Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town was organized in 1806 and has 3,384 residents today.
Cheap to live in, with trade-offs. Its strongest is cost of living: a typical home costs about $172K, 3 years of the Salem area’s $58K median household income. With a B− overall, Hanover Township is better than 54% of U.S. towns and ranks 562nd of 987 in Ohio. Health is its weak spot (D): residents are less healthy than 89% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. This Ohio town has 2 places on the National Register. The biggest park or preserve is Guilford Lake State Park, at 504 acres. The town’s age of the median resident is 49 years, where Ohio’s towns sit at 41.7 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Its National Register listings include Hostetter Inn and New Garden Monthly Meetinghouse.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · National Register of Historic Places · OpenStreetMap.
Where Hanover Township beats most towns.
Where Hanover 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 Hanover Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 3,288 in 1980, 3,459 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 2007 and 4 maps from 1909 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hanover 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 Hanover Township.
In Hanover Township, 17% of adults report frequent physical distress, and 42% have high blood pressure. 15% of adults have diabetes in the town.
| Hanover Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Hanover Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.7% | 8% |
| More smokers | 19.7% | 15.4% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.9% | 7.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The largest public high school is United High School, with 541 students. The public schools here belong to the United Local school district. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 431 | B |
| United High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 541 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
The top destinations are Salem (10%), Minerva (8%) and Alliance (4%). For Hanover Township, the mean commuting time is 29 minutes. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs here rose by 26, to 424.
| Hanover Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.5% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.9% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate puts Hanover Township at 3,384 residents, down 2.6% since 2020. Adults 18 to 34 are nearly one in ten residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 50% of residents (38% statewide). Here, 24% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree, against 32% in Ohio as a whole.
| Hanover Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 24% | 29% |
43% women, 57% men
About 132 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±4.5 points). Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women. Among residents 45 to 54, 76% are men (OH 50%).
| Hanover Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.2% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.3% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 1.6% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.8% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.8% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 17.3% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.8% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.4% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.8% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.9% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 45.9% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.5% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.9% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.9% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 4.8% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,400, single groups can be off by several points
Hanover Township’s peak summer temperature stands at 82°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In 3 parks and preserves, walkers have 1.6 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Guilford Lake State Park | — | 504 |
| 2. Zepernick Lake Wildlife Area | — | 177 |
| 3. Hanoverton Village Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
83% of Hanover Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 6%. Compared with just over half of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in the town is higher.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
3 within 15 miles of the center of Hanover Township
About 1 of every 100 Hanover Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Hanover Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census reported 3,459 people living in the township. Hanover Township is home to the United Local School District campus.
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4 towns share a border with Hanover Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanover Township | #562 | B− | A− | — | B | D |
| Butler Township | #436 | B | B | — | B+ | C− |
| Center Township | #796 | C | A− | — | B− | D |
| West Township | #921 | C− | B− | — | B+ | D |
| Guilford Lake | — | — | B+ | — | B | D |
Guilford Lake has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Hanover Township, Butler Township, Center Township, West Township and Guilford Lake report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Hanover Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Hanover Township grades B− overall, better than 54% of U.S. towns and #562 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−.
