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Congress Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $175K, 2.4 years of the Wooster area’s $74K median household income. It grades B+ overall, 343rd of 987 graded towns in Ohio. The low prices come with trade-offs. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 82% of the country. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. 28% of residents are under 18 in Congress Township, against 22% in Ohio’s towns and 22% across U.S. towns. Congress Township has 1 place on the National Register. Congress Township's public schools beat 72% of Ohio towns on state tests and graduation.
Where Congress Township beats most towns.
Where Congress 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 Congress Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 309 in 1870, 132 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2016 and 2 maps from 1906 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Congress 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 Congress Township.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 89% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
19% of adults smoke cigarettes in Congress Township. Congress Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 16% of adults report frequent physical distress in Congress Township.
| Congress Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Congress Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.9% | 8% |
| More smokers | 18.9% | 15.4% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.2% | 7.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Congress Township for work: only 6% work in town. Congress Township’s average trip to work is 29 minutes. Since 2013, Congress Township has added 243 jobs, to 525 in 2023.
| Congress Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $72,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.7% | 6.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Congress Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Congress Township is 83°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
3 within 15 miles of the center of Congress Township
About 2 of every 100 Congress Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Village in Ohio, United States
Congress is a village in Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The population was 132 at the 2020 census.
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4 towns share a border with Congress Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Congress Township | #343 | B+ | A− | — | B+ | C− |
| Canaan Township | #239 | A− | B+ | — | A− | C |
| Burbank | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jackson Township | #769 | C | A | — | B | D |
| Chester Township | #435 | B | B+ | — | B+ | C+ |
Congress Township, Canaan Township, Jackson Township and Chester Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Burbank isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Congress Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Congress Township grades B+ overall, better than 70% of U.S. towns and #343 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C− for health and B+ 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 A−.
