Damascus TownshipOH
A town of 1,822.
Is Damascus Township a good place to live?
The best of Damascus Township’s subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a D for walkability. On cost of living, just 134 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do better. Damascus Township's public schools beat 75% of Ohio towns on state tests and graduation. Only 169 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score lower on hazard risk. The biggest park or preserve is Mary Jane Thurston State Park, at 52 acres. Damascus Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
100% of working residents leave Damascus Township for work
Where Damascus Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Damascus Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Damascus Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Damascus Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Damascus 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 Damascus Township.
A smaller share of working residents work locally in Damascus Township than in most of Ohio or the rest of the country
0.4% of Damascus Township working residents work locally, where Ohio’s towns sit at 6.9% and U.S. towns at 8%. Jobs based in Damascus Township fell to 57 in 2023, 54 fewer than in 2013. Damascus Township’s average trip to work is 29 minutes.
| Damascus Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.4% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
On CDC estimates, Damascus Township is less healthy than 68% of U.S. towns
Damascus Township tracks Ohio closely on all 32 CDC measures. 39% of Damascus Township adults have obesity, close to Ohio’s towns (38%) and above U.S. towns (35%). 17% of adults smoke cigarettes in Damascus Township.
| Damascus Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 34% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 28% | 25% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Damascus Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Damascus Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 19° and about 25 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Damascus Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 63% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Damascus Township has set aside 0.3% of its land for conservation
1.4 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The trail density in Damascus Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Damascus Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.3% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mary Jane Thurston State Park | 0.2 mi | 52 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Damascus Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Damascus Township; the nearest are
About 7 of every 100 Damascus Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
About Damascus Township
Township in Ohio, US
Damascus Township is one of the thirteen townships of Henry County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,783.
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- Area
- 31 sq mi
- Elevation
- 676 ft
Damascus Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Damascus Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damascus Township | — | — | A | — | A− | C |
| Washington Township | — | — | A− | — | A | C |
| Richfield Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harrison Township | — | — | A | — | A− | C+ |
| Weston Township | — | — | A | — | B | C+ |
Damascus Township, Washington Township, Harrison Township and Weston Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Damascus Township, Washington Township, Harrison Township and Weston Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Richfield Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Damascus Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Damascus Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Damascus 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.