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Clearcreek Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $241K for a typical one, or 2.9 years of the Columbus metro’s $82K median household income. It grades B− overall, 609th of 987 graded towns in Ohio. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. For Clearcreek Township, that is where Ohio’s towns sit at 77% and U.S. towns at 73%. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 94% of U.S. towns. John Leist House at Dutch Hollow is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Clearcreek Township beats most towns.
Where Clearcreek 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 Clearcreek Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2015 and 4 maps from 1914 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Clearcreek 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 Clearcreek Township.
Clearcreek Township sends most of its workers to Columbus and beyond, but it has little public open land and trails even towns with similar incomes on health.
Clearcreek Township has 259 jobs for its 1,802 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here fell from 329 in 2013 to 259.
Most working residents leave Clearcreek Township for work: only 3% work in town. The average trip to work in Clearcreek Township is 29 minutes. Since 2013, Clearcreek Township has lost 70 jobs, to 259 in 2023.
| Clearcreek Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $98,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 6.8% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.3% | 6.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 75% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Clearcreek Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 21° and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Against the 8,938 U.S. towns with household incomes like Clearcreek Township’s, it is less healthy than 84%, so it trails even them.
Clearcreek Township tracks Ohio closely on all 32 CDC measures. 28% of Clearcreek Township adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Clearcreek Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 26% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 17% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Clearcreek Township's reported crime rate is well below Ohio's. Clearcreek Township’s property crime rate is 3.4 per 1,000 residents. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts.
| Clearcreek Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.4 per 1,000 residents | 9.4 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.4 per 1,000 residents | 1.2 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Children under 18 are 27% of residents (22% statewide). 15% of residents are 65 or older in Clearcreek Township. 24% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio.
| Clearcreek Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 27% | 22% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 38 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
54% women, 46% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Clearcreek Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.5% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.3% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.1% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.7% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.1% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.8% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.5% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10.6% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 38.9% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 12.9% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.2% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 9.3% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,200, single groups can be off by several points
Just 38 of its 23,119 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Clearcreek Township itself; its outdoors grade is D.
0.9 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Cross Mound Park, at 29 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cross Mound Park | 0.4 mi | 29 |
| 2. Ed Wolfe Memorial Park | — | 12 |
| 3. Stoutsville Park | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
2 within 15 miles of the center of Clearcreek Township
About 4 of every 100 Clearcreek Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Clearcreek Township is one of the thirteen townships of Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 4,084.
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6 towns share a border with Clearcreek Township.
It grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Washington Township (C+) comes closest.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearcreek Township | #609 | B− | B+ | — | B− | C+ |
| Saltcreek Township | #776 | C | B− | — | B | C− |
| Amanda Township | #818 | C | C− | — | B+ | C+ |
| Washington Township | #687 | C+ | B− | — | B | C− |
| Madison Township | — | — | B | — | B− | C+ |
| Perry Township | — | — | A− | — | B | C− |
| Pickaway Township | — | — | B+ | — | B | C− |
Madison Township, Perry Township and Pickaway Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Clearcreek Township, Saltcreek Township, Amanda Township, Washington Township, Madison Township, Perry Township and Pickaway Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Clearcreek Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Clearcreek Township grades B− overall, better than 49% of U.S. towns and #609 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C+ for health and B− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
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+.