Bearfield TownshipOH
A town of 1,478.
Is Bearfield Township a good place to live?
The best of Bearfield Township’s subject grades is an A+ for cost of living; the weakest is a D for health. Bearfield Township’s average trip to work is 45 minutes, above both the Ohio town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). On cost of living, just 39 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do better. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 88% of U.S. towns. Only 128 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score lower on history. Bearfield Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 82% of U.S. towns. Bearfield Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,478 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Bearfield Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Bearfield Township is from typical.
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Moving to Bearfield Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bearfield 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 Bearfield Township.
Health in Bearfield Township trails 89% of U.S. towns
Bearfield Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 21% of Bearfield Township adults smoke cigarettes, above both Ohio’s towns (16%) and U.S. towns (14%). 42% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Bearfield Township.
| Bearfield Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 16% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 28% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Bearfield Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 20.8% | 15.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.7% | 8% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19.1% | 15.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Bearfield Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Bearfield Township for work: only 2% work in town. Bearfield Township’s median household income is $106,000. Since 2013, Bearfield Township has added 21 jobs, to 54 in 2023.
| Bearfield Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $106,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.5% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.1% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Bearfield Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Bearfield Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 21° and about 10 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Conserved land covers 5.6% of Bearfield Township
4.1 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
| Bearfield Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.6% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Moderate risk in Bearfield Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 56% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Bearfield Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Bearfield Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Bearfield Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Bearfield Township has shrunk 12% since 2010
1,677 counted in 2010 and 1,465 in 2020; an estimated 1,478 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
About Bearfield Township
Township in Ohio, US
Bearfield Township is one of the fourteen townships of Perry County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,465 people in the township.
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- Area
- 28 sq mi
- Elevation
- 860 ft
Questions about Bearfield Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Bearfield 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+.