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Hartford TownshipOH

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Is Hartford Township a good place to live?

Hartford Township’s best subject grade is an A for history; its weakest is a D for health. Hartford Township’s average commute is 33 minutes, above both the Ohio town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Hartford Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

What makes Hartford Township stand out

Where Hartford Township beats most towns.

A shrinking town

Hartford Township has shrunk 12% since 2010

2,070 counted in 2010 and 1,861 in 2020; an estimated 1,819 in 2025.

2,0702010
1,8612020
1,8192025 est.

U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025

How Hartford Township grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Hartford Township is from typical.

How grading works

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

How TownRatings grades towns →

Jones, Elam, Public House
Jones, Elam, Public House · National Register of Historic Places
Hartford Township’s story

214 years in pictures

The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2014 and 4 maps from 1907 on.

1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.

  • 1812Hartford Township is settled
Explore the history →
Getting set up

Moving to Hartford Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Hartford Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerOhio Edison16.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet5 providers95% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Hartford Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsJoseph Badger Local School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Ohio you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereDirector, Trumbull County Board of ElectionsTrumbull County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Feb 2024
ZIP codes44404, 44418, 44438, 4442444404 47% · 44418 36% · 44438 11% · 44424 7%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Hartford Township.

HealthD

Health in Hartford Township trails 86% of U.S. towns

15% of Hartford Township adults binge drink. The town beats the Ohio average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11. Two figures for adults locally: 42% have high blood pressure, 19% smoke cigarettes.

14%healthier than U.S. townsDHealth Grade
Hartford TownshipOhio townsU.S. towns
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)17%13%12%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)42%38%35%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)19%16%14%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)17%15%14%
32 measures vs. Ohio
1 better20 too close to call11 worse
What stands outHartford TownshipOH
More adults treating high blood pressure82.9%79.2%
More adults with COPD11.4%8%
Sharon Regional Medical Center
6.7 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A−

Hartford Township has a very low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding

FEMA puts 69% of Hartford Township’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 12% to tornadoes. Compared with just over four fifths of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is lower. Federal aid has come to Hartford Township households in 2 declared disasters; the latest was in 2004.

19risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
19Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind
2
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commuteJobs & income grade B−

With only 0.2 jobs per working resident, most people in Hartford Township work out of town

18% of residents live below the poverty line in Hartford Township. Just 2% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. This Ohio town had 189 jobs in 2023, down 29 from 2013. The median household income in the town is $96,000.

2%work in town
Hartford TownshipOhio townsU.S. towns
Below the poverty line18%9.1%9.6%
Median household income$96,000$75,000$80,000
Working residents who work in town2.3%6.9%8%

Where working residents work

In Hartford Township2%
Hermitage6%
Youngstown5%
Warren4%
Boardman Township4%
15 mi
median commute distance
189
jobs based in Hartford Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 42% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Expect snowy winters and pleasant summers in Hartford Township

A winter brings about 68 inches of snow, with January nights at 18° and July afternoons at 83°.

68″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–37°
Spring36–59°
Summer58–81°
Fall41–63°
Oct 17
typical first frost
May 1
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Who lives here

Fewer young adults than Ohio overall

26% of adults 25 and older hold at least a bachelor’s degree, against 32% across Ohio. Hartford Township’s age of the median resident comes in at 47.4 years. In addition, the share of residents in Hartford Township who are 65 or older: 23%.

47.4median age · OH 39.7
Hartford TownshipOhio townsU.S. towns
Median age47.4 years41.7 years40.5 years
Aged 65 or older23%20%18%
Hartford TownshipOhioUnited States

Ages · share of residents

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma8%
High school39%
Some college21%
Associate’s6%
Bachelor’s21%
Graduate5%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.5 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.

Ages and education in Hartford Township
Hartford TownshipOHU.S.
Under 1015.2%11.7%11.6%
10 to 177.6%10.3%10.3%
18 to 247.5%8.9%9.1%
25 to 349.6%13.2%13.7%
35 to 447.9%12.5%13.2%
45 to 5413.6%12%12.2%
55 to 6416.2%13.2%12.7%
65 to 7415.1%10.9%10.2%
75 and older7.5%7.3%7%
No diploma7.5%8.2%10.4%
High school39.3%32.1%26%
Some college21.1%19.3%19.1%
Associate’s5.6%9%8.8%
Bachelor’s21.2%19.3%21.6%
Graduate5.2%12.2%14.1%

U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,800, single groups can be off by several points

Nearby attractions

Conneaut Lake Park and 6 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hartford Township. Close and well known come first.

All 70 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Conneaut Lake Park: daveynin from United States, CC BY 2.0 · Butler Institute of American Art: Lorinda Dixon, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cascade Park: Pianotech, CC BY-SA 3.0

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Hartford Township

18pages on Hartford Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

4 within 15 miles of the center of Hartford Township

A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Hartford Township for work

Where Hartford Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

6% → Hermitage Hermitage 6% 5% → Youngstown Youngstown 5% 4% → Warren Warren 4% 4% → Boardman Township Boardman Township 4% 4% → Morgandale Morgandale 4% 3% → Niles Niles 3% Hartford Township · 2% stay
189jobs based in Hartford Township
2%of working residents work in town
15 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Hartford Township

Township in Ohio, US

Hartford Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,861 people in the township.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
27 sq mi
Elevation
1,201 ft

Hartford Township’s neighbors

5 towns share a border with Hartford Township.

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How the neighbors grade
TownOH rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Hartford Township——B−—BD
Fowler Township——B+—B+C+
Brookfield Township#768CA−—B−C
Orangeville——————
Yankee Lake——————

Hartford Township and Fowler Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Hartford Township, Fowler Township and Brookfield Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Orangeville and Yankee Lake aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Hartford Township with a neighbor →

Questions about Hartford Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Hartford Township, OH expensive?

Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.