Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 10,413.
Hamilton Township's standout: natural-hazard risk is low. Overall it grades C+, 761st among Ohio's 987 graded towns. Its weakest subject is health: residents are less healthy than 83% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. On civic life, just 21 of Ohio’s 1,560 towns do worse. 17% of residents live below the poverty line in Hamilton Township, where Ohio’s towns sit at 9.1% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Christian S. Herr House is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Hamilton Township beats most towns.
Christian S. Herr HouseWhere Hamilton 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 Hamilton Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1842 and 7 maps from 1925 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hamilton Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw11 mi Stadium & arenaOhio Stadium
9 mi Stadium & arenaScottsMiracle-Gro Field
11 mi Stadium & arenaHistoric Crew Stadium
11 mi Stadium & arenaValue City Arena
23 mi Zoo & aquariumColumbus Zoo and Aquarium
9 mi MuseumOhio Governor's MansionOhio Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · ScottsMiracle-Gro Field: Nova Crystallis, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Historic Crew Stadium: Rick Dikeman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Value City Arena: Nick81aku at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Columbus Zoo and Aquarium: Adolphus79 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Ohio Governor's Mansion: Bwsmith84 (talk), CC BY 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hamilton 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 Hamilton Township.
7,655 jobs are based in Hamilton Township, 1.9 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here grew from 5,628 in 2013 to 7,655.
Most working residents leave Hamilton Township for work: only 6% work in town. Jobs based in Hamilton Township grew to 7,655 in 2023, 2,027 more than in 2013. The average trip to work in Hamilton Township is 21 minutes.
| Hamilton Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.6% | 6.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Hamilton Local school district. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Hamilton Township High School, with 873 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–3 | Grades K–3 | 1,028 | B |
| Hamilton Township High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 873 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 95% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
39% of Hamilton Township adults feel lonely. Hamilton Township beats the Ohio average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 18. 20% of Hamilton Township adults report frequent mental distress.
| Hamilton Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 26% | 23% |
| What stands out | Hamilton Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.4% | 8.7% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 19.7% | 14.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
4.7 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Bank Run Metro Park, at 55 acres.
| Hamilton Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.4% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hamilton Township Park | 0.8 mi | 41 |
| 2. Bank Run Metro Park | — | 55 |
| 3. Lock Meadows Park | — | 15 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Hamilton Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 22° and about 28 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
10 within 15 miles of the center of Hamilton Township
About 4 of every 100 Hamilton Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Hamilton Township is one of the seventeen townships of Franklin County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 8,634 people in the township.
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8 towns share a border with Hamilton Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Township | #761 | C+ | B | — | B− | C− |
| Columbus | #933 | D | C | D | C | B− |
| Obetz | #758 | C+ | B− | B | C+ | C+ |
| Jackson Township | #565 | B− | C | — | C+ | B |
| Madison Township | #464 | B | C+ | A | C+ | B− |
| Lockbourne | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grove City | #667 | C+ | C | C− | C+ | B+ |
| Harrison Township | #551 | B− | B+ | — | B+ | C− |
Hamilton Township, Jackson Township and Harrison Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Lockbourne isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Hamilton Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Hamilton Township grades C+ overall, better than 36% of U.S. towns and #761 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C− for health and B− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
