Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Real strengths, and real weak spots. The weak point is walkability (D−). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 95% of U.S. towns. It also trails on health (C): residents are less healthy than nearly three quarters of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Its strongest subject is incomes: the median household earns $106K. Add cost of living to its strengths: a typical home costs about $280K, 4.6 years of the Zanesville area’s $61K median household income. Put together, the subjects come to a B− overall, better than 48% of U.S. towns. That places it 626th of 987 in Ohio.
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow · health, CDC PLACES.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Hopewell Township is from typical.
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Where Hopewell Township beats most towns.
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 4 maps from 1910 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Hopewell Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Ordered by what stands out in Hopewell Township.
Hopewell Township sends most of its workers to Zanesville and beyond, but it trails even towns with similar incomes on health.
Hopewell Township has 196 jobs for its 1,299 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 38.8 minutes, against 23.4 across Ohio.
Only 1% of working residents stay in Hopewell Township for work; the rest commute out. Since 2013, Hopewell Township has added 41 jobs, to 196 in 2023. Its average commute stands at 39 minutes, above both Ohio’s towns (24 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Half the trips to work are shorter than 16 miles.
| Hopewell Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 39 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $106,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.3% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.7% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Against the 7,758 U.S. towns with household incomes like Hopewell Township’s, it is less healthy than 95%, so it trails even them.
17% of Hopewell Township adults smoke cigarettes, where Ohio’s towns sit at 16% and U.S. towns at 14%. This Ohio town tracks Ohio closely on all 32 CDC measures. Also worth knowing: among adults in the town, 41% sleep under 7 hours.
| Hopewell Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
5.2 miles of trail. Hopewell Township’s density of trails comes in at 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Hopewell Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.6% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
In July, afternoons reach 84°; in January, nights fall to 20°, and about 10 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Hopewell Township’s natural-hazard score from FEMA stands at 36 of 100. Paid flood insurance claims locally since 1978: 6. FEMA puts 73% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 7% to tornadoes. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Hopewell Township once, in 2019.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Just over one in ten residents are 65 or older in Hopewell Township. College graduates make up nearly a quarter of adults 25 and older, against 32% across Ohio. In Hopewell Township, the median age is 44.4 years.
| Hopewell Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 12% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 44.4 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 24% | 29% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Hopewell Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.8% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.6% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.5% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.8% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7.6% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 22.2% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.2% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.4% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 2.9% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 38.3% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.2% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 15.8% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.7% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 5% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,200, single groups can be off by several points
In Hopewell Township, the typical rent is $861 a month. Typical home values rose 7.5% in the year to September 2026. For households in the town, the share who are owner-occupiers is 89%.
| Hopewell Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 89% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $861 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hopewell Township. Close and well known come first.
25 mi Zoo & aquariumThe Wilds
5 mi MuseumFlint Ridge State Memorial
19 mi Ancient siteAlligator Effigy Mound
14 mi GardenDawes Arboretum
23 mi MuseumJohn and Annie Glenn Museum26 mi MuseumJohnson-Humrickhouse MuseumThe Wilds: Bikingshaun (talk), CC BY 3.0 · Flint Ridge State Memorial: Nyttend, Public domain · Alligator Effigy Mound: Rev. Stephen D. Peet, editor, Public domain · Dawes Arboretum: Annmarie Creamer, Public domain · John and Annie Glenn Museum: Akflyer, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hopewell 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.
2 within 15 miles of the center of Hopewell Township
About 0 of every 100 Hopewell Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S.
Hopewell is an unincorporated community in central Hopewell Township, Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The community is situated on U.S. Route 40, about a half mile north of Interstate 70, and about nine miles west of Zanesville at 39°57'21" north latitude, 82°10'15" west longitude. The ZIP code is 43746; the FIPS place code is 36358; and the elevation 1100 feet above sea level. Hopewell had its start when the National Road was extended to that point. The community takes its name from Hopewell Township. A post office called Hopewell was established in 1830. The post office was moved to nearby Mount Sterling at an unknown date where it retained the name Hopewell. By 1833, Hopewell had …
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8 towns share a border with Hopewell Township.
It grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Springfield Township (C) comes closest.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hopewell Township | #626 | B− | B+ | — | B | C |
| Falls Township | #863 | C− | C+ | — | B | D |
| Hopewell Township | — | — | B− | — | B− | B− |
| Madison Township | — | — | B | — | B | C |
| Bowling Green Township | — | — | B− | — | B | B− |
| Newton Township | #862 | C− | B | — | B− | D |
| Licking Township | — | — | B | — | A− | C+ |
| Gratiot | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Hopewell Township, Madison Township, Bowling Green Township and Licking Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Hopewell Township, Falls Township, Hopewell Township, Madison Township, Bowling Green Township, Newton Township and Licking Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Gratiot isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Hopewell Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Hopewell Township grades B− overall, better than 48% of U.S. towns and #626 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C for health and B for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D−.
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 B+.
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