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A town of 4,003. Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Clinton Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $210K, 3.2 years of the Tiffin area’s $66K median household income. It grades B+ overall, ranked 298th of 987 in Ohio. 29% of residents are 65 or older in Clinton Township, against 20% in Ohio’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. Its National Register listings include Bagby-Hossler House and Social Science House.
Where Clinton Township beats most towns.
Where Clinton 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 Clinton Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2006 and 2 maps from 1906 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Clinton 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 Clinton Township.
Clinton Township trails even towns with similar incomes on health, but it has lost a quarter or more of its jobs in ten years.
Jobs based here fell from 1,095 in 2013 to 744.
Most working residents leave Clinton Township for work: only 3% work in town. Since 2013, Clinton Township has lost 351 jobs, to 744 in 2023. Clinton Township’s average trip to work is 20 minutes.
| Clinton Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $93,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.2% | 6.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sentinel Career & Technology CenterLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | – | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
The median age in Clinton Township is 50 years. 32% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio.
| Clinton Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 24% | 29% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.1 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Clinton Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.9% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.8% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.5% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.1% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.9% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.9% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.7% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 18.1% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.6% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 35.9% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 13.6% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.4% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.4% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.1% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,000, single groups can be off by several points
Clinton Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 30 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 64% of U.S. communities. Since 1998, 8 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Clinton Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Against the 9,532 U.S. towns with household incomes like Clinton Township’s, it is less healthy than 71%, so it trails even them.
Clinton Township beats the Ohio average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 35% of Clinton Township adults feel lonely.
| Clinton Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 34% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 38% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 38% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 26% | 23% |
| What stands out | Clinton Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.9% | 8.3% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.6% | 11.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.2 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Clinton Nature Preserve, at 41 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Clinton Nature Preserve | — | 41 |
| 2. Zimmerman Nature Preserve | — | 15 |
| 3. Hedges-Boyer Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
2 within 15 miles of the center of Clinton Township
About 2 of every 100 Clinton Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Clinton Township is one of the fifteen townships of Seneca County, Ohio, United States. It is also the most populated township in the county. The 2020 census found 4,105 people in the township.
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5 towns share a border with Clinton Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Township | #298 | B+ | A− | — | B | B− |
| Tiffin | #413 | B+ | B+ | B− | B | B− |
| Hopewell Township | #190 | A− | A− | — | A | C+ |
| Scipio Township | — | — | C+ | — | A | C |
| Pleasant Township | — | — | A | — | A− | B− |
| Eden Township | — | — | A− | — | A | B− |
Scipio Township, Pleasant Township and Eden Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Clinton Township, Hopewell Township, Scipio Township, Pleasant Township and Eden Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Clinton Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Clinton Township grades B+ overall, better than 74% of U.S. towns and #298 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B− for health and B 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−.
