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A town of 3,390. Public schools that outperform most of Ohio.
Berlin Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $246K for a typical one, or 3.3 years of the Sandusky metro’s $74K median household income. It grades B+ overall, ranked 312th of 987 in Ohio. On the plus side, its schools rank ahead of 83% of Ohio towns. Berlin Township’s median age is 54.3 years, above both Ohio’s towns (41.7 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). The biggest place to walk is Edison Woods Reserve, 1,259 acres with 15.9 miles of trail. Berlin Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 82% of U.S. towns.
Where Berlin Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Edison Middle School (formerly Berlin-Milan Middle School) | 4–8 | 525 |
Stone House, TheWhere Berlin Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Berlin Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 14 old photos and papers going back to 2006 and 4 maps from 1903 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Berlin 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 Berlin Township.
Berlin Township pairs an A− for schools with modest home prices and has added a third more jobs in ten years.
There are 20 miles of trail across 3 parks and preserves. In Berlin Township, the density of trails is 0.6 miles per square mile.
| Berlin Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 8.5% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Edison Woods Reserve | 15.9 mi | 1,259 |
| 2. Old Woman Creek Estuary & Nature Reserve | 1.9 mi | 422 |
| 3. Hoffman Forest Metropark | — | 43 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
That grade comes with a B for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $246K.
Its one school is below. Public schools: the Edison Local school district. Berlin Township’s only public school teaches 525 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edison Middle School (formerly Berlin-Milan Middle School)Largest public middle schoolGrades 4–8 | Grades 4–8 | 525 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Jobs based here grew from 358 in 2013 to 495.
12% of Berlin Township residents live below the poverty line. Just 5% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Jobs based in Berlin Township grew to 495 in 2023, 137 more than in 2013. Half of commuters travel less than 15 miles.
| Berlin Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.3% | 6.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
People 65 and older are 30% of residents (18% statewide); children under 18 are 15% of residents (22% statewide). Here, 33% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree, against 32% in Ohio as a whole.
| Berlin Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 15% | 22% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 33% | 24% | 29% |
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women. Among residents 25 to 34, 80% are men (OH 51%).
| Berlin Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.9% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.5% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.7% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.7% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.5% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.8% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 17.3% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 12.5% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.5% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.9% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 20% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.7% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26.6% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.3% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,400, single groups can be off by several points
The range runs from 20° on a January night to 83° on a July afternoon, with about 33 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in three fifths of U.S. communities. Since 2006, Berlin Township has seen 5 flood insurance claims paid out.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The share of adults in Berlin Township who say their health is fair or poor: 17%. This Ohio town beats the Ohio average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| Berlin Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 20% | 19% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Berlin Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.1% | 15.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.1% | 14.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.6% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Berlin Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw15 mi Theme parkCedar Point3.8M visitors a year
38 mi MuseumOhio State Reformatory
28 mi National MemorialPerry's Victory and International Peace Memorial124K visitors a year13 mi Theme parkCastaway Bay
28 mi CaveCrystal Cave
14 mi MuseumAllen Memorial Art MuseumCedar Point: Larry Pieniazek, User:Lar, en:User:Lar (primary), CC BY 2.5 · Ohio State Reformatory: Niagara66, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial: NPS Photo, Public domain · Crystal Cave: Analogue Kid at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · Allen Memorial Art Museum: Daderot, Public domain
2 within 15 miles of the center of Berlin Township
About 4 of every 100 Berlin Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Berlin Township is one of the nine townships of Erie County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Sandusky, Ohio metropolitan statistical area. As of the 2020 census the population was 3,450.
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5 towns share a border with Berlin Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin Township | #312 | B+ | B | — | A− | B− |
| Florence Township | — | — | B− | — | B+ | C+ |
| Townsend Township | — | — | B | — | B− | C |
| Milan Township | #98 | A | B+ | — | A− | B+ |
| Vermilion Township | #613 | B− | B− | — | B+ | B |
| Huron Township | #206 | A− | B | — | A | B |
Florence Township and Townsend Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Berlin Township, Florence Township, Townsend Township, Milan Township, Vermilion Township and Huron Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Berlin Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Berlin Township grades B+ overall, better than 73% of U.S. towns and #312 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B− for health and A− 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.
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