Bay Township beats the Ohio average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 43% of Bay Township adults have high blood pressure.
| Bay Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 38% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 28% | 25% |
| What stands out | Bay Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.4% | 8.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.1% | 14.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.5% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Cedar Point and 14 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bay Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw17 mi Theme parkCedar Point3.8M visitors a year
16 mi National MemorialPerry's Victory and International Peace Memorial124K visitors a year
31 mi MuseumToledo Museum of Art340K visitors a year
15 mi CaveCrystal Cave
31 mi Zoo & aquariumToledo Zoo18 mi Theme parkCastaway BayPhoto credits
Cedar Point: Larry Pieniazek, User:Lar, en:User:Lar (primary), CC BY 2.5 · Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial: NPS Photo, Public domain · Toledo Museum of Art: Ɱ, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Crystal Cave: Analogue Kid at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · Toledo Zoo: DreamingKoala, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Everything we know about Bay Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Bay Township
About 0 of every 100 Bay Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
1,108 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
About Bay Township
Township in Ohio, US
Bay Township is one of the twelve townships of Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,142 people in the township.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 22 sq mi
- Elevation
- 577 ft
Questions about Bay Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Bay 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.