Needle's eye, Gibraltar, Put-in-Bay, Ohio, 1880
Erie Township’s story
153 years in pictures
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 4 maps from 1900 on.
- 1873Erie Township is settled
Erie TownshipOH
A town of 1,154, settled in 1873.
5 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
1,154
2025 Census estimate · −1% since 2020
Median home value
$171K
Census ACS
Household income
$50K
median
Median age
59.2
years
Jobs based here
318
A commuter town
Is Erie Township a good place to live?
The best of Erie Township’s subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a D for hazard risk. Erie Township’s median age is 59.2 years, against 41.7 years in Ohio’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Only 39 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score lower on hazard risk. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 70% of U.S. towns. Erie Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Erie Township stand out
Where Erie Township beats most towns.
Small town
1,154 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Bay TownshipPort ClintonCarroll TownshipPortage TownshipSalem TownshipErie Township
How Erie Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Erie Township is from typical.
Cost of livingTypical home $171K, 2.3 years of the Sandusky metro’s $74K median household incomeAOpen →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listDOpen →Jobs & income318 jobs based hereCOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.8 of 20; 0.8% of households have no car; 2.4% of workers walk, bike or ride transitCOpen →HealthMagruder Hospital 4.9 miles awayC+Open →SchoolsBeat 57% of Ohio districts on tests and graduationBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors3 miles of trails; 6% conserved landA−Open →HistoryCOpen →Civic life5.9 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 Erie Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Erie Township, and how to reach them.
PowerOhio Edison16.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterOttawa County Regional Water DistrictNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet7 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Erie 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, Ottawa County Board of ElectionsOttawa County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Feb 2022
ZIP codes43452, 4343943452 95% · 43439 5%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 Erie Township.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
Most of Erie Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.6 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Erie Township for work: only 5% work in town. At $50,000, Erie Township’s median household income is where Ohio’s towns sit at $75,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. The average trip to work in Erie Township is 22 minutes.
5%work in town
| Erie Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $50,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.3% | 6.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Erie Township5%
Port Clinton11%
Portage Township9%
Fremont6%
Toledo5%
16 mi
median commute distance
318
jobs based in Erie Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C
Walkability grade: more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
In Erie Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Erie Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. Erie Township’s July high is 83°F.
26″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter24–36°
Spring41–57°
Summer64–81°
Fall47–62°
Nov 5
typical first frost
Apr 10
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HealthC+
Residents of Erie Township are less healthy than 64% of U.S. towns
Erie Township beats the Ohio average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 43% of adults have high blood pressure in Erie Township.
36%healthier than U.S. townsC+Health Grade
| Erie Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 38% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 28% | 25% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
6 better19 too close to call7 worse
| What stands out | Erie Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.4% | 8.3% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.9% | 11.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.7% | 8.7% |
Magruder Hospital
4.9 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
6.2%conserved
| Erie Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.2% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
6.2%
conserved · 1,839 of 29,506 acres
2.9 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade D
Erie Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 53% of U.S. communities. Since 2018, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Erie Township.
53risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoes
5
paid flood claims since 2018
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Nearby attractions
All 58 attractions →Cedar Point and 14 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Erie Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw18 mi Theme parkCedar Point3.8M visitors a year
13 mi National MemorialPerry's Victory and International Peace Memorial124K visitors a year
29 mi MuseumToledo Museum of Art340K visitors a year
12 mi CaveCrystal Cave
30 mi Zoo & aquariumToledo Zoo
33 mi LandmarkFort MeigsSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Cedar Point: Larry Pieniazek, User:Lar, en:User:Lar (primary), CC BY 2.5 · Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial: NPS Photo, Public domain · Toledo Museum of Art: Ɱ, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Crystal Cave: Analogue Kid at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · Toledo Zoo: DreamingKoala, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Meigs: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Keep exploring
Everything we know about Erie Township
18pages on Erie Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Erie Township; the nearest are
Terra State Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Fremont15.2 mi$5,748 in-state tuitionUniversity of ToledoUniversity or college · Public · Toledo32.1 mi$12,744 in-state tuition
About 1 of every 100 Erie Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
A commuter town
95% of working residents leave Erie Township for work
Where Erie Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
318jobs based in Erie Township
5%of working residents work in town
16 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Erie Township
Township in Ohio, US
Erie Township is one of the twelve townships of Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,147 people in the township.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 14 sq mi
- Elevation
- 577 ft
Questions about Erie Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Erie 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.