Hilliar TownshipOH
A town of 3,849. 21% more nonprofits per person than the typical Ohio town.
Is Hilliar Township a good place to live?
Hilliar Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $267K for a typical one, or 3.6 years of the Mount Vernon area’s $74K median household income. It grades A− overall, 174th among Ohio's 987 graded towns. On the plus side, the median household earns $91K. Hilliar Township’s average trip to work is 33 minutes, above both the Ohio town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Hilliar Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 88% of U.S. towns. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 68% of U.S. towns.
What makes Hilliar Township stand out
Where Hilliar Township beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Centerburg Elementary School | K–5 | 441 |
| Centerburg Middle School | 6–8 | 243 |
| Centerburg High School | 9–12 | 299 |
91% of working residents leave Hilliar Township for work
Where Hilliar Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Hilliar Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Hilliar Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Hilliar Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hilliar 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Hilliar Township.
Most of Hilliar Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.5 jobs for each of them
The average commute for its 1,100 working residents takes 32.7 minutes, against 23.4 across Ohio.
Most working residents leave Hilliar Township for work: only 9% work in town. 4.9% of residents live below the poverty line in Hilliar Township. Since 2013, Hilliar Township has lost 63 jobs, to 529 in 2023.
| Hilliar Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.9% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $91,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 9.2% | 6.8% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Public schools in Hilliar Township beat 74% of Ohio districts
Its public schools are run by the Centerburg Local school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centerburg Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 441 | A |
| Centerburg High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 299 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Low risk in Hilliar Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 72% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Hilliar Township
Hilliar Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. Hilliar Township’s July high is 83°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Residents of Hilliar Township are healthier than 60% of U.S. towns
Hilliar Township beats the Ohio average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 34% of Hilliar Township adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Hilliar Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 38% | 36% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 20% | 19% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 9.8% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Hilliar Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.8% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6% | 8.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
An age mix much like Ohio’s
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Ohio average. 23% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio.
| Hilliar Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 23% | 24% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 23% | 22% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 40.2 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
43% women, 57% men
About 132 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.6 points). Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Hilliar Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.6% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.2% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.5% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.8% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.9% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.3% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.3% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.5% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.7% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 39.1% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.1% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.4% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.5% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.2% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,800, single groups can be off by several points
Hilliar Township has set aside 1.8% of its land for conservation
0.7 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Memorial Park | — | 15 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Ohio Stadium and 38 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hilliar Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw27 mi Stadium & arenaOhio Stadium
34 mi MuseumOhio State Reformatory
26 mi Stadium & arenaHistoric Crew Stadium
29 mi Stadium & arenaScottsMiracle-Gro Field
25 mi Zoo & aquariumColumbus Zoo and Aquarium
27 mi Stadium & arenaValue City ArenaPhoto credits
Ohio 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
Everything we know about Hilliar Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Hilliar Township
About 4 of every 100 Hilliar Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
About Hilliar Township
Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S.
Rich Hill is an unincorporated community in Knox County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.
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Hilliar Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Hilliar Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilliar Township | #174 | A− | B | — | B+ | B |
| Milford Township | — | — | C+ | — | B | B− |
| South Bloomfield Township | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | B− |
| Porter Township | — | — | C+ | — | A− | B+ |
| Hartford Township | — | — | C+ | — | B− | B+ |
Milford Township, South Bloomfield Township, Porter Township and Hartford Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Hilliar Township, Milford Township, South Bloomfield Township, Porter Township and Hartford Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Hilliar Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Hilliar Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Hilliar Township, OH a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Hilliar Township grades A− overall, better than 84% of U.S. towns and #174 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B for health and B+ for schools.
Is Hilliar 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.