Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Big Spring Township’s subject grades are an A for cost of living, schools, and history; the weakest is a C for walkability. 27% of residents are under 18 in Big Spring Township, against 22% in Ohio’s towns and 22% across U.S. towns. Only 130 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score higher on history. Big Spring Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 88% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Springville Marsh State Nature Preserve, at 215 acres. Big Spring Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Big Spring Township beats most towns.
St. Boniface Roman Catholic Church, School, Rectory, and Convent of the Sister of the Precious Blood| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| New Riegel Elementary School | K–5 | 179 |
| New Riegel High School | 6–12 | 224 |
Where Big Spring 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 Big Spring Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Big Spring 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 Big Spring Township.
Its public schools are run by the New Riegel Local school district. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Riegel Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 179 | A− |
| New Riegel High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 224 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Big Spring Township for work: only 7% work in town. 5.8% of residents live below the poverty line in Big Spring Township, where Ohio’s towns sit at 9.1% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Since 2013, Big Spring Township has lost 40 jobs, to 299 in 2023.
| Big Spring Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5.8% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Big Spring Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 30 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Big Spring Township beats the Ohio average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 18% of Big Spring Township adults binge drink.
| Big Spring Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 28% | 25% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 26% | 23% |
| What stands out | Big Spring Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.8% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 63% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 9 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Big Spring Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1.9 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The trail density in Big Spring Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Big Spring Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.9% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Springville Marsh State Nature Preserve | 0.7 mi | 215 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
2 within 15 miles of the center of Big Spring Township
About 2 of every 100 Big Spring Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Big Spring Township is one of the fifteen townships of Seneca County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,683 people in the township.
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4 towns share a border with Big Spring Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Spring Township | — | — | A | — | A | C+ |
| Seneca Township | — | — | A− | — | A | C |
| Biglick Township | — | — | A | — | A | B− |
| Crawford Township | #321 | B+ | A | — | B− | C+ |
| Loudon Township | — | — | A | — | A | C− |
Big Spring Township, Seneca Township, Biglick Township and Loudon Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Big Spring Township, Seneca Township, Biglick Township, Crawford Township and Loudon Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Big Spring Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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.