Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 5,496, established in 1808.
Goshen Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $175K, 2.7 years of the New Philadelphia area’s $65K median household income. It grades B overall, 425th of 987 graded towns in Ohio. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 79% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. 26% of residents are 65 or older in Goshen Township, above both Ohio’s towns (20%) and U.S. towns (18%). Schoenbrunn Site is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Goshen Township beats most towns.
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 3 old photos and papers going back to 2014 and 6 maps from 1909 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
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.
43% of Goshen Township adults have obesity. Goshen Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 40% of Goshen Township adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Goshen Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 38% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 28% | 25% |
| What stands out | Goshen Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.7% | 8% |
| More adults with obesity | 43.4% | 37.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.2% | 7.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Indian Valley Local school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midvale Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 390 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Goshen Township for work: only 4% work in town. Jobs based in Goshen Township grew to 1,803 in 2023, 400 more than in 2013. 6.9% of workers work from home in Goshen Township.
| Goshen Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 6.9% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Median household income | $65,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.6% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Goshen Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84° and January nights drop to 20°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 64% of U.S. communities. Since 1994, 26 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Goshen Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Just 9 of its 17,122 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Goshen Township itself; its outdoors grade is C−.
1.9 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Northern Tuscarawas Land Trust, at 71 acres.
| Goshen Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.1% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Kimble Trail | 1 mi | 13 |
| 2. Northern Tuscarawas Land Trust | — | 71 |
| 3. Midvale Community Park | — | 13 |
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 draw23 mi MuseumPro Football Hall of Fame192K visitors a year
23 mi Stadium & arenaTom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium
13 mi MuseumAge of Steam Roundhouse
22 mi LandmarkMcKinley National Memorial
11 mi MuseumFort Laurens
22 mi MuseumWilliam McKinley Presidential Library and MuseumPro Football Hall of Fame: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium: Harrier233 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Age of Steam Roundhouse: Alvintrusty, CC BY-SA 4.0 · McKinley National Memorial: CoolRockC, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Laurens: Roseohioresident, Public domain · William McKinley Presidential Library and Museum: Tim Evanson from Cleveland Heights, Ohio, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
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.
Township in Ohio, US
Goshen Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 5,081 people in the township.
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9 towns share a border with Goshen Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goshen Township | #425 | B | A− | — | B | C− |
| New Philadelphia | #572 | B− | B | B+ | B− | C− |
| Dover Township | #826 | C | C+ | — | B | C |
| Fairfield Township | — | — | C+ | — | B+ | C− |
| York Township | — | — | C+ | — | B− | C− |
| Warwick Township | #411 | B+ | A− | — | A− | C− |
| Mill Township | #824 | C | A− | — | B− | D |
| Union Township | — | — | A | — | B− | D |
Fairfield Township, York Township and Union Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Goshen Township, Dover Township, Fairfield Township, York Township, Warwick Township, Mill Township and Union Township report no FBI crime data of their own. 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 64% of U.S. towns and #425 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C− for health and B 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−.
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