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Darby TownshipMadison County, OH
A town of 4,441.
5 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
4,441
2025 Census estimate · +5% since 2020
Median home value
$390K
Census ACS
Household income
$122K
median
Median age
34.4
years
Jobs based here
1,139
A commuter town
TownGrade
A+
#29 of 987 in OH
Why does Darby Township grade so well?
Few places in the country grade higher. Darby Township earns an A+, 29th of 987 graded towns in Ohio. The median household earns $122K, it is healthier than 88% of U.S. towns, and its schools outperform 83% of the state's. Its lowest mark, a B−, is in cost of living. 31% of residents are under 18 in Darby Township, above both the Ohio town median (22%) and the median of U.S. towns (22%). The biggest park or preserve is McKitrick Park, at 26 acres. Darby Township is more walkable than 72% of U.S. towns.
What makes Darby Township stand out
Where Darby Township beats most towns.
Jonathan Alder Local schools
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Plain City Elementary School | PK–4 | 704 |
| Shekinah Christian School | K–12 | 159 |
SchoolsA−
On state tests and graduation
NCES · EDFacts.
WalkabilityB+
More walkable than 72% of U.S. towns
2.7% of workers walk, bike or ride transit
EPA National Walkability Index; Census ACS.
A commuter town
94% of working residents leave Darby Township for work
Where Darby Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
1,139jobs based in Darby Township
6%of working residents work in town
15 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Darby Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Darby Township is from typical.
Jobs & incomeAOpen →HealthDublin Methodist Hospital 6.8 miles awayAOpen →SchoolsA−Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 8.1 of 20; 2.2% of households have no carB+Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 41% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listBOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $390K, 4.8 years of the Columbus metro’s $82K median household incomeB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors3 miles of trailsC−Open →HistoryBOpen →Civic life4.5 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsA−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All 58 attractions →Ohio Stadium and 34 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Darby Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw16 mi Stadium & arenaOhio Stadium
10 mi Zoo & aquariumColumbus Zoo and Aquarium
17 mi Stadium & arenaHistoric Crew Stadium
17 mi Stadium & arenaScottsMiracle-Gro Field
15 mi Stadium & arenaValue City Arena
30 mi MountainCampbell HillSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Ohio Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Columbus Zoo and Aquarium: Adolphus79 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Historic Crew Stadium: Rick Dikeman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · ScottsMiracle-Gro Field: Nova Crystallis, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Value City Arena: Nick81aku at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Campbell Hill: Analogue Kid (talk)., CC BY-SA 3.0
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Darby Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Darby Township, and how to reach them.
PowerOhio Edison16.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterMid-Ohio WSD - Jackson Street WTPNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet7 providers90% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Darby 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, Madison County Board of ElectionsMadison County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Dec 2025
ZIP code4306443064 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 Darby Township.
Darby Township has less food insecurity than most of Ohio, has household incomes well above the Ohio norm and has an unusually large share working from home.
HealthA
Darby Township’s grade for health is an A
Its widest gap with Ohio is food insecurity: 7.1% of its 12,234 adults worry about having enough food, against 14.1% statewide. Against the 5,521 U.S. towns with household incomes like Darby Township’s, it is healthier than 73%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
10% of adults report frequent physical distress in Darby Township. Darby Township beats the Ohio average on 22 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 12% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Darby Township.
88%healthier than U.S. townsAHealth Grade
| Darby Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 20% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 17% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
22 better10 too close to call0 worse
| What stands out | Darby Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.1% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.7% | 8.3% |
Dublin Methodist Hospital
6.8 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
92nd
percentile among OH towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
SchoolsA−
Darby Township’s grade for schools is an A−
Its public schools are run by the Jonathan Alder Local school district. Its two schools are below.
83%of OH districts it outscoresA−School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plain City Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 704 | A+ |
| Shekinah Christian School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 159 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A
Most of Darby Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.5 jobs for each of them
21.8% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio.
Most working residents leave Darby Township for work: only 6% work in town. 3.4% of Darby Township residents live below the poverty line. Jobs based in Darby Township grew to 1,139 in 2023, 220 more than in 2013.
6%work in town
| Darby Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $122,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.4% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Darby Township6%
Columbus34%
Dublin10%
Plain City5%
Hilliard3%
15 mi
median commute distance
1,139
jobs based in Darby Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
B+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 72% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
#496for trails in OH
0%
conserved · 6 of 13,496 acres
3.3 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. McKitrick Park | 0.3 mi | 26 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Climate
Darby Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Darby Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 20° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
24″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter23–39°
Spring41–62°
Summer62–83°
Fall44–65°
Oct 26
typical first frost
Apr 19
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Darby Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 59% of U.S. communities.
41risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Darby Township
18pages on Darby Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Darby Township
Rosedale Bible CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · Irwin8.7 mi$10,088 tuitionPontifical College JosephinumUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Columbus14.6 mi$28,691 tuition
About 5 of every 100 Darby Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
About Darby Township
Township in Ohio, US
Darby Township is one of the fourteen townships of Madison County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 4,261 people in the township.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 21 sq mi
- Elevation
- 945 ft
Darby Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Darby Township.
At #29 in OH, it grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Canaan Township (A+) comes closest.
Canaan TownshipWashington TownshipJerome TownshipPike TownshipDarby TownshipDarby Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darby Township | #29 | A+ | B− | — | A− | A |
| Canaan Township | #36 | A+ | B | — | A− | A |
| Washington Township | #155 | A | C− | — | B+ | A+ |
| Jerome Township | #369 | B+ | D | — | A− | A |
| Pike Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Darby Township | #385 | B+ | C | — | A | A− |
Darby Township, Canaan Township, Washington Township, Jerome Township and Darby Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Pike Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Darby Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Darby Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Darby Township, OH a good place to live?
Yes, by almost any measure. Darby Township grades A+ overall, better than 98% of U.S. towns and #29 of 987 in Ohio. It grades A for health and A− for schools.
Is Darby 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−.