Eastern High School (Brown County, Ohio), 2012
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Eagle TownshipOH
A town of 1,353.
6 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
1,353
2025 Census estimate · +3% since 2020
Median home value
$193K
Census ACS
Household income
$90K
median
Median age
38.2
years
Jobs based here
209
A commuter town
Is Eagle Township a good place to live?
Eagle Township’s best subject grade is an A+ for cost of living; its weakest is a C− for health. On cost of living, just 35 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do better. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 72% of U.S. towns. Eagle Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Small town
1,353 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Jackson TownshipWashington TownshipWinchester TownshipLake WaynokaWhiteoak TownshipConcord TownshipEagle Township
How Eagle Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Eagle Township is from typical.
Cost of livingTypical home $193K, 2.4 years of the Cincinnati metro’s $81K median household incomeA+Open →HealthAdams County Regional Medical Center 8.3 miles awayC−Open →Jobs & income$90K median household income; 209 jobs based hereCOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.4 of 20; 0% of households have no car; 2.6% of workers walk, bike or ride transitCOpen →SchoolsBOpen →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 42% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors2 miles of trails; 1% conserved landDOpen →HistoryC+Open →Civic life3.3 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsB−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Eagle Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Eagle Township, and how to reach them.
PowerAEP Ohio19.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterWaynoka Regional Water and Sewer Dist3 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet7 providers71% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Eagle 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, Brown County Board of ElectionsBrown County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Dec 2025
ZIP codes45171, 45697, 4513345171 63% · 45697 35% · 45133 2%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 Eagle Township.
HealthC−
Residents of Eagle Township are less healthy than 84% of U.S. towns
Eagle Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 19% of adults smoke cigarettes in Eagle Township, above both the Ohio town median (16%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). 41% of adults have high blood pressure in Eagle Township.
16%healthier than U.S. townsC−Health Grade
| Eagle Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 28% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better21 too close to call11 worse
| What stands out | Eagle Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.1% | 8% |
| More smokers | 19.1% | 15.4% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.5% | 7.1% |
Adams County Regional Medical Center
8.3 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
SchoolsB
On state tests, Eagle Township’s schools beat 60% of Ohio districts
Its public schools are run by the Eastern Local School District. Its two schools are below.
60%of OH districts it outscoresBSchool Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern MSLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 254 | B− |
| Eastern High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 259 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Eagle Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Eagle Township for work: only 3% work in town. 19% of residents live below the poverty line in Eagle Township, against 9.1% in Ohio’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Eagle Township’s average trip to work is 29 minutes.
3%work in town
| Eagle Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 19% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.5% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $90,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Eagle Township3%
Cincinnati8%
Georgetown7%
Mount Orab5%
Blue Ash4%
29 mi
median commute distance
209
jobs based in Eagle Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C
Walkability grade: more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Eagle Township
Eagle Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 22° and about 18 inches of snow falls in a winter.
18″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter24–42°
Spring41–64°
Summer61–84°
Fall43–66°
Oct 20
typical first frost
Apr 24
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B
Eagle Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 58% of U.S. communities.
42risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
OutdoorsD
Eagle Township has set aside 1.1% of its land for conservation
1.5 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. The trail density in Eagle Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
1.1%conserved
| Eagle Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.1% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
1.1%
conserved · 185 of 16,276 acres
1.5 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Nearby attractions
All 74 attractions →Serpent Mound and 15 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Eagle Township. Close and well known come first.
16 mi MountainSerpent Mound
Big draw38 mi Theme parkKings Island3.5M visitors a year
32 mi National Historical ParkHopewell Culture National Historical Park52K visitors a year
38 mi Theme parkConey Island
36 mi MuseumChateau Laroche
37 mi LandmarkPeters Cartridge CompanySources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Serpent Mound: The British Library, No restrictions · Kings Island: Eli Duke from Portland, OR, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Hopewell Culture National Historical Park: Ɱ, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Coney Island: Unknown, No restrictions · Chateau Laroche: ConlonTT, Public domain · Peters Cartridge Company: Internet Archive Book Images, No restrictions
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Keep exploring
Everything we know about Eagle Township
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The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Eagle Township; the nearest are
Southern State Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Hillsboro18.3 mi$5,912 in-state tuitionNorthern Kentucky UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Highland Heights, KY39.7 mi$11,088 in-state tuition
About 0 of every 100 Eagle Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
A commuter town
97% of working residents leave Eagle Township for work
Where Eagle Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
209jobs based in Eagle Township
3%of working residents work in town
29 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Eagle Township
Township in Ohio, US
Eagle Township is one of the sixteen townships of Brown County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,293 people in the township.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 26 sq mi
- Elevation
- 991 ft
Questions about Eagle Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Eagle 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+.