Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
6,434 residents make their home in this town in Ohio. 2.1 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Ohio town.
German Township’s strongest is schools (A): its schools outperform 93% of the state's. This Ohio town grades A− overall, better than 84% of U.S. towns. It ranks 172nd of 987 in Ohio. Add cost of living to its strengths — a typical home costs about $206K, 3.2 years of the Toledo metro’s $65K median household income. The drawback is walkability. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 62% of U.S. towns. The town has 1 place on the National Register. 37% of working residents work locally here, above both the Ohio town median (6.8%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%).
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · National Register of Historic Places · Census LEHD, 2023.
Where German Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Archbold Elementary School | K–4 | 441 |
| Archbold Middle School | 5–8 | 345 |
| Archbold High School | 9–12 | 326 |
Where German 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 German Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2006 and 4 maps from 1913 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in German 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 German Township.
German Township pairs an A for schools with modest home prices and draws workers from Archbold and beyond.
5,759 jobs are based in German Township, 1.9 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. The average commute takes 14.9 minutes, against 23.4 across Ohio.
In German Township, the mean commuting time is 15 minutes. Half commute less than 9 miles. The top destinations are Archbold (35%), Wauseon (9%) and Toledo (4%).
| German Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 37% | 6.8% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 15 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
That grade comes with a B+ for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $206K.
The Archbold-Area Local school district runs its public schools. The largest public high school is Archbold High School, with 326 students. Its three schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archbold Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 441 | A+ |
| Archbold High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 326 | B+ |
| Archbold Middle SchoolTop results in townGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 345 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 90% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in German Township, 44% come from inland flooding and 29% from tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Count the trails in 2 parks and preserves and they come to 6.7 miles. The biggest park or preserve is Archbold Reservoirs Fishing Area, at 105 acres. The trail network density in German Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| German Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.1% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ruihley Park | 0.6 mi | 26 |
| 2. Archbold Reservoirs Fishing Area | — | 105 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The range runs from 18° on a January night to 84° on a July afternoon, with about 29 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Among residents in German Township, 24% are under 18. Adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (22% statewide). Also worth knowing: this Ohio town has lost 2.1% of its people since 2020, down to 6,434 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 26%, against 32% across Ohio.
| German Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 24% | 22% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 20% | 18% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.9 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| German Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.3% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.9% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.6% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.5% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.6% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.1% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.1% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.1% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.8% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.7% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 38.1% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.4% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.4% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.8% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.6% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
On the CDC’s 32 measures, German Township is ahead of Ohio on 1 and behind on 2. The share of adults in German Township who have high blood pressure: 39%. Two figures for adults here: 14% have diabetes, 16% binge drink.
| German Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 28% | 25% |
| What stands out | German Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.9% | 8.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1 within 15 miles of the center of German Township
About 5 of every 100 German Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
German Township is one of the twelve townships in Fulton County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 6,576 people in the township.
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5 towns share a border with German Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| German Township | #172 | A− | B+ | — | A | C+ |
| Brady Township | #514 | B | A− | — | B+ | C |
| Franklin Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ridgeville Township | — | — | B+ | — | A | C+ |
| Clinton Township | #173 | A− | B+ | — | A− | B− |
| Springfield Township | #287 | B+ | A | — | B | C+ |
Ridgeville Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. German Township, Brady Township, Ridgeville Township, Clinton Township and Springfield Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Franklin Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare German Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. German Township grades A− overall, better than 84% of U.S. towns and #172 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C+ for health and A for schools.
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+.