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Greenville Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $168K for a typical one, or 2.6 years of the Greenville area’s $64K median household income. It grades C+ overall, ranked 745th of 987 in Ohio. The low prices come with trade-offs. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 87% of the country. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 94% of U.S. towns, with 1 place on the National Register. 38% of working residents work locally in Greenville Township, where Ohio’s towns sit at 6.8% and U.S. towns at 8%. Only 141 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score higher on history. The biggest place to walk is Shawnee Prairie Preserve, 120 acres with 3.5 miles of trail.
Where Greenville Township beats most towns.
Its founding year, 1793, comes before those of 96% of the Ohio towns we grade with a known year.
Census counts: 793 in 1840, 12,786 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1865 and 2 maps from 1961 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Greenville Township is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Greenville 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 Greenville Township.
Against the 6,320 U.S. towns with household incomes like Greenville Township’s, it is less healthy than 70%, so that grade isn’t only a matter of income.
The share of adults in Greenville Township who say their health is fair or poor: 24%. The town does better than the Ohio average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 13. Two figures for adults here: 17% report frequent physical distress, 43% have high blood pressure.
| Greenville Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 38% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 28% | 25% |
| What stands out | Greenville Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.4% | 79.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.6% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Public schools: the Greenville City school district. The largest public high school is Greenville Senior High School, with 776 students. Below: Two of its 6 schools, each with why it was picked.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenville Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 788 | B |
| Greenville Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 776 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
8.4 miles of trail in 10 parks and preserves. Greenville Township’s trail network density is 0.2 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves here: 10, covering 338 acres.
| Greenville Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.9% | 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. Shawnee Prairie Preserve | 3.5 mi | 120 |
| 2. Turkeyfoot Preserve | 1.9 mi | 64 |
| 3. Tecumseh Point | 0.4 mi | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
In July, afternoons reach 84°; in January, nights fall to 19°, and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
3.8% of Greenville Township workers work remotely from home. Roughly one working resident in three has a job in Greenville Township itself. Also worth knowing: in Greenville Township, the average commute is 18 minutes. The top destinations are Greenville (31%), Troy (4%) and Dayton (3%).
| Greenville Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 3.8% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Median household income | $52,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Since 1987, Greenville Township has seen 10 flood insurance claims paid out. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in just over three fifths of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 54% come from inland flooding and 26% from tornadoes. Federal aid has come to Greenville Township households in 3 declared disasters; the latest was in 2004.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Greenville Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Greenville Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
City in Ohio, United States
Greenville is a city in Darke County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is near Ohio's western edge, about 33 miles (53 km) northwest of Dayton. The population was 12,786 at the 2020 census.
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6 towns share a border with Greenville Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenville Township | #745 | C+ | A− | — | B− | D |
| Neave Township | — | — | B+ | — | B | C− |
| Adams Township | #672 | C+ | A− | — | C+ | C |
| Van Buren Township | — | — | A− | — | A | C− |
| Washington Township | — | — | A | — | B− | D |
| Richland Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brown Township | — | — | A+ | — | A | C+ |
Neave Township, Van Buren Township, Washington Township and Brown Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Greenville Township, Neave Township, Adams Township, Van Buren Township, Washington Township and Brown Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Richland Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Greenville Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Greenville Township grades C+ overall, better than 38% of U.S. towns and #745 of 987 in Ohio. It grades D for health and B− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
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−.
