Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
The best of Florence Township’s subject grades is an A− for history; the weakest is a D for walkability. Florence Township’s average trip to work is 41 minutes, where Ohio’s towns sit at 24 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Florence Township's public schools beat 73% of Ohio towns on state tests and graduation. Its National Register listings include Florence Corners School and Cyrus Butler House. Florence Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Florence Township beats most towns.
Where Florence Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Florence Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 2006 and 4 maps from 1903 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Florence 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 Florence Township.
Most working residents leave Florence Township for work: only 2% work in town. At $111,000, Florence Township’s median household income is above both the Ohio town median ($75,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). The top destinations are Norwalk (9%), Sandusky (7%) and Perkins Township (4%).
| Florence Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $111,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.7% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.8% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Florence Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Florence Township is 83°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Florence Township beats the Ohio average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 39% of Florence Township adults have high blood pressure.
| Florence Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 80% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 26% | 23% |
| What stands out | Florence Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.4% | 15.3% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.8% | 8.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 60% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Schoepfle Gardens, at 26 acres with 1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Schoepfle Gardens | 1 mi | 26 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Florence Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw38 mi MuseumRock and Roll Hall of Fame580K visitors a year
Big draw19 mi Theme parkCedar Point3.8M visitors a year
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaProgressive Field
38 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Field
38 mi MuseumOhio State Reformatory
39 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a yearRock and Roll Hall of Fame: MusikAnimal, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cedar Point: Larry Pieniazek, User:Lar, en:User:Lar (primary), CC BY 2.5 · Progressive Field: Jsawczuk, Public domain · Huntington Bank Field: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · Ohio State Reformatory: Niagara66, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cuyahoga Valley National Park: Unknown, Public domain
2 within 15 miles of the center of Florence Township
About 4 of every 100 Florence Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
3 places in Florence Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Ohio, US
Florence Township is one of the nine townships of Erie County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Sandusky, Ohio metropolitan statistical area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,470.
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3 towns share a border with Florence Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florence Township | — | — | B− | — | B+ | C+ |
| Berlin Township | #312 | B+ | B | — | A− | B− |
| Henrietta Township | — | — | C+ | — | B+ | B− |
| Wakeman Township | #510 | B | A− | — | B− | C |
Florence Township and Henrietta Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Florence Township, Berlin Township, Henrietta Township and Wakeman Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Florence Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
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