Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Crosby Township grades B− overall, 627th among Ohio's 987 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $124K and it has 12 miles of trail and 32% conserved land. On the other side, the typical home is worth about $352K, 4.3 years of the Cincinnati metro’s $81K median household income. 32% of the land in Crosby Township is conserved, above both Ohio’s towns (3.7%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Only 159 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score lower on hazard risk. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 88% of U.S. towns.
Where Crosby Township beats most towns.
Whitewater Shaker Settlement| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Crosby Elementary School | K–5 | 807 |
2,767 counted in 2010 and 6,030 in 2020; an estimated 6,270 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Crosby Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,721 in 1820, a low of 543 in 1930, 6,030 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 5 maps from 1915 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Crosby Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw24 mi Theme parkKings Island3.5M visitors a year
17 mi Stadium & arenaPaycor Stadium
17 mi Stadium & arenaGreat American Ball Park
14 mi MuseumCreation Museum1.2M visitors a year
15 mi Stadium & arenaNippert Stadium
16 mi Stadium & arenaTQL StadiumKings Island: Eli Duke from Portland, OR, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Paycor Stadium: JonRidinger, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Great American Ball Park: Eric Kilby profile at Flickr website, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Creation Museum: Creashin at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Nippert Stadium: Ben Levin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · TQL Stadium: Cornfield948, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Crosby 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 Crosby Township.
Crosby Township keeps more of its land conserved than most of Ohio and owes part of its health edge to its incomes, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Ohio (mostly inland flooding).
Its 4,174 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in any other Ohio town.
Miami Whitewater Forest, at 2,914 acres with 5.6 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. At 0.6 miles per square mile, Crosby Township’s trail density is above the Ohio town median (0.2) and near the median of U.S. towns (0.4).
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Miami Whitewater Forest | 5.6 mi | 2,914 |
| 2. Fernald Preserve | 5.3 mi | 832 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Southwest Local school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crosby Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 807 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Jobs based here fell from 1,692 in 2013 to 1,318.
Most working residents leave Crosby Township for work: only 2% work in town. 21% of workers work from home in Crosby Township. Since 2013, Crosby Township has lost 374 jobs, to 1,318 in 2023.
| Crosby Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $124,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 21% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.7% | 6.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Crosby Township has chilly winters and warm summers. The July high in Crosby Township is 87°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median household earns $123,750, against $71,389 across Ohio, one input to its A for jobs and income.
Children under 18 are 29% of residents (22% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (22% statewide). 14% of Crosby Township residents are 65 or older. Crosby Township has grown 4.1% since 2020, to 6,270 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Crosby Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 29% | 22% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 14% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 37% | 24% | 29% |
| Median age | 37.4 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.9 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Crosby Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15.9% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.3% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.5% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.7% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 18.2% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.1% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.2% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.6% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.5% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.7% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29.6% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.7% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.8% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.3% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.9% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 92% of Ohio towns, with expected losses of about $524 per resident a year; that rating is what its C for hazard risk is built on.
Crosby Township’s FEMA risk score is 65 of 100. Since 1982, 34 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Crosby Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Against the 5,202 U.S. towns with household incomes like Crosby Township’s, it is less healthy than 81%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Crosby Township beats the Ohio average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
| Crosby Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 28% | 25% |
| What stands out | Crosby Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.7% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.5% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median property tax bill is $5,478, against $2,822 across Ohio, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The median sale price was $393,000 in May 2026.
| Crosby Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,108 a month | $943 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 83% | 77% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
6 within 15 miles of the center of Crosby Township
About 2 of every 100 Crosby Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Where Crosby Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Township in Ohio, US
Crosby Township is one of the twelve townships of Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 6,030 people in the township.
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10 towns share a border with Crosby Township.
Colerain Township next door grades lower for schools (C+ to Crosby Township’s B+) and higher for cost of living (B− to C−).
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crosby Township | #627 | B− | C− | — | B+ | B |
| Colerain Township | #616 | B− | B− | C | C+ | B |
| Dunlap | — | — | D | — | C+ | B+ |
| Taylor Creek | #593 | B− | C+ | — | C+ | A− |
| Whitewater Township | #547 | B− | B− | — | B+ | B |
| Dry Ridge | #721 | C+ | C | — | C+ | A− |
| Ross Township | #328 | B+ | C+ | A− | A | C |
| Blue Jay | — | — | B | — | B+ | B |
Dunlap and Blue Jay have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Crosby Township, Dunlap, Taylor Creek, Whitewater Township, Dry Ridge and Blue Jay report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Crosby Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Crosby Township grades B− overall, better than 48% of U.S. towns and #627 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B for health and B+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $352,000, 43% above the Ohio typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
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