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A town of 3,647. Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Goshen Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $221K, 2.9 years of the Urbana area’s $76K median household income. It grades B+ overall, 334th of 987 graded towns in Ohio. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 76% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. On the plus side, its public schools beat 83% of Ohio towns on state tests and graduation. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 99% of U.S. towns, with 2 places on the National Register. On history, just 10 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do better. Goshen Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 91% of U.S. towns. Goshen Township’s average trip to work is 29 minutes, above both the Ohio town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes).
Where Goshen Township beats most towns.
Church Of Our Savior| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Dohron Wilson Elementary School | K–5 | 381 |
| Mechanicsburg Middle School | 6–8 | 180 |
| Mechanicsburg High School | 9–12 | 266 |
Where Goshen 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 Goshen Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2015 and 3 maps from 1914 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Goshen 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 Goshen Township.
Goshen Township pairs an A− for schools with modest home prices and has added a third more jobs in ten years.
Its A− for schools comes with an A− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $221K.
Its public schools are run by the Mechanicsburg Exempted Village school district. Its three schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dohron Wilson Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 381 | A− |
| Mechanicsburg High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 266 | A− |
| Mechanicsburg Middle SchoolTop results in townGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 180 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
44% of adults have obesity in Goshen Township. Goshen Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 42% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Goshen Township.
| Goshen Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 38% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| What stands out | Goshen Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 18.1% | 15.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Jobs based here grew from 390 in 2013 to 552.
Most working residents leave Goshen Township for work: only 9% work in town. Jobs based in Goshen Township grew to 552 in 2023, 162 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Urbana (10%), Mechanicsburg (8%) and Marysville (7%).
| Goshen Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 9.2% | 6.8% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 71% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Goshen Township since 2007.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Goshen Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
0.7 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The biggest park or preserve is Goshen Township Memorial Park, at 26 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Goshen Township Memorial Park | 0.5 mi | 26 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Goshen Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw29 mi Stadium & arenaOhio Stadium
36 mi MuseumNational Museum of the United States Air Force1.0M visitors a year
23 mi MountainCampbell Hill
29 mi Stadium & arenaScottsMiracle-Gro Field
30 mi Stadium & arenaHistoric Crew Stadium
24 mi Zoo & aquariumColumbus Zoo and AquariumOhio Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · National Museum of the United States Air Force: No machine-readable author provided. Rogerd assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Campbell Hill: Analogue Kid (talk)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · ScottsMiracle-Gro Field: Nova Crystallis, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Historic Crew Stadium: Rick Dikeman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Columbus Zoo and Aquarium: Adolphus79 at English Wikipedia, Public domain
1 within 15 miles of the center of Goshen Township
About 1 of every 100 Goshen Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
2 places in Goshen Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Ohio, US
Goshen Township is one of the twelve townships of Champaign County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census reported 3,633 people living in the township.
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5 towns share a border with Goshen Township.
It grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Rush Township (B−) comes closest.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goshen Township | #334 | B+ | A− | — | A− | C− |
| Union Township | — | — | D | — | B− | C |
| Pike Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pleasant Township | #774 | C | C | — | B | C |
| Rush Township | #587 | B− | A− | — | A− | C− |
| Somerford Township | #724 | C+ | B− | — | B− | C− |
Union Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Goshen Township, Union Township, Pleasant Township, Rush Township and Somerford Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Pike Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Goshen Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Goshen Township grades B+ overall, better than 71% of U.S. towns and #334 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C− for health and A− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
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−.
