Chester Baptist Church south of Chesterville, 2015
Chester Township’s story
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Chester TownshipOH
A town of 2,062.
4 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
2,062
2025 Census estimate · +11.1% since 2020
Median home value
$215K
Census ACS
Household income
$60K
median
Median age
51.4
years
Jobs based here
269
A commuter town
Is Chester Township a good place to live?
Chester Township’s best subject grades are an A for history and an A− for civic life; its weakest is a D for walkability. Chester Township’s average trip to work is 37 minutes, above both Ohio’s towns (24 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). A typical home costs about $214K, 2.6 years of the Columbus metro’s $82K median household income. On history, just 114 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do better. The biggest park or preserve is Fishburn Reserve, at 24 acres. Chester Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Chester Township stand out
Where Chester Township beats most towns.
0historic places
HistoryA
0 historic places
A long history
Listed for their history, architecture or both.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
Chester Township5
Typical U.S. town3.7
Typical OH town3.9
Civic lifeA−
28% 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.
A commuter town
97% of working residents leave Chester Township for work
Where Chester Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
269jobs based in Chester Township
3%of working residents work in town
26 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Chester Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Chester Township is from typical.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 3.2 of 20; 12.2% of households have no car; 0.4% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →HealthOhiohealth Morrow County Hospital 10.5 miles awayC−Open →Cost of livingB+Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 28% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listB+Open →Jobs & incomeCOpen →SchoolsBeat 65% of Ohio districts on tests and graduationB+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors2% conserved landC−Open →HistoryAOpen →Civic life5 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 Chester Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Chester Township, and how to reach them.
PowerOhio Edison16.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterDel-Co WaterNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet9 providers98% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Chester Township’s trash rules yet
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, Morrow County Board of ElectionsMorrow County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2019
ZIP codes43019, 43315, 43338, 4331743019 52% · 43315 21% · 43338 13% · 43317 10%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 Chester Township.
HealthC−
Chester Township is less healthy than 78% of U.S. towns
Chester Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 18% of adults smoke cigarettes in Chester Township, where Ohio’s towns sit at 16% and U.S. towns at 14%. 30% of adults get no exercise outside work in Chester Township.
22%healthier than U.S. townsC−Health Grade
| Chester Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 28% | 25% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 14% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better29 too close to call3 worse
| What stands out | Chester Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.6% | 8% |
| More smokers | 18.3% | 15.4% |
| More adults with heart disease | 7.9% | 7.1% |
Ohiohealth Morrow County Hospital
10.5 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
Most of Chester Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.4 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Chester Township for work: only 3% work in town. Since 2013, Chester Township has added 154 jobs, to 269 in 2023. The median household income in Chester Township is $60,000.
3%work in town
| Chester Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $60,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.4% | 6.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Chester Township3%
Columbus14%
Delaware6%
Mount Vernon4%
Bennington Township4%
26 mi
median commute distance
269
jobs based in Chester Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B+
Chester Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 72% of U.S. communities.
28risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Chester Township
Chester Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. Chester Township’s July high is 83°F.
26″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter21–37°
Spring38–60°
Summer59–82°
Fall42–63°
Oct 17
typical first frost
Apr 27
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
OutdoorsC−
Chester Township has set aside 1.9% of its land for conservation
0.1 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
1.9%conserved
1.9%
conserved · 314 of 16,822 acres
0.1 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Fishburn Reserve | — | 24 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Chester Township
18pages on Chester Township
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Chester Township
About 5 of every 100 Chester Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
About Chester Township
Township in Ohio, US
Chester Township is one of the sixteen townships in Morrow County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census reported a population of 1,851 people in the township, with 191 residing in the village of Chesterville.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 27 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,122 ft
Chester Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Chester Township.
Wayne TownshipHarmony TownshipFranklin TownshipSouth Bloomfield TownshipChester Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester Township | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | C− |
| Wayne Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harmony Township | #450 | B | A | — | B | C− |
| Franklin Township | — | — | A− | — | B− | C− |
| South Bloomfield Township | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | B− |
Chester Township, Franklin Township and South Bloomfield Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Chester Township, Harmony Township, Franklin Township and South Bloomfield Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Wayne Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Chester Township with a neighbor →