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Delaware Township grades B+ overall, 387th among Ohio's 987 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Residents are healthier than 84% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates and the median household earns $75K. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: homes are expensive, about $331K for a typical one and 4 times the Columbus metro’s $82K median household income. Delaware Township’s median age is 50.6 years, above both Ohio’s towns (41.7 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Delaware Township has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Greenwood Farm and Norman Dewey Perry House.
Where Delaware Township beats most towns.
Census counts: 200 in 1810, 41,302 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1863 and 4 maps from 1924 on.
6 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Delaware Township is from typical.
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Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Delaware Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaOhio Stadium
9 mi Zoo & aquariumColumbus Zoo and Aquarium
18 mi Stadium & arenaHistoric Crew Stadium
21 mi Stadium & arenaScottsMiracle-Gro Field
18 mi Stadium & arenaValue City Arena
21 mi LandmarkHarding TombOhio 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 · Harding Tomb: User:Postdlf, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Delaware 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 Delaware Township.
Delaware Township trades workers with Columbus and other neighbors and has less tooth loss than most of Ohio.
Its widest gap with Ohio is tooth loss: 9.5% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 15.3% statewide.
11% of adults report frequent physical distress in Delaware Township. Delaware Township beats the Ohio average on 19 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 20% of adults get no exercise outside work in Delaware Township.
| Delaware Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 28% | 25% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | Delaware Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.5% | 15.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.4% | 14.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Delaware 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.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Delaware Township has about as many jobs (1,597) as working residents, but only 25 people both live and work here. Jobs based here grew from 1,075 in 2013 to 1,597.
Most working residents leave Delaware Township for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2013, Delaware Township has added 522 jobs, to 1,597 in 2023. The average trip to work in Delaware Township is 21 minutes.
| Delaware Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.8% | 6.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
0.6 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Stratford Ecological Center, at 236 acres. Delaware Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Delaware Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.6% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Stratford Ecological Center | — | 236 |
| 2. Locust Curve Park | — | 9 |
| 3. Lexington Glen Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 51% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
6 within 15 miles of the center of Delaware Township
About 2 of every 100 Delaware Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
2,152 counted in 2010 and 2,713 in 2020; an estimated 2,915 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 12.2% since 2020, after 26.1% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
6 places in Delaware Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Ohio, United States
Delaware is a city in Delaware County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is located near the center of Ohio, about 30 miles (48 km) north of Columbus as part of the Columbus metropolitan area. The population was 41,302 at the 2020 census. Delaware was founded in 1808 and was incorporated in 1816.
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5 towns share a border with Delaware Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware Township | #387 | B+ | C+ | — | B | A− |
| Delaware | #145 | A | C | B | A | A− |
| Scioto Township | #95 | A | B | — | A− | A− |
| Liberty Township | #50 | A+ | C− | — | A+ | A |
| Concord Township | #424 | B | D | — | A− | A |
| Troy Township | — | — | B | — | B | A− |
Troy Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Delaware Township, Scioto Township, Liberty Township, Concord Township and Troy Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Delaware Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Delaware Township grades B+ overall, better than 67% of U.S. towns and #387 of 987 in Ohio. It grades A− for health and B for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
