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A town of 3,888.
Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 95% of U.S. towns. Overall it grades C, 797th of 987 graded towns in Ohio. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $86K. Its lowest everyday mark is in health: residents are less healthy than 72% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. A typical home there costs about $215K, 3.1 years of the county’s $69K median household income. Gasper Township’s average trip to work is 32 minutes, against 24 minutes in Ohio’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Roberts Covered Bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Gasper 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 Gasper Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2010 and 4 maps from 1911 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Gasper 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 Gasper Township.
Gasper Township has 122 jobs for its 1,717 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 32.4 minutes, against 23.4 across Ohio.
Most working residents leave Gasper Township for work: only 3% work in town. Since 2013, Gasper Township has lost 83 jobs, to 122 in 2023. The top destinations are Eaton (25%), Richmond (7%) and Dayton (5%).
| Gasper Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.7% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $86,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
30% of Gasper Township adults get no exercise outside work. Gasper Township beats the Ohio average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 40% of Gasper Township adults have high blood pressure.
| Gasper Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 28% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Gasper Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7% | 8.3% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.6% | 11.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.2% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Gasper Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 20° and about 12 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (22% statewide). 25% of residents are under 18 in Gasper Township. 28% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio.
| Gasper Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44.8 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 25% | 22% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 20% | 18% |
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.9 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Gasper Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15.8% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.9% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 2.8% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.3% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.6% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 18.2% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.6% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.6% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.3% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34.5% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.8% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.5% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.8% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.3% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,900, single groups can be off by several points
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 60% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Gasper Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw31 mi Theme parkKings Island3.5M visitors a year
29 mi MuseumNational Museum of the United States Air Force1.0M visitors a year
39 mi Stadium & arenaNippert Stadium
38 mi Zoo & aquariumCincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden1.2M visitors a year
37 mi GardenSpring Grove Cemetery30 mi MuseumNational Aviation Hall of Fame300K visitors a yearKings Island: Eli Duke from Portland, OR, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · National Museum of the United States Air Force: No machine-readable author provided. Rogerd assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Nippert Stadium: Ben Levin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Spring Grove Cemetery: Original uploader was Mind meal at en.wikipedia, CC BY 2.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Gasper Township
About 1 of every 100 Gasper Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Gasper Township is one of the twelve townships of Preble County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 3,911 people in the township.
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5 towns share a border with Gasper Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gasper Township | #797 | C | B− | — | B− | C |
| Somers Township | #788 | C | A− | — | C+ | C− |
| Washington Township | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | C |
| Dixon Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Camden | — | — | A− | — | C+ | D |
| Lanier Township | #644 | B− | B+ | — | B | C |
Washington Township and Camden have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Gasper Township, Somers Township, Washington Township, Camden and Lanier Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Dixon Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Gasper Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Gasper Township grades C overall, better than 32% of U.S. towns and #797 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C for health and B− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D−.
