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Bennington TownshipOH
A town of 3,346.
3 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
3,346
2025 Census estimate · +2% since 2020
Median home value
$340K
Census ACS
Household income
$107K
median
Median age
41.0
years
Jobs based here
1,162
Balanced
TownGrade
B+
#408 of 987 in OH
Is Bennington Township a good place to live?
Bennington Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $340K, 4.1 years of the Columbus metro’s $82K median household income. It grades B+ overall, 408th among Ohio's 987 graded towns. On the plus side, the median household earns $107K. Bennington Township’s average trip to work is 37 minutes, where Ohio’s towns sit at 24 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 76% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Cardinal Center, at 65 acres.
How Bennington Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Bennington Township is from typical.
Jobs & incomeA−Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.9 of 20; 4.6% of households have no car; 0.8% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC−Open →SchoolsBeat 65% of Ohio districts on tests and graduationB+Open →Cost of livingBOpen →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 46% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listBOpen →HealthOhiohealth Morrow County Hospital 11.8 miles awayC+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
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 Bennington Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bennington Township, and how to reach them.
PowerConsolidated Cooperative17.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterDel-Co WaterNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet7 providers96% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Bennington 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, Morrow County Board of ElectionsMorrow County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2019
ZIP code4333443334 99%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 Bennington Township.
Bennington Township trades workers with Columbus and other neighbors, but it has little public open land and trails even towns with similar incomes on health.
Climate
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Bennington Township
Bennington Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
24″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter22–37°
Spring39–61°
Summer60–82°
Fall42–63°
Oct 17
typical first frost
Apr 27
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A−
Most working residents commute out of Bennington Township
Bennington Township has about as many jobs (1,162) as working residents, but only 70 people both live and work here. The average commute takes 36.8 minutes, against 23.4 across Ohio.
Most working residents leave Bennington Township for work: only 6% work in town. Since 2013, Bennington Township has added 611 jobs, to 1,162 in 2023. 5.1% of Bennington Township residents live below the poverty line.
6%work in town
| Bennington Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $107,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.1% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.7% | 6.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Bennington Township6%
Columbus17%
Delaware6%
Westerville5%
Mount Vernon4%
22 mi
median commute distance
1,162
jobs based in Bennington Township
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
C−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 24% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
HealthC+
Residents of Bennington Township are less healthy than 59% of U.S. towns
Against the 7,662 U.S. towns with household incomes like Bennington Township’s, it is less healthy than 87%, so it trails even them.
Bennington Township beats the Ohio average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 35% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Bennington Township.
41%healthier than U.S. townsC+Health Grade
| Bennington Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 38% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 14% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
4 better28 too close to call0 worse
| What stands out | Bennington Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.9% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.5% | 8.3% |
Ohiohealth Morrow County Hospital
11.8 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
54th
percentile among OH towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Who lives here
More children than Ohio overall
Children under 18 are 27% of residents (22% statewide). Bennington Township has grown 2% since 2020, to 3,346 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 30% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio.
41median age · OH 39.7
| Bennington Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 30% | 24% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 19% | 20% | 18% |
Bennington TownshipOhioUnited States
Ages · share of residents
17%
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma6%
High school38%
Some college16%
Associate’s11%
Bachelor’s23%
Graduate7%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.7 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Bennington Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.7% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.8% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.8% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.1% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 17.3% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.2% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 6.4% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.3% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.5% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.5% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 38% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.8% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.8% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.1% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.8% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,300, single groups can be off by several points
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Bennington Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 54% of U.S. communities.
46risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
OutdoorsD
0% of Bennington Township is conserved land
Just 0 of its 16,059 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Bennington Township itself; its outdoors grade is D.
0.1 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 16,059 acres
0.1 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cardinal Center | — | 65 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Bennington Township
18pages on Bennington Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Bennington Township; the nearest are
Ohio Wesleyan UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Delaware15.7 mi$53,888 tuitionOhio State University-Marion CampusUniversity or college · Public · Marion20.5 mi$9,488 in-state tuitionOhio State University Agricultural Technical InstituteCommunity college · Public · Wooster53.1 mi$9,584 in-state tuition
About 4 of every 100 Bennington Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
About Bennington Township
Township in Ohio, US
Bennington Township is one of the sixteen townships of Morrow County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 3,297 people in the township, 283 of whom lived in the village of Marengo.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 25 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,181 ft
Bennington Township’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Bennington Township.
Peru TownshipSouth Bloomfield TownshipPorter TownshipBennington Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennington Township | #408 | B+ | B | — | B+ | C+ |
| Peru Township | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | C+ |
| South Bloomfield Township | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | B− |
| Porter Township | — | — | C+ | — | A− | B+ |
Peru Township, South Bloomfield Township and Porter Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Bennington Township, Peru Township, South Bloomfield Township and Porter Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Bennington Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Bennington Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Bennington Township, OH a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Bennington Township grades B+ overall, better than 66% of U.S. towns and #408 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C+ for health and B+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Bennington Township, OH expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.