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Huntington TownshipOH

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Photo: Carl F. Waite · Public domain
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Huntington Township, OH · Photo: Carl F. Waite · Public domain · Source ↗

Is Huntington Township a good place to live?

The best of Huntington Township’s subject grades are an A− for incomes and an A for history and civic life; the weakest is a D− for walkability. Huntington Township’s typical journey to work is 36 minutes, above both Ohio’s towns (24 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 109 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score higher on hazard risk. Homes are expensive, about $314K for a typical one and 4.4 times the Cleveland metro’s $71K median household income. Its National Register listings include Darlon Allen House and Huntington Grange. 12% of the land in Huntington Township is conserved, above both Ohio’s towns (3.7%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Only 125 of Ohio’s 1,560 towns score higher on civic life. Huntington Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

What makes Huntington Township stand out

Where Huntington Township beats most towns.

Ansel Clark House
Ansel Clark House · National Register of Historic Places
Huntington Township’s story

198 years in pictures

The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1940 and 3 maps from 1904 on.

19 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

  • 1828Huntington Township is settled
Explore the history →

How Huntington Township grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Huntington Township is from typical.

How grading works

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

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Getting set up

Moving to Huntington Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Huntington Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerOhio Edison16.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterRural Lorain County Water AuthorityNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet7 providers97% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Huntington Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsBlack River Local School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Ohio you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereDirector, Lorain County Board of ElectionsLorain County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Dec 2025
ZIP codes44090, 44880, 44851, 4427544090 64% · 44880 16% · 44851 13% · 44275 7%Census 2020

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 Huntington Township.

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A+

The biggest natural risk in Huntington Township is inland flooding, at a very low overall level

FEMA puts 58% of Huntington Township’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 17% to tornadoes. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 92% of U.S. communities.

8risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
8Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commuteJobs & income grade A−

With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Huntington Township’s workers commute out

4.4% of Huntington Township residents live below the poverty line. Most working residents leave Huntington Township for work: only 3% work in town. Its middle household income comes in at $104,000. Employers in Huntington Township added 35 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 112.

3%work in town
Huntington TownshipOhio townsU.S. towns
Median household income$104,000$75,000$80,000
Below the poverty line4.4%9.1%9.6%
Working residents who work in town3%6.9%8%

Where working residents work

In Huntington Township3%
Cleveland11%
Wellington11%
Elyria4%
Medina3%
23 mi
median commute distance
112
jobs based in Huntington Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

HealthC

Health in Huntington Township trails 66% of U.S. towns

The share of adults in Huntington Township who smoke cigarettes: 17%. CDC measures, 32 in all: Huntington Township beats Ohio on 2 and trails on 2. Among adults in the town, 14% have diabetes and 26% have been diagnosed with depression.

34%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
Huntington TownshipOhio townsU.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)39%38%35%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)14%13%12%
Depression (CDC PLACES)26%26%23%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)29%28%25%
32 measures vs. Ohio
2 better28 too close to call2 worse
What stands outHuntington TownshipOH
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off7%8.3%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity9.6%11.3%
More adults who have had cancer10%8.7%
Lodi Community Hospital
11.4 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Climate

Snowy winters and pleasant summers: that is Huntington Township’s year

In Huntington Township, the July high is 83°F.

47″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter21–37°
Spring38–59°
Summer60–81°
Fall43–63°
Oct 22
typical first frost
Apr 27
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Who lives here

Young adults are less common in Huntington Township than in Ohio

17% of residents are 65 or older in Huntington Township. Adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 43% of residents (38% statewide). The town has grown 2.4% since 2020, to 1,403 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.

41.4median age · OH 39.7
Huntington TownshipOhio townsU.S. towns
Aged 65 or older17%20%18%
Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+27%24%29%
Huntington TownshipOhioUnited States

Ages · share of residents

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma10%
High school43%
Some college8%
Associate’s12%
Bachelor’s16%
Graduate11%

Women and men · all residents

Somewhere between 41% and 63% women

The Census survey reached too few of Huntington Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±10.7 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.

Ages and education in Huntington Township
Huntington TownshipOHU.S.
Under 1013.4%11.7%11.6%
10 to 1712.6%10.3%10.3%
18 to 243.4%8.9%9.1%
25 to 3410.5%13.2%13.7%
35 to 4417.7%12.5%13.2%
45 to 548.9%12%12.2%
55 to 6416.6%13.2%12.7%
65 to 7416.3%10.9%10.2%
75 and older0.6%7.3%7%
No diploma10.4%8.2%10.4%
High school42.8%32.1%26%
Some college7.6%19.3%19.1%
Associate’s12.1%9%8.8%
Bachelor’s16.2%19.3%21.6%
Graduate10.8%12.2%14.1%

Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,400, single groups can be off by several points

OutdoorsA−

Huntington Township has set aside 12.2% of its land for conservation

Findley State Park, at 727 acres with 13.1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Trails total 16 miles in 2 parks and preserves. Huntington Township’s concentration of trails stands at 0.6 miles per square mile.

12.2%conserved
12.2%
conserved · 2,023 of 16,557 acres
16 mi
of trails · 0.6 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Findley State Park13.1 mi727
2. Charlemont Reservation2.6 mi432

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Huntington Township

19pages on Huntington Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Huntington Township

About 6 of every 100 Huntington Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

Small town

1,403 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Wellington TownshipWellingtonSullivan TownshipRochester TownshipSpencer TownshipWellington TownshipWellingtonSullivan TownshipRochester TownshipSpencer TownshipHuntington Township

Landmarks

19 places in Huntington Township on the National Register of Historic Places.

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About Huntington Township

Township in Ohio, US

Huntington Township is one of the eighteen townships of Lorain County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,361.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
26 sq mi
Elevation
928 ft

Questions about Huntington Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Huntington Township, OH expensive?

Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.