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2.4 times the library visits per person than the typical Ohio town. Home to 10,438 people, the town was settled in 1792.
Homes run about $247K for a typical one, 3.4 times the Sandusky metro’s $74K median household income. Huron Township’s overall grade, A−, puts it better than 81% of U.S. towns. That places it 206th of 987 in Ohio. Its strongest subject is schools: its schools outperform 85% of the state's. This Ohio town is home to Bowling Green State University-Firelands. Huron Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 87% of U.S. towns. Just over a third of residents are 65 or older locally, where Ohio’s towns sit at 20% and U.S. towns at 18%. The biggest park or preserve is Sheldon Marsh Nature Preserve, at 267 acres.
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · OpenStreetMap.
Where Huron Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Woodlands Elementary School | PK–5 | 523 |
| Huron Sports Academy | K–5 | 22 |
| Firelands Montessori Academy | PK–4 | 123 |
Its founding year, 1792, comes before those of 96% of the Ohio towns we grade with a known year.
Census counts: 488 in 1840, 6,922 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1899 and 4 maps from 1904 on.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Huron Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Huron Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw8 mi Theme parkCedar Point3.8M visitors a year
21 mi National MemorialPerry's Victory and International Peace Memorial124K visitors a year6 mi Theme parkCastaway Bay
22 mi CaveCrystal Cave
20 mi MuseumAllen Memorial Art Museum16 mi Zoo & aquariumAfrican Safari Wildlife ParkCedar Point: Larry Pieniazek, User:Lar, en:User:Lar (primary), CC BY 2.5 · Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial: NPS Photo, Public domain · Crystal Cave: Analogue Kid at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · Allen Memorial Art Museum: Daderot, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Huron 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 Huron Township.
Huron Township trades workers with Sandusky and other neighbors, has better schools than Milan Township or any other neighbor and has less tooth loss than most of Ohio.
That grade is the best School Grade on its borders; Milan Township (A−) is next.
Two of its 6 schools are shown below, with the reason for each. The Huron City Schools runs its public schools. The largest public high school is Huron High School, with 372 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodlands Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 523 | A− |
| Huron High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 372 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Trails total 9.9 miles in 12 parks and preserves. Parks and preserves in Huron Township: 12, covering 877 acres. Also worth knowing: its trail density is 0.4 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Osborn MetroPark | 3.5 mi | 180 |
| 2. Joseph Steinen Wildlife Area | 2.4 mi | 107 |
| 3. James H. McBride Arboretum | 1.2 mi | 40 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The natural-hazard score from FEMA for Huron Township comes to 33 of 100. Since 1978, 112 flood insurance claims have been paid out here. 66% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 15%.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Huron Township has about as many jobs (4,336) as working residents, but only 828 people both live and work here.
In Huron Township, 4.4% of residents live below the poverty line. For most workers, Huron Township is a place to come home to: only 18% work in town. The median household income in the town is $88,000. Half of commuters travel less than 10 miles.
| Huron Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 18% | 6.8% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 4.4% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $88,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its widest gap with Ohio is tooth loss: 9.7% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 15.3% statewide.
The share of adults in Huron Township who report frequent mental distress: 15%. Against the Ohio average, Huron Township comes out ahead on 13 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 2.
| Huron Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 80% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Huron Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.7% | 15.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.5% | 14.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.6% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Huron Township
About 3 of every 100 Huron Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
City in Ohio, United States
Huron is a city in Erie County, Ohio, United States, located at the mouth of the Huron River on Lake Erie. The population was 6,922 at the 2020 census. It is near Sandusky, Ohio.
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5 towns share a border with Huron Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huron Township | #206 | A− | B | — | A | B |
| Sandusky | #885 | C− | A− | C− | C | D− |
| Milan Township | #98 | A | B+ | — | A− | B+ |
| Perkins Township | #598 | B− | B | C | B | C− |
| Berlin Township | #312 | B+ | B | — | A− | B− |
| Huron | #40 | A+ | B | A | A | B+ |
Huron Township, Milan Township and Berlin Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Huron Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Huron Township grades A− overall, better than 81% of U.S. towns and #206 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B for health and A 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.
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