Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Hartford Township’s subject grades are an A for incomes, history, and civic life; the weakest is a D− for walkability. Hartford Township’s average trip to work is 34 minutes, where Ohio’s towns sit at 24 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. On walkability, just 115 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do worse. Curry Farm Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places. Hartford Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Hartford Township beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Hartford Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 106 in 1840, 404 in 2020. The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 4 maps from 1908 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hartford 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 Hartford Township.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 70% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Hartford Township beats the Ohio average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 22% of adults get no exercise outside work in Hartford Township, below both the Ohio town median (28%) and the median of U.S. towns (25%). 16% of Hartford Township adults say their health is fair or poor.
| Hartford Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 28% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 20% | 19% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 14% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 9.1% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Hartford Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.1% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.8% | 8.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.8% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Hartford Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 19° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
0.9% of working residents work locally in Hartford Township. Jobs based in Hartford Township grew to 524 in 2023, 170 more than in 2013. 5.5% of residents live below the poverty line in Hartford Township.
| Hartford Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.5% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Children under 18 are 28% of residents (22% statewide). Hartford Township has grown 2.7% since 2020, to 1,476 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 28% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio.
| Hartford Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42.1 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 28% | 24% | 29% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.3 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women. Among residents 45 to 54, 69% are men (OH 50%).
| Hartford Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 19.4% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.9% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.1% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 18.6% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 5% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.3% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.9% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.8% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.5% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32.4% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 25.5% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.7% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.6% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 2.4% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,500, single groups can be off by several points
The typical Hartford Township home is worth about $227,000, up 0.9% in a year, 8% below the Ohio typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hartford Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw23 mi Stadium & arenaOhio Stadium
39 mi MuseumOhio State Reformatory
22 mi Stadium & arenaHistoric Crew Stadium
25 mi Stadium & arenaScottsMiracle-Gro Field
23 mi Zoo & aquariumColumbus Zoo and Aquarium
23 mi Stadium & arenaValue City ArenaOhio Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ohio State Reformatory: Niagara66, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Historic Crew Stadium: Rick Dikeman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · ScottsMiracle-Gro Field: Nova Crystallis, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Columbus Zoo and Aquarium: Adolphus79 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Value City Arena: Nick81aku at English Wikipedia, Public domain
2 within 15 miles of the center of Hartford Township
About 0 of every 100 Hartford Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
3 notable people were born in Hartford Township.
Village in Ohio, United States
Hartford (also called Croton) is a village in the township of the same name in Licking County, Ohio, United States. The population was 404 at the 2020 census.
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That is 2.8 years of the area's median household income ($81,945 across the Columbus, OH metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
3 notable people were born here, including Dave Blaney and Allen R. Bushnell.
