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LOCKPORT COVERED BRIDGE, WILLIAMS COUNTY, OHIO
Ohio›Williams County

Brady TownshipOH

A town of 2,579.

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Photo: JERRYE AND ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo of Brady Township

Brady Township, OH · Photo: JERRYE AND ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗

Is Brady Township a good place to live?

Brady Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $134K, 2.2 years of the county’s $61K median household income. It grades B overall, 514th of 987 graded towns in Ohio. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. Brady Township’s average trip to work is 20 minutes, below both the Ohio town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). The biggest park or preserve is West Unity Memorial Park, at 31 acres. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 71% of U.S. towns.

What makes Brady Township stand out

Where Brady Township beats most towns.

How Brady Township grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Brady Township is from typical.

How grading works
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

Moving to Brady Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Brady Township, and how to reach them.

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PowerThe Toledo Edison16.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterWest Unity Village water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet8 providers91% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Brady Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsMillcreek-West Unity Local School DistrictStryker Local School District2 districts serve Brady Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
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.gov
Who runs elections hereDirector, Williams County Board of ElectionsWilliams County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2019
ZIP codes43570, 43557, 4350243570 92% · 43557 6% · 43502 1%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 Brady Township.

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A−

Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Brady Township

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 79% of U.S. communities.

21risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
21Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

SchoolsB+

Public schools in Brady Township beat 66% of Ohio districts

Its public schools are run by the Millcreek-West Unity Local school district. Its two schools are below.

66%of OH districts it outscoresB+School Grade
SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Hilltop Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6Grades K–6294B+
Hilltop High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12Grades 7–12207B−

NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation

HealthC

On CDC estimates, Brady Township is less healthy than 71% of U.S. towns

Brady Township tracks Ohio closely on all 32 CDC measures. 30% of Brady Township adults get no exercise outside work.

29%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
Brady TownshipOhio townsU.S. towns
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)30%28%25%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)40%38%35%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)17%16%14%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)39%38%35%
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better32 too close to call0 worse
Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers
8.9 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
39th
percentile among OH towns

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Climate

Brady Township has four seasons and pleasant summers

Brady Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 18° and about 29 inches of snow falls in a winter.

29″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter21–35°
Spring38–59°
Summer60–82°
Fall42–62°
Oct 17
typical first frost
Apr 26
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Work & commuteJobs & income grade C+

Most of Brady Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.8 jobs for each of them

Most working residents leave Brady Township for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are Bryan (16%), Montpelier (10%) and Archbold (8%).

7%work in town
Brady TownshipOhio townsU.S. towns
Median household income$73,000$75,000$80,000
Below the poverty line8.9%9.1%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Brady Township7%
Bryan16%
Montpelier10%
Archbold8%
West Unity7%
10 mi
median commute distance
1,034
jobs based in Brady Township
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
C
Walkability grade: more walkable than 29% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

OutdoorsC−

Brady Township has set aside 0.5% of its land for conservation

1.1 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.

#663for trails in OH
0.5%
conserved · 93 of 18,222 acres
1.1 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. West Unity Memorial Park—31

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Brady Township

17pages on Brady Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Brady Township

About Brady Township

Township in Ohio, US

Brady Township is one of the twelve townships of Williams County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,621 people in the township.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
29 sq mi
Elevation
768 ft

Brady Township’s neighbors

6 towns share a border with Brady Township.

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How the neighbors grade
TownOH rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Brady Township#514BA−—B+C
German Township#172A−B+—AC+
Jefferson Township——B+—B+C−
Springfield Township#287B+A—BC+
Franklin Township——————
Stryker——A—BC+
Mill Creek Township——————

Jefferson Township and Stryker have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Brady Township, German Township, Jefferson Township, Springfield Township and Stryker report no FBI crime data of their own. Franklin Township and Mill Creek Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Brady Township with a neighbor →

Questions about Brady Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Brady Township, OH a good place to live?

By most measures, yes. Brady Township grades B overall, better than 58% of U.S. towns and #514 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C for health and B+ for schools.