Cynthian TownshipOH
A town of 2,008.
Is Cynthian Township a good place to live?
The best of Cynthian Township’s subject grades is an A+ for schools; the weakest is a D for walkability. 24% of residents live below the poverty line in Cynthian Township, above both Ohio’s towns (9.1%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Only 127 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score lower on history. The biggest place to walk is Miami Erie Canal Trail, 29 acres with 1.1 miles of trail. Cynthian Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Cynthian Township stand out
Where Cynthian Township beats most towns.
99% of working residents leave Cynthian Township for work
Where Cynthian Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Cynthian Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Cynthian Township is from typical.
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Moving to Cynthian Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Cynthian 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Cynthian Township.
A smaller share of working residents in Cynthian Township work locally than in the typical Ohio or U.S. town
0.7% of Cynthian Township working residents work locally, against 6.9% in Ohio’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. The average trip to work in Cynthian Township is 20 minutes. The top destinations are Sidney (17%), Fort Loramie (7%) and Minster (5%).
| Cynthian Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.7% | 6.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Cynthian Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Cynthian Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Cynthian Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 66% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Residents of Cynthian Township are less healthy than 64% of U.S. towns
Cynthian Township tracks Ohio closely on all 32 CDC measures. 39% of adults have obesity in Cynthian Township.
| Cynthian Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 26% | 23% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Cynthian Township has set aside 0% of its land for conservation
1.9 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Cynthian Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Miami Erie Canal Trail | 1.1 mi | 29 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
National Museum of the United States Air Force and 24 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cynthian Township. Close and well known come first.
38 mi MuseumNational Museum of the United States Air Force1.0M visitors a year
34 mi MountainCampbell Hill
18 mi State parkGrand Lake St. Marys State Park38 mi MuseumNational Aviation Hall of Fame300K visitors a year
24 mi MuseumFort Recovery
38 mi LandmarkMadonna of the TrailPhoto 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 · Fort Recovery: Nyttend, Public domain · Madonna of the Trail: W. Guy Finley, Public domain
Everything we know about Cynthian Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Cynthian Township
About 4 of every 100 Cynthian Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
About Cynthian Township
Township in Ohio, US
Cynthian Township is one of the fourteen townships of Shelby County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,000 people in the township.
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- Area
- 31 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,014 ft
Cynthian Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Cynthian Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cynthian Township | — | — | B− | — | A+ | C+ |
| McLean Township | #72 | A | B+ | — | A+ | B |
| Patterson Township | — | — | B | — | A+ | B− |
| Loramie Township | #575 | B− | B | — | A | C |
| Turtle Creek Township | — | — | B− | — | A− | C− |
| Washington Township | — | — | A− | — | A− | C− |
Cynthian Township, Patterson Township, Turtle Creek Township and Washington Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Cynthian Township, McLean Township, Patterson Township, Loramie Township, Turtle Creek Township and Washington Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Cynthian Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Cynthian Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Cynthian Township, OH expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.