Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Circleville Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $226K, 2.8 years of the Columbus metro’s $82K median household income. It grades C+ overall, 730th among Ohio's 987 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 81% of the country. Its National Register listings include Redlands and Gregg-Crites Octagon House. Circleville Township’s median age is 47.5 years, above both Ohio’s towns (41.7 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). The biggest park or preserve is Katie Wilson Schneider Preserve, at 154 acres.
Where Circleville Township beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Circleville Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 908 in 1820, 13,927 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1863 and 5 maps from 1914 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Circleville 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 Circleville Township.
42% of adults have high blood pressure in Circleville Township. Circleville Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 31% of adults get no exercise outside work in Circleville Township.
| Circleville Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 28% | 25% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| What stands out | Circleville Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.1% | 8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.6% | 7.1% |
| More smokers | 18.1% | 15.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Each of its 5 graded neighbors has a higher School Grade than its C+, Walnut Township highest at B+.
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hope Christian Academy PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 218 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
1.7 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves.
| Circleville Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.2% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Katie Wilson Schneider Preserve | — | 154 |
| 2. Bartley Preserve | — | 114 |
| 3. Samuel L. Fox Preserve | 0.2 mi | 56 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Circleville Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 22° and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Circleville Township for work: only 4% work in town. Since 2013, Circleville Township has added 115 jobs, to 1,608 in 2023. The top destinations are Columbus (23%), Circleville (13%) and Grove City (4%).
| Circleville Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 3.9% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $70,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 51% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 12 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Circleville Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Circleville Township
About 2 of every 100 Circleville Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
City in Ohio, United States
Circleville is a city in Pickaway County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. The city is situated along the Scioto River 25 miles (40 km) south of Columbus. The population was 13,927 at the 2020 census. Circleville is named after its original layout created in 1810, which was based upon the circular Hopewell tradition earthwork within which the city was built. This earthwork measured 1,100 ft (340 m) in diameter, and was constructed in the early centuries of the Common Era. The county courthouse was built in the center of the innermost circle. In the late 1830s, for various reasons, residents requested authorisation from the state legislature to change Circleville's layout to a stand…
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7 towns share a border with Circleville Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Circleville Township | #730 | C+ | B+ | — | C+ | C− |
| Circleville | #909 | C− | A− | C | C+ | D |
| Wayne Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jackson Township | — | — | C− | — | B− | C− |
| Washington Township | #687 | C+ | B− | — | B | C− |
| Logan Elm Village | — | — | A− | — | B | D− |
| Walnut Township | #919 | C− | C | — | B+ | C |
| Pickaway Township | — | — | B+ | — | B | C− |
Jackson Township, Logan Elm Village and Pickaway Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Circleville Township, Jackson Township, Washington Township, Logan Elm Village, Walnut Township and Pickaway Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Wayne Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Circleville Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Circleville Township grades C+ overall, better than 39% of U.S. towns and #730 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C− for health and C+ for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
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 B+.
