Chatham TownshipOH
A town of 2,276, settled in 1895.
Is Chatham Township a good place to live?
The best of Chatham Township’s subject grades is an A− for incomes; the weakest is a D for walkability. Chatham Township’s average trip to work is 35 minutes, above both the Ohio town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Chatham Township's schools rank ahead of 75% of Ohio towns. Letha House Park, at 209 acres with 4 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Chatham Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Chatham Township stand out
Where Chatham Township beats most towns.
98% of working residents leave Chatham Township for work
Where Chatham Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Chatham Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Chatham Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Named after Chatham
Chatham Township takes its name from Chatham in Kent, England, 3,800 miles across the Atlantic.
UKUK editionChatham Township, settled in 1895, takes its name from Chatham, a large town in Kent, England.
1 more U.S. town is named after Chatham:Chatham, MA6,752
Named after: each U.S. town’s Wikipedia article. Grades compare each town with towns in its own country, so they aren’t a head-to-head.
Moving to Chatham Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Chatham 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Chatham Township.
Chatham Township faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 82% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Chatham Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Chatham Township for work: only 2% work in town. 3.3% of Chatham Township residents live below the poverty line, below both Ohio’s towns (9.1%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Since 2013, Chatham Township has added 66 jobs, to 134 in 2023.
| Chatham Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.3% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.1% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Work from home | 8.1% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Median household income | $72,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Chatham Township
Chatham Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Chatham Township’s July high is 83°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Residents of Chatham Township are less healthy than 56% of U.S. towns
Chatham Township beats the Ohio average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 39% of adults have high blood pressure in Chatham Township.
| Chatham Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 26% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 16% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Chatham Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.5% | 8.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Chatham Township has set aside 3.6% of its land for conservation
4.5 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Chatham Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.6% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Letha House Park | 4 mi | 209 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and 63 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Chatham Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw33 mi MuseumRock and Roll Hall of Fame580K visitors a year
Big draw38 mi MuseumPro Football Hall of Fame192K visitors a year
Big draw33 mi Stadium & arenaProgressive Field
33 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Field
23 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
33 mi MuseumOhio State ReformatoryPhoto credits
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: MusikAnimal, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pro Football Hall of Fame: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · Progressive Field: Jsawczuk, Public domain · Huntington Bank Field: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · Cuyahoga Valley National Park: Unknown, Public domain · Ohio State Reformatory: Niagara66, CC BY-SA 4.0
.jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
Everything we know about Chatham Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Chatham Township; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Chatham Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
About Chatham Township
Township in Ohio, US
Chatham Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,213 people in the township.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 26 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,125 ft
Chatham Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Chatham Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chatham Township | — | — | C | — | A− | C+ |
| Spencer Township | — | — | C+ | — | B+ | C+ |
| Harrisville Township | — | — | C+ | — | A− | C− |
| Litchfield Township | #477 | B | C | — | A | C+ |
| Lafayette Township | #355 | B+ | C | — | A− | B+ |
Chatham Township, Spencer Township and Harrisville Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Chatham Township, Spencer Township, Harrisville Township, Litchfield Township and Lafayette Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Chatham Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Chatham Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Chatham Township, OH expensive?
The typical home is worth about $238,000. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.