Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
66% more nonprofits per person than the typical Ohio town.
The best of Grand Rapids Township’s subject grades are an A for civic life and an A− for history. 18% of residents are under 18 in Grand Rapids Township, against 22% in Ohio’s towns and 22% across U.S. towns. Heeter-Russo House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Grand Rapids Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Grand Rapids Township beats most towns.
Heeter-Russo HouseWhere Grand Rapids 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 Grand Rapids Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 332 in 1880, 925 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 1871 and 5 maps from 1909 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Grand Rapids 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 Grand Rapids Township.
Half the trips to work are shorter than 17 miles. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Grand Rapids Township dropped by 140, to 385. Grand Rapids Township: 3.2% of working residents work locally. The top destinations are Bowling Green (17%), Toledo (15%) and Maumee (5%).
| Grand Rapids Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 7.3% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.2% | 6.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The range runs from 19° on a January night to 85° on a July afternoon, with about 21 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Just over three quarters of Grand Rapids Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 11%. Compared with just over three fifths of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage locally is higher.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Grand Rapids Township, 36% of adults sleep under 7 hours. Against the Ohio average, Grand Rapids Township comes out ahead on 10 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 2. Two figures for adults locally: 27% have been diagnosed with depression, 16% report frequent mental distress.
| Grand Rapids Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 80% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Grand Rapids Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.7% | 15.3% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6% | 8.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
2.8 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Mary Jane Thurston State Park, 58 acres with 1.8 miles of trail. The density of trails in Grand Rapids Township is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Grand Rapids Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.3% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mary Jane Thurston State Park | 1.8 mi | 58 |
| 2. Grand Rapids Township Park | 0.2 mi | 12 |
| 3. Beaver Creek Preserve | 0.2 mi | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Grand Rapids Township
About 3 of every 100 Grand Rapids Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Village in Ohio, USA
Grand Rapids is a village in Grand Rapids Township, Wood County, Ohio, United States, along the Maumee River. The population was 925 at the 2020 census. Grand Rapids is served by a branch of the Weston Public Library.
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4 towns share a border with Grand Rapids Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Rapids Township · Grand Rapids | — | — | B | — | B | B− |
| Providence Township | #386 | B+ | B− | — | A | B+ |
| Weston Township | — | — | A | — | B | C+ |
| Washington Township | — | — | C+ | — | B | B− |
Grand Rapids Township, Weston Township and Washington Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Grand Rapids Township, Providence Township, Weston Township and Washington Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Grand Rapids and Grand Rapids Township are one community, graded once. Compare Grand Rapids Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
66% more nonprofits per person than the typical Ohio town.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.