Dunham TownshipOH
A town of 2,503, settled in 1857.
Is Dunham Township a good place to live?
Dunham Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $206K, 3.2 years of the Marietta area’s $64K median household income. It grades C+ overall, 759th among Ohio's 987 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 81% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 96% of U.S. towns. Only 105 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score lower on history. The biggest park or preserve is Veto Lake Wildlife Area, at 364 acres.
99% of working residents leave Dunham Township for work
Where Dunham Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Dunham Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Dunham Township is from typical.
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Moving to Dunham Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Dunham 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 Dunham Township.
Dunham Township sends many workers across the state line to Vienna, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Ohio (mostly inland flooding).
Conserved land covers 2.1% of Dunham Township
13 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Dunham Township’s trail density is 0.6 miles per square mile, where Ohio’s towns sit at 0.2 and U.S. towns at 0.4.
| Dunham Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.1% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Veto Lake Wildlife Area | 0.1 mi | 364 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
For health, Dunham Township earns a C−
45% of adults have obesity in Dunham Township, against 38% in Ohio’s towns and 35% across U.S. towns. 42% of adults have high blood pressure in Dunham Township. Dunham Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9.
| Dunham Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 38% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 28% | 25% |
| What stands out | Dunham Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19.4% | 15.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 10% | 8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.7% | 7.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents commute out of Dunham Township
43% of working residents cross a state line to work, Vienna among the top destinations. Dunham Township has 297 jobs for its 1,074 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Dunham Township for work: only 1% work in town. Since 2013, Dunham Township has added 74 jobs, to 297 in 2023. The average trip to work in Dunham Township is 28 minutes.
| Dunham Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.2% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.9% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $71,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Dunham Township
Dunham Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 23° and about 11 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
High risk in Dunham Township, with inland flooding at the top
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 91% of Ohio towns, with expected losses of about $394 per resident a year; that rating is what its C for hazard risk is built on.
Dunham Township’s FEMA risk score is 63 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The Wilds and 6 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Dunham Township. Close and well known come first.
35 mi Zoo & aquariumThe Wilds
37 mi Park & preserveMcClintic Wildlife Management Area
11 mi MuseumCampus Martius Museum
11 mi MuseumOhio River Museum
23 mi MuseumOld Meigs County Courthouse
11 mi MuseumThe CastlePhoto credits
The Wilds: Bikingshaun (talk), CC BY 3.0 · McClintic Wildlife Management Area: Steve from Washington, DC, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Campus Martius Museum: Snoopywv, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ohio River Museum: Wolfgang8741, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Old Meigs County Courthouse: Nyttend, Public domain · The Castle: Chrispainter1966, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Dunham Township
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Dunham Township
About 8 of every 100 Dunham Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
About Dunham Township
Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S.
Dunham is an unincorporated community in Washington County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.
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Dunham Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Dunham Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunham Township | #759 | C+ | B+ | — | B | C− |
| Belpre Township | #905 | C− | B− | — | B | C |
| Warren Township | #416 | B+ | A− | — | B+ | C− |
| Barlow Township | #682 | C+ | A− | — | B+ | C |
| Decatur Township | — | — | A− | — | B+ | C |
| Fairfield Township | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | C− |
Decatur Township and Fairfield Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Dunham Township, Belpre Township, Warren Township, Barlow Township, Decatur Township and Fairfield Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Dunham Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Dunham Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Dunham Township, OH a good place to live?
Dunham Township grades C+ overall, better than 36% of U.S. towns and #759 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C− for health and B for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Dunham 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 B+.