Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
39% more nonprofits per person than the typical Ohio town. It is a town of 2,601 residents in Ohio.
Plenty in its favour, and one clear drawback. Its best grade is for cost of living (A−): a typical home costs about $272K, 3.3 years of the Columbus metro’s $82K median household income. Overall, Hopewell Township earns a B+, which places it 372nd of 987 in Ohio. That leaves it better than 68% of U.S. towns. Incomes is a strength too: the median household earns $96K. The drawback is health: residents are less healthy than just over two thirds of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Hopewell Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 91% of U.S. towns. Only 165 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score lower on the outdoors.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · USGS PAD-US.
Where Hopewell Township beats most towns.
Parks Covered BridgeWhere Hopewell 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 Hopewell Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2009 and 4 maps from 1909 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →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.
Ordered by what stands out in Hopewell Township.
Hopewell Township sends most of its workers to Columbus and beyond, but it trails even towns with similar incomes on health.
Hopewell Township has 124 jobs for its 862 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 30.4 minutes, against 23.4 across Ohio.
6.9% of residents live below the poverty line in Hopewell Township, against 9.1% in Ohio’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Most working residents leave Hopewell Township for work: only 3% work in town. Its typical journey to work stands at 30 minutes. Half of commuters travel less than 18 miles.
| Hopewell Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $96,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.6% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.9% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its one school is below. Public schools: the Northern Local school district. 320 students attend Hopewell Township’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenford Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 320 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Against the 9,174 U.S. towns with household incomes like Hopewell Township’s, it is less healthy than 88%, so it trails even them.
18% of adults report frequent mental distress in Hopewell Township, near the Ohio town median (18%) and above the median of U.S. towns (17%). This Ohio town tracks Ohio closely on all 32 CDC measures. Among adults locally, 27% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Hopewell Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 28% | 25% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A winter brings about 17 inches of snow, with January nights at 20° and July afternoons at 84°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Flood insurance has paid out on 4 claims in Hopewell Township since 2017. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 64% of U.S. communities. 64% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by drought at 12%.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
2.5 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.6% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hopewell Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw39 mi Stadium & arenaOhio Stadium
38 mi Stadium & arenaHistoric Crew Stadium
38 mi Stadium & arenaScottsMiracle-Gro Field
33 mi State parkHocking Hills State Park
39 mi Stadium & arenaValue City Arena
31 mi Zoo & aquariumThe WildsOhio Stadium: Lectrician2, 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 · Hocking Hills State Park: Ramseybuckeye, Public domain · Value City Arena: Nick81aku at English Wikipedia, Public domain · The Wilds: Bikingshaun (talk), CC BY 3.0
None within 15 miles of Hopewell Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Hopewell Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Hopewell Township is one of the fourteen townships of Perry County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,583 people in the township.
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4 towns share a border with Hopewell Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hopewell Township | #372 | B+ | A− | — | B | C |
| Thorn Township | #263 | A− | B | — | B | B− |
| Bowling Green Township | — | — | B− | — | B | B− |
| Madison Township | — | — | B | — | B | C |
| Reading Township | #630 | B− | A− | — | B | C− |
Bowling Green Township and Madison Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Hopewell Township, Thorn Township, Bowling Green Township, Madison Township and Reading Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Hopewell Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Hopewell Township grades B+ overall, better than 68% of U.S. towns and #372 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C for health and B 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−.
