Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 6,067.
Hardy Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $250K for a typical one, or 3.3 years of the county’s $76K median household income. It grades C+ overall, ranked 654th of 987 in Ohio. The low prices come with trade-offs. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 88% of the country. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. On walkability, just 129 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do better. The biggest park or preserve is Deer Run Park, at 28 acres.
Where Hardy Township beats most towns.
Where Hardy 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 Hardy Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 5,261 in 1990, 5,870 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2015 and 6 maps from 1915 on.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Hardy 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 Hardy Township.
3,973 jobs are based in Hardy Township, 1.7 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
About one in 4 of Hardy Township’s working residents works in town. At 21 minutes, Hardy Township’s average trip to work is below both Ohio’s towns (24 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Since 2013, Hardy Township has lost 614 jobs, to 3,973 in 2023.
| Hardy Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 23% | 6.8% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $63,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the West Holmes Local school district. One of its 5 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millersburg Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 361 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
30% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Hardy Township, above both the Ohio town median (26%) and the median of U.S. towns (23%). 38% of adults have obesity in Hardy Township. Hardy Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 15.
| Hardy Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 18% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 16% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 26% | 23% |
| What stands out | Hardy Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 12.2% | 8% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 21.9% | 15.3% |
| More smokers | 21.2% | 15.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 82% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 8 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Hardy Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Hardy Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 20 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
0.6 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Deer Run Park | 0.3 mi | 28 |
| 2. Old Airport Park | — | 14 |
| 3. Holmes County Rails to Trail Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hardy Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw33 mi MuseumPro Football Hall of Fame192K visitors a year
34 mi MuseumOhio State Reformatory
33 mi Stadium & arenaTom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium
15 mi MuseumAge of Steam Roundhouse
33 mi LandmarkMcKinley National Memorial
25 mi State parkMalabar Farm State ParkPro Football Hall of Fame: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · Ohio State Reformatory: Niagara66, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · Malabar Farm State Park: Jerward at en.wikipedia, Public domain
1 within 15 miles of the center of Hardy Township
About 4 of every 100 Hardy Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Hardy Township is one of the fourteen townships of Holmes County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 5,870.
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4 towns share a border with Hardy Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardy Township | #654 | C+ | B | — | B | D |
| Monroe Township | — | — | B | — | B | D |
| Prairie Township | #461 | B | B+ | — | A− | C− |
| Berlin Township | #254 | A− | B | — | A− | D |
| Mechanic Township | #755 | C+ | C+ | — | B | D |
Monroe Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Hardy Township, Monroe Township, Prairie Township, Berlin Township and Mechanic Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Hardy Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Hardy Township grades C+ overall, better than 45% of U.S. towns and #654 of 987 in Ohio. It grades D for health and B for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
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