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A town of 4,936, incorporated in 1871. Public schools that outperform most of Ohio.
Hicksville Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $162K, 2.2 years of the Defiance area’s $73K median household income. It grades A overall, 103rd among Ohio's 987 graded towns. On the plus side, its schools rank ahead of 89% of Ohio towns. 28% of working residents work locally in Hicksville Township, against 6.8% in Ohio’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Defiance County Fairgrounds, at 61 acres.
Where Hicksville Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Hicksville Elementary School | K–4 | 375 |
| Hicksville Middle School | 5–8 | 282 |
| Hicksville High School | 9–12 | 211 |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Hicksville Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,212 in 1880, 3,431 in 2020. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 1908 and 3 maps from 1914 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hicksville 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 Hicksville Township.
Hicksville Township pairs an A for schools with modest home prices, sends many workers across the state line to Butler and is healthier than towns with similar incomes.
That grade comes with an A for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $162K.
Two of the 3 schools are below, and why each made the list. Its public schools are run by the Hicksville Exempted Village School District. 3 public schools serve Hicksville Township, with 868 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hicksville Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 375 | A |
| Hicksville High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 211 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
On expected storm and flood damage, Hicksville Township sits below 70% of U.S. communities. Flood insurance has paid out on 3 claims in the town since 1981. Expected losses in Hicksville Township break down as 53% from inland flooding and 22% from tornadoes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Summer afternoons peak near 84° in July, and January nights bottom out around 18°; snowfall runs to about 24 inches a winter. Winters in Hicksville Township are chilly and summers warm.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
39% of working residents cross a state line to work, Butler among the top destinations. Hicksville Township has about as many jobs (1,803) as working residents, but only 559 people both live and work here.
About one worker in four stays in Hicksville Township for work. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in the town rose by 198, to 1,803. Among residents locally, 3% live below the poverty line. The median commute is under 15 miles.
| Hicksville Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $65,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In 2 parks and preserves, walkers have 2.4 miles of trail. Hicksville Township’s density of trails comes in at 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Hicksville Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.7% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Defiance County Fairgrounds | — | 61 |
| 2. Rotary Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Against the 9,878 U.S. towns with household incomes like Hicksville Township’s, it is healthier than 59%, so its C+ isn’t only a matter of income. Its C+ for health tops all 3 graded neighbors; Carryall Township (C) comes closest.
Hicksville Township: 26% of adults have been diagnosed with depression. Two figures for adults in the town: 38% sleep under 7 hours, 35% feel lonely.
| Hicksville Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 38% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 34% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 16% |
| What stands out | Hicksville Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Hicksville Township; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Hicksville Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Village in Ohio, United States
Hicksville is a village in Defiance County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,431 at the 2020 census. It sits approximately 2.2 miles east of the Ohio-Indiana border.
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4 towns share a border with Hicksville Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hicksville Township | #103 | A | A | — | A | C+ |
| Milford Township | — | — | B+ | — | A− | C− |
| Carryall Township | #214 | A− | A− | — | A | C |
| Mark Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crane Township | — | — | A− | — | A− | C− |
Milford Township and Crane Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Hicksville Township, Milford Township, Carryall Township and Crane Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Mark Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Hicksville Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Hicksville Township grades A overall, better than 91% of U.S. towns and #103 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C+ for health and A for schools.
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.