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A town of 5,087.
Hocking Township grades B− overall, 588th among Ohio's 987 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $87K and natural-hazard risk is low. Its lowest everyday mark is in health: residents are less healthy than 65% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. A typical home there costs about $292K, 3.6 years of the Columbus metro’s $82K median household income. 8.9% of residents are under 18 in Hocking Township, below both the Ohio town median (22%) and the median of U.S. towns (22%). On civic life, just 85 of Ohio’s 1,560 towns do worse. Hocking Township has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Concord Hall and Dairy Barn–Boys’ Industrial School.
Where Hocking Township beats most towns.
Where Hocking 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 Hocking Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2013 and 4 maps from 1907 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Hocking 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 Hocking Township.
57% of Hocking Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 10%. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage here than in 87% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, Hocking Township has seen 7 flood insurance claims paid out.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The biggest place to walk is Christmas Rocks Nature Preserve, 556 acres with 3 miles of trail. There are 9.3 miles of trail across 7 parks and preserves. Parks and preserves in Hocking Township: 7, covering 779 acres.
| Hocking Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.6% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Christmas Rocks Nature Preserve | 3 mi | 556 |
| 2. Shallenberger State Nature Preserve | 1.4 mi | 87 |
| 3. Stoney Hill Preserve | — | 118 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The average commute for its 1,727 working residents takes 33.9 minutes, against 23.4 across Ohio.
Commuting out is the norm in Hocking Township: 2% of working residents work locally. The average trip to work for Hocking Township comes to 34 minutes. Half of commuters travel less than 27 miles. 5.9% of residents live below the poverty line in the town.
| Hocking Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.9% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.1% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Work from home | 7.7% | 9.7% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A winter brings about 15 inches of snow, with January nights at 21° and July afternoons at 84°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Hocking Township: 38% of adults have high blood pressure. In Hocking Township, 27% of adults have been diagnosed with depression, and 17% smoke cigarettes.
| Hocking Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Hocking Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.1% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
2 within 15 miles of the center of Hocking Township
About 5 of every 100 Hocking Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Hocking Township is one of the thirteen townships of Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 4,850.
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4 towns share a border with Hocking Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hocking Township | #588 | B− | B− | — | B− | C+ |
| Lancaster | #844 | C | B | C− | C+ | C− |
| Madison Township | — | — | B | — | B− | C+ |
| Berne Township | #494 | B | A− | — | B | C+ |
| Amanda Township | #818 | C | C− | — | B+ | C+ |
Madison Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Hocking Township, Madison Township, Berne Township and Amanda Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Hocking Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Hocking Township grades B− overall, better than 52% of U.S. towns and #588 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C+ for health and B− for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.