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Catawba Island Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C overall, 854th of 987 graded towns in Ohio, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its schools outperform 57% of the state's. Expect to pay for it: the typical home is worth about $366K, 5 years of the Sandusky metro’s $74K median household income. 55% of residents are 65 or older in Catawba Island Township, above both Ohio’s towns (20%) and U.S. towns (18%). Catawba Island Township has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Betsy Mo-John Cabin and Catawba Island Wine Company. Among 993 Ohio towns, just 2 have a lower share of children under 18 than Catawba Island Township.
Where Catawba Island Township beats most towns.
Where Catawba Island 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 Catawba Island Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 4 maps from 1901 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Catawba Island 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 Catawba Island Township.
Catawba Island Township is a second-home town and has added half again as many jobs in ten years, but it trails even towns with similar incomes on health.
4.4 miles of trail in 8 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is West Harbor Preserve, at 22 acres.
| Catawba Island Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Nehls Memorial Nature Preserve | 0.4 mi | 20 |
| 2. Islander Woods | 0.3 mi | 7 |
| 3. West Harbor Preserve | — | 22 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Jobs based here grew from 410 in 2013 to 643. 21.7% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio.
Most working residents leave Catawba Island Township for work: only 10% work in town. Catawba Island Township’s average trip to work is 30 minutes. Jobs based in Catawba Island Township grew to 643 in 2023, 233 more than in 2013.
| Catawba Island Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $92,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 6.9% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 9.5% | 6.8% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 74% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, 13 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Catawba Island Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Catawba Island Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Catawba Island Township is 82°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Against the 9,656 U.S. towns with household incomes like Catawba Island Township’s, it is less healthy than 82%, so it trails even them.
Catawba Island Township beats the Ohio average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 43% of adults have high blood pressure in Catawba Island Township.
| Catawba Island Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 38% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 28% | 25% |
| What stands out | Catawba Island Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.4% | 8.3% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.9% | 11.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.7% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Catawba Island Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw11 mi Theme parkCedar Point3.8M visitors a year
6 mi National MemorialPerry's Victory and International Peace Memorial124K visitors a year
6 mi CaveCrystal Cave
37 mi MuseumToledo Museum of Art340K visitors a year13 mi Theme parkCastaway Bay
38 mi Zoo & aquariumToledo ZooCedar Point: Larry Pieniazek, User:Lar, en:User:Lar (primary), CC BY 2.5 · Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial: NPS Photo, Public domain · Crystal Cave: Analogue Kid at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · Toledo Museum of Art: Ɱ, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Toledo Zoo: DreamingKoala, CC BY-SA 4.0
None within 15 miles of Catawba Island Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Catawba Island Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Catawba Island Township is one of the twelve townships of Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 3,711 people in the township.
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3 towns share a border with Catawba Island Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catawba Island Township | #854 | C | C− | — | B | C+ |
| Danbury Township | #315 | B+ | B | — | A− | B |
| Portage Township | — | — | B | — | B | C+ |
| Put-in-Bay Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Portage Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Catawba Island Township, Danbury Township and Portage Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Put-in-Bay Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Catawba Island Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Catawba Island Township grades C overall, better than 25% of U.S. towns and #854 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C+ for health and B for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
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