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Brown TownshipOH
A town of 1,879.
5 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
1,879
2025 Census estimate · −1.4% since 2020
Median home value
$131K
Census ACS
Household income
$74K
median
Median age
38.6
years
Jobs based here
564
A commuter town
Is Brown Township a good place to live?
Brown Township’s best subject grade is an A for cost of living; its weakest is a C− for health. 11% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Brown Township, where Ohio’s towns sit at 24% and U.S. towns at 29%. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 76% of U.S. towns. Brown Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
A commuter town
95% of working residents leave Brown Township for work
Where Brown Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
564jobs based in Brown Township
5%of working residents work in town
19 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Brown Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Brown Township is from typical.
Cost of livingTypical home $131K, 1.9 years of the county’s $68K median household incomeAOpen →HealthPaulding County Hospital 11 miles awayC−Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.4 of 20; 1.6% of households have no car; 2.1% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC−Open →SchoolsBOpen →Jobs & income$74K median household income; 564 jobs based hereB−Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 48% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors1 mile of trail; 0% conserved landC−Open →HistoryB−Open →Civic life2 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsBOpen →
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 Brown Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Brown Township, and how to reach them.
PowerAEP Ohio19.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterOakwood Village PWS3 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet7 providers92% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Brown 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, Paulding County Board of ElectionsPaulding County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Feb 2023
ZIP codes45873, 45861, 4587945873 83% · 45861 12% · 45879 5%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 Brown Township.
HealthC−
On CDC estimates, Brown Township is less healthy than 80% of U.S. towns
Brown Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 41% of adults have obesity in Brown Township, above both the Ohio town median (38%) and the median of U.S. towns (35%). 31% of Brown Township adults get no exercise outside work.
21%healthier than U.S. townsC−Health Grade
| Brown Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 28% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better29 too close to call3 worse
| What stands out | Brown Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.5% | 8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.1% | 7.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.8% | 8.7% |
Paulding County Hospital
11 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
SchoolsB
Public schools in Brown Township beat 61% of Ohio districts
Its public schools are run by the Paulding Exempted Village school district. Its one school is below.
61%of OH districts it outscoresBSchool Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakwood Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 291 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B−
Most of Brown Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.6 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Brown Township for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Defiance (9%), Paulding (7%) and Van Wert (6%). Half commute less than 19 miles.
5%work in town
| Brown Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.9% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 10% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Brown Township5%
Defiance9%
Paulding7%
Van Wert6%
Jackson Township4%
19 mi
median commute distance
564
jobs based in Brown Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 24% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Brown Township
Brown Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 19° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
24″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter21–36°
Spring39–60°
Summer61–83°
Fall43–64°
Oct 24
typical first frost
Apr 22
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B−
Brown Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 52% of U.S. communities.
48risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0.2%conserved
0.2%
conserved · 48 of 23,944 acres
0.7 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Melrose Town Park | — | 5 |
| 2. Oakwood Community Park | — | 5 |
| 3. Charloe Community Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Brown Township
18pages on Brown Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Brown Township
About 3 of every 100 Brown Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
About Brown Township
Township in Ohio, US
Brown Township is one of the twelve townships of Paulding County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,924 people in the township.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 38 sq mi
- Elevation
- 702 ft
Brown Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Brown Township.
Washington TownshipJackson TownshipAuglaize TownshipMonroe TownshipMelroseBrown Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Township | — | — | A | — | B | C− |
| Washington Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jackson Township | — | — | A | — | B+ | C− |
| Auglaize Township | — | — | A+ | — | B | C |
| Monroe Township | — | — | A+ | — | A+ | C+ |
| Melrose | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Brown Township, Jackson Township, Auglaize Township and Monroe Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Brown Township, Jackson Township, Auglaize Township and Monroe Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Washington Township and Melrose aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Brown Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Brown Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Brown Township, OH expensive?
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.