Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,401, platted in 1822. Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Chester Township’s best subject grades are a B+ for history and civic life; its weakest is a D− for walkability. Its National Register listings include Mound Cemetery Mound. Chester Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Chester Township beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Mound Cemetery Mound| Widest gap | Chester Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 12.3% | 8% |
Where Chester 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 Chester Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 4 maps from 1907 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Chester 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 Chester Township.
Among adults in Chester Township, 26% say their health is fair or poor. The share of adults in Chester Township who smoke cigarettes is 22%, above both the Ohio town median (16%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%).
| Chester Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 28% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Chester Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 12.3% | 8% |
| More smokers | 22% | 15.4% |
| More adults who get no exercise | 38% | 26.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The Eastern Local school district runs its public schools. The largest public high school is Eastern High School, with 354 students. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 368 | B |
| Eastern High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 354 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
In Chester Township, the median household income is $65,000. Just 5% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. The town’s average commute is 29 minutes, above both Ohio’s towns (24 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). 5.7% of residents live below the poverty line in the town.
| Chester Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.7% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $65,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.2% | 6.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect July afternoons of 85° and January nights of 23°, with about 9 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Since 1998, Chester Township has seen 8 flood insurance claims paid out. Compared with 62% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is lower. FEMA puts 75% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 7% to heat waves. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2004.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Across 1 park or preserve: 1.9 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Chester Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Chester Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Chester Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
2 places in Chester Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S.
Chester is an unincorporated community in central Chester Township, Meigs County, Ohio, United States. It lies along the Shade River at the intersection of State Routes 7 and 248. It has a post office with the ZIP code 45720.
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6 towns share a border with Chester Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester Township | — | — | B | — | B | D− |
| Salisbury Township | #977 | D | B+ | — | C | D− |
| Sutton Township | #982 | D | B− | — | C+ | D− |
| Bedford Township | — | — | A− | — | C | D |
| Orange Township | — | — | C+ | — | B | D |
| Lebanon Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Olive Township | — | — | A | — | B | D− |
Chester Township, Bedford Township, Orange Township and Olive Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Chester Township, Salisbury Township, Sutton Township, Bedford Township, Orange Township and Olive Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Lebanon Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Chester Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
Chester Township was platted in 1822 and has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places. 2 notable people were born here, including Mary Emilie Holmes and Ron McDole.
