Schenck Road fields near Sidney, 2015
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Clinton TownshipOH
A town of 19,781.
6 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
19,781
2025 Census estimate · −2.6% since 2020
Median home value
$166K
Census ACS
Household income
$61K
median
Median age
39.3
years
Jobs based here
13,739
Balanced
TownGrade
C+
#735 of 987 in OH
Is Clinton Township a good place to live?
Clinton Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $166K, 2.2 years of the Sidney area’s $74K median household income. It grades C+ overall, 735th among Ohio's 987 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 82% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 94% of U.S. towns. 35% of working residents work locally in Clinton Township, above both Ohio’s towns (6.8%) and U.S. towns (8%). Only 126 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score higher on history. The biggest park or preserve is Tawawa Park, at 174 acres.
What makes Clinton Township stand out
Where Clinton Township beats most towns.
How Clinton Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Clinton Township is from typical.
Its best grade is an A for history (#81 of 993 in Ohio), which describes the town but isn’t part of the overall grade; its C+ comes from the livability subjects above.
Cost of livingA−Open →HealthWilson Memorial Hospital 0.1 miles awayC−Open →Jobs & income$61K median household income; 13,739 jobs based hereC+Open →SchoolsC+Open →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listBOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 7.4 of 20; 6.9% of households have no car; 1.9% of workers walk, bike or ride transitB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors2 miles of trails; 4% conserved landBOpen →HistoryAOpen →Civic life4.6 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsB−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 Clinton Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Clinton Township, and how to reach them.
PowerAES Ohio16.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterSidney City PWS1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet8 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Clinton 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, Shelby County Board of ElectionsShelby County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2019
ZIP code4536545365 100%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 Clinton Township.
HealthC−
Clinton Township’s grade for health is a C−
18% of adults smoke cigarettes in Clinton Township. In Clinton Township, 31% of adults get no exercise outside work, and 40% have obesity.
18%healthier than U.S. townsC−Health Grade
| Clinton Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 28% | 25% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better28 too close to call4 worse
| What stands out | Clinton Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.6% | 8% |
| More smokers | 18.3% | 15.4% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.1% | 7.1% |
Wilson Memorial Hospital
0.1 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
26th
percentile among OH towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
SchoolsC+
Clinton Township’s schools rank behind 62% of Ohio districts
The largest public high school is Sidney High School, with 791 students. The public schools here belong to the Sidney City school district. Of its 10 schools, two are listed below, each with the reason.
38%of OH districts it outscoresC+School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 840 | C+ |
| Sidney High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 791 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
OutdoorsB
Clinton Township has set aside 4.2% of its land for conservation
Walkers can cover 2.1 miles of trail in 16 parks and preserves. In Clinton Township, the concentration of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves here: 16, covering 367 acres.
#521for trails in OH
| Clinton Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.2% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
4.2%
conserved · 443 of 10,642 acres
2.1 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Custenborder Field | 0.8 mi | 51 |
| 2. Tawawa Park | 0.5 mi | 174 |
| 3. Shelby County Fair Grounds | — | 42 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Climate
Clinton Township: four seasons and pleasant summers
A winter brings about 15 inches of snow, with January nights at 19° and July afternoons at 84°.
15″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter22–37°
Spring40–61°
Summer61–82°
Fall43–64°
Oct 20
typical first frost
Apr 27
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C+
About one in three of Clinton Township’s working residents commute to Sidney
The average commute for its 9,465 working residents takes 17.2 minutes, against 23.4 across Ohio.
The top destinations are Sidney (35%), Piqua (4%) and Franklin Township (4%). Roughly one working resident in three has a job in Clinton Township itself. In Clinton Township, the average trip to work is 17 minutes. For half of commuters, work is under 13 miles away.
35%work in town
| Clinton Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $61,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Clinton Township35%
Sidney35%
Piqua4%
Franklin Township4%
Troy4%
13 mi
median commute distance
13,739
jobs based in Clinton Township
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
B−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 53% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B
Top of a moderate hazard risk in Clinton Township: inland flooding
Nearly three fifths of Clinton Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 12%. The risk rating from FEMA for Clinton Township comes to 41 of 100. Flood insurance has paid out on 29 claims here since 1990.
41risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesEarthquakes
29
paid flood claims since 1990
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Nearby attractions
All 40 attractions →National Museum of the United States Air Force and 23 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Clinton Township. Close and well known come first.
35 mi MuseumNational Museum of the United States Air Force1.0M visitors a year
24 mi MountainCampbell Hill
24 mi State parkGrand Lake St. Marys State Park35 mi MuseumNational Aviation Hall of Fame300K visitors a year
31 mi LandmarkMadonna of the Trail
33 mi MuseumFort RecoverySources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
National Museum of the United States Air Force: No machine-readable author provided. Rogerd assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Campbell Hill: Analogue Kid (talk)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Grand Lake St. Marys State Park: Bruin, CC BY 2.0 · Madonna of the Trail: W. Guy Finley, Public domain · Fort Recovery: Nyttend, Public domain
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Clinton Township
18pages on Clinton Township
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Clinton Township
About 3 of every 100 Clinton Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
About Clinton Township
Township in Ohio, US
Clinton Township is one of the fourteen townships of Shelby County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 20,317 people in the township.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 17 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,037 ft
Clinton Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Clinton Township.
Orange TownshipSidneySalem TownshipPerry TownshipFranklin TownshipWashington TownshipClinton Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Township | #735 | C+ | A− | — | C+ | C− |
| Orange Township | — | — | C | — | C+ | C− |
| Sidney | #849 | C | A− | C | C+ | D |
| Salem Township | — | — | A− | — | C+ | C |
| Perry Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Franklin Township | #304 | B+ | B | — | A | C |
| Washington Township | — | — | A− | — | A− | C− |
Orange Township, Salem Township and Washington Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Clinton Township, Orange Township, Salem Township, Franklin Township and Washington Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Perry Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Clinton Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Clinton Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Clinton Township, OH a good place to live?
Clinton Township grades C+ overall, better than 38% of U.S. towns and #735 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C− for health and C+ for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Clinton Township, OH expensive?
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−.