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A town of 3,461, organized in 1806.
Butler Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $195K for a typical one, or 3.3 years of the Salem area’s $58K median household income. It grades B overall, 436th among Ohio's 987 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 76% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. 16% of residents are under 18 in Butler Township, where Ohio’s towns sit at 22% and U.S. towns at 22%. Franklin Harris Farmstead is on the National Register of Historic Places. Butler Township's schools rank ahead of 74% of Ohio towns.
Where Butler Township beats most towns.
Franklin Harris FarmsteadWhere Butler 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 Butler Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 3,228 in 1980, 2,542 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 2007 and 4 maps from 1909 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Butler 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 Butler Township.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 91% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Butler Township since 2011.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
41% of Butler Township adults have high blood pressure. Butler Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 15% of Butler Township adults have diabetes.
| Butler Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 28% | 25% |
| What stands out | Butler Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.8% | 8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.6% | 7.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.5% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Butler Township for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2013, Butler Township has added 99 jobs, to 471 in 2023. 4.4% of residents live below the poverty line in Butler Township.
| Butler Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.4% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.3% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $73,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Butler Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Butler Township is 82°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Just 40 of its 20,967 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Butler Township itself; its outdoors grade is D.
0.2 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Damascus Community Center | 0.2 mi | 14 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
3 within 15 miles of the center of Butler Township
About 10 of every 100 Butler Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Butler Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 3,542.
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4 towns share a border with Butler Township.
It grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Knox Township (B) comes closest.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler Township | #436 | B | B | — | B+ | C− |
| Hanover Township | #562 | B− | A− | — | B | D |
| Knox Township | #522 | B | B+ | — | A− | C− |
| Perry Township | #621 | B− | B+ | — | B | C− |
| Guilford Lake | — | — | B+ | — | B | D |
Guilford Lake has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Butler Township, Hanover Township, Knox Township, Perry Township and Guilford Lake report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Butler Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Butler Township grades B overall, better than 64% of U.S. towns and #436 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C− for health and B+ for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.