Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,029. Public schools that outperform most of Ohio.
Brown Township’s best subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and an A for schools and civic life; its weakest is a C for walkability. On cost of living, just 19 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do better. 9.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Brown Township, below both Ohio’s towns (24%) and U.S. towns (29%). On civic life, just 153 of Ohio’s 1,560 towns do better. Brown Township Building is on the National Register of Historic Places. Brown Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Brown Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Ansonia Elementary School | PK–6 | 495 |
| Ansonia Middle School | 7–8 | 97 |
| Ansonia High School | 9–12 | 217 |
Brown Township BuildingWhere Brown 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 Brown Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2015 and 2 maps from 1961 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Brown 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 Brown Township.
Its public schools are run by the Ansonia Local school district. Its three schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ansonia Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 495 | A− |
| Ansonia High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 217 | B |
| Ansonia Middle SchoolTop results in townGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 97 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Brown Township for work: only 6% work in town. At 29 minutes, Brown Township’s average trip to work is against 24 minutes in Ohio’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. 14% of residents live below the poverty line in Brown Township.
| Brown Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $70,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.6% | 6.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Brown Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 64% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Brown Township beats the Ohio average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 34% of Brown Township adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Brown Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 38% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 34% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Brown Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.7 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Winterrowd Wetland Preserve, at 57 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Winterrowd Wetland Preserve | 0.6 mi | 57 |
| 2. Drew Woods State Nature Preserve | — | 15 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Brown Township. Close and well known come first.
23 mi State parkGrand Lake St. Marys State Park
15 mi MuseumFort Recovery
40 mi MuseumDayton Art Institute304K visitors a year
39 mi National Historical ParkDayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park80K visitors a year
23 mi MuseumLevi Coffin House
17 mi MuseumShrine of the Holy RelicsGrand Lake St. Marys State Park: Bruin, CC BY 2.0 · Fort Recovery: Nyttend, Public domain · Dayton Art Institute: Warren LeMay, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Levi Coffin House: Nyttend, Public domain · Shrine of the Holy Relics: Rfgagel, Public domain
None within 15 miles of Brown Township; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Brown Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Brown Township is one of the twenty townships of Darke County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,056 people in the township.
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4 towns share a border with Brown Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Township | — | — | A+ | — | A | C+ |
| York Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Richland Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Greenville Township | #745 | C+ | A− | — | B− | D |
| Jackson Township | #520 | B | A | — | A− | D |
Brown Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Brown Township, Greenville Township and Jackson Township report no FBI crime data of their own. York Township and Richland Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Brown Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Public schools that outperform most of Ohio.
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+.
