722 farmstead toward Byers Road, 2015
Butler Township’s story
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Butler TownshipOH
A town of 1,431. 32% more nonprofits per person than the typical Ohio town.
4 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
1,431
2025 Census estimate · −0.8% since 2020
Median home value
$185K
Census ACS
Household income
$94K
median
Median age
42.8
years
Jobs based here
114
A commuter town
Is Butler Township a good place to live?
Butler Township’s best subject grades are an A for cost of living and schools and an A− for civic life; its weakest is a D for walkability. Butler Township’s average trip to work is 39 minutes, against 24 minutes in Ohio’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Only 26 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score lower on the outdoors. Butler Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Butler Township stand out
Where Butler Township beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
Butler Township5.1
Typical U.S. town3.7
Typical OH town3.9
Civic lifeA−
32% more nonprofits per person
than the typical Ohio town
Charities, civic groups and human services; churches not counted.
Natural hazardsB+
Low risk of storm and flood damage
FEMA National Risk Index.
Small town
1,431 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Monroe TownshipHarrison TownshipTwin TownshipNeave TownshipButler Township
How Butler Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Butler Township is from typical.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 3.7 of 20; 0.9% of households have no car; 0.3% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $185K, 2.9 years of the Greenville area’s $64K median household incomeAOpen →SchoolsBeat 86% of Ohio districts on tests and graduationAOpen →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 28% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listB+Open →HealthWayne Hospital 8.4 miles awayCOpen →Jobs & income114 jobs based hereBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsConserved land, trails and parksD−Open →HistoryBOpen →Civic life5.1 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsA−Open →
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 Butler Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Butler Township, and how to reach them.
PowerAES Ohio16.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterNew Madison Village PWS1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet10 providers96% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Butler Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsArcanum-Butler Local School DistrictTri-Village Local School District2 districts serve Butler 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.govWho runs elections hereDirector, Darke County Board of ElectionsDarke County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2019
ZIP codes45346, 45304, 45331, 4538245346 48% · 45304 36% · 45331 13% · 45382 3%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 Butler Township.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B
Most of Butler Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Butler Township for work: only 2% work in town. Butler Township’s median household income is $94,000, where Ohio’s towns sit at $75,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. The top destinations are Greenville (13%), Richmond (10%) and New Madison (5%).
2%work in town
| Butler Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $94,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.3% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.7% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Butler Township2%
Greenville13%
Richmond10%
New Madison5%
Eaton5%
19 mi
median commute distance
114
jobs based in Butler Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
HealthC
Health in Butler Township trails 71% of U.S. towns
Butler Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 18% of adults smoke cigarettes in Butler Township.
29%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
| Butler Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 38% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better29 too close to call3 worse
| What stands out | Butler Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.3% | 8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.1% | 7.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 8.7% |
Wayne Hospital
8.4 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B+
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Butler Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 72% of U.S. communities.
28risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesEarthquakes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
In Butler Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Butler Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 12 inches of snow falls in a winter.
12″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter22–38°
Spring40–62°
Summer61–82°
Fall43–64°
Oct 20
typical first frost
Apr 21
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Nearby attractions
All 62 attractions →National Museum of the United States Air Force and 23 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Butler Township. Close and well known come first.
31 mi MuseumNational Museum of the United States Air Force1.0M visitors a year31 mi MuseumNational Aviation Hall of Fame300K visitors a year
40 mi State parkGrand Lake St. Marys State Park
32 mi MuseumFort Recovery
28 mi MuseumDayton Art Institute304K visitors a year
26 mi National Historical ParkDayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park80K visitors a yearSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
National Museum of the United States Air Force: No machine-readable author provided. Rogerd assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Grand 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
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Butler Township
17pages on Butler Township
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Butler Township
About 4 of every 100 Butler Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
A commuter town
98% of working residents leave Butler Township for work
Where Butler Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
114jobs based in Butler Township
2%of working residents work in town
19 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Butler Township
Township in Ohio, US
Butler Township is one of the twenty townships of Darke County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,455 people in the township.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 35 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,083 ft
Questions about Butler Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Butler Township, OH a good place to live?
32% more nonprofits per person than the typical Ohio town.
Is Butler 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.