Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Few places in the country grade higher. Chippewa Township earns an A, 60th among Ohio's 987 graded towns. Its schools rank ahead of 87% of Ohio towns, the median household earns $80K, and a typical home costs about $220K, 3 years of the Wooster area’s $74K median household income. Its lowest mark, a B−, is in health. Chippewa Township has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Ezekiel B. Zimmerman Octagon House and Tawney Musser Farm. 4.6% of residents live below the poverty line in Chippewa Township, below both Ohio’s towns (9.1%) and U.S. towns (9.6%).
Where Chippewa Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Chippewa Intermediate School | 3–6 | 336 |
| Hazel Harvey Elementary School | PK–2 | 312 |
| Sts. Peter & Paul School | PK–5 | 85 |
Ezekiel B. Zimmerman Octagon HouseWhere Chippewa 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 Chippewa Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 5 maps from 1901 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Chippewa Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw39 mi MuseumRock and Roll Hall of Fame580K visitors a year
Big draw18 mi MuseumPro Football Hall of Fame192K visitors a year
14 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaProgressive Field
39 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Field
38 mi Stadium & arenaRocket ArenaRock and Roll Hall of Fame: MusikAnimal, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pro Football Hall of Fame: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · Cuyahoga Valley National Park: Unknown, Public domain · Progressive Field: Jsawczuk, Public domain · Huntington Bank Field: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · Rocket Arena: Cards84664, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Chippewa 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 Chippewa Township.
Chippewa Township pairs an A for schools with modest home prices and sends most of its workers to Wadsworth and beyond.
Its A for schools comes with an A− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $221K.
Its public schools are run by the Chippewa Local school district. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Chippewa Jr./Sr. High School, with 588 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chippewa Intermediate SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades 3–6 | Grades 3–6 | 336 | A |
| Chippewa Jr./Sr. High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 588 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 89% of U.S. communities. Since 2019, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Chippewa Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Chippewa Township has 997 jobs for its 3,696 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Chippewa Township for work: only 7% work in town. Jobs based in Chippewa Township grew to 997 in 2023, 159 more than in 2013. 6% of workers work from home in Chippewa Township.
| Chippewa Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 6% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Chippewa Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 20° and about 29 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
4.1 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
| Chippewa Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.3% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (22% statewide). The median age in Chippewa Township is 45.6 years. 26% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio.
| Chippewa Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45.6 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 20% | 18% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.3 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Chippewa Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.7% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.8% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.3% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.2% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.8% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.5% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.1% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.9% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.8% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10.1% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 37.6% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.6% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.8% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.5% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.4% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Chippewa Township beats the Ohio average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 33% of Chippewa Township adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Chippewa Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 38% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 26% | 23% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Chippewa Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.3% | 8.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.1% | 14.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
5 within 15 miles of the center of Chippewa Township
About 5 of every 100 Chippewa Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Chippewa Township is one of the sixteen townships of Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 9,795 people in the township.
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7 towns share a border with Chippewa Township.
At #60 in OH, it grades higher overall than all 5 graded towns on its borders; New Franklin (A) comes closest.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chippewa Township | #60 | A | A− | — | A | B− |
| Rittman | #412 | B+ | A− | — | B+ | C+ |
| Baughman Township | #154 | A | B+ | — | A− | C+ |
| Marshallville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clinton | — | — | A | — | A | B |
| New Franklin | #118 | A | B− | A− | A | B |
| Milton Township | #382 | B+ | B+ | — | A− | C− |
| Norton | #271 | A− | B+ | C+ | A− | B− |
Clinton has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Chippewa Township, Rittman, Baughman Township, Clinton and Milton Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Marshallville isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Chippewa Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Chippewa Township grades A overall, better than 94% of U.S. towns and #60 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B− for health and A for schools.
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−.
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