Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, 2017
Jackson Township’s story
Jackson Township in pictures
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Jackson TownshipOH
A town of 1,907.
5 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
1,907
2025 Census estimate · +1.8% since 2020
Median home value
$169K
Census ACS
Household income
$77K
median
Median age
57.9
years
Jobs based here
95
A commuter town
Is Jackson Township a good place to live?
Jackson Township’s best subject grade is an A for cost of living; its weakest is a D− for walkability. 37% of residents are 65 or older in Jackson Township, where Ohio’s towns sit at 20% and U.S. towns at 18%. Residents are less healthy than 92% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Among 994 Ohio towns, just 4 have a higher median age than Jackson Township. 29% of the land in Jackson Township is conserved, where Ohio’s towns sit at 3.7% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. The biggest park or preserve is Woodbury Wildlife Area, at 5,941 acres. Only 123 of Ohio’s 1,560 towns score lower on civic life. Jackson Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Jackson Township for work
Where Jackson Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
95jobs based in Jackson Township
0%of working residents work in town
20 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Jackson Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Jackson Township is from typical.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.4 of 20; 3.1% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitD−Open →HealthCoshocton Regional Medical Center 4.6 miles awayDOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $169K, 3 years of the Coshocton area’s $56K median household incomeAOpen →SchoolsBeat 61% of Ohio districts on tests and graduationBOpen →Jobs & income$77K median household incomeC+Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 16% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors3 miles of trailsB−Open →HistoryC+Open →Civic life0 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsC−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Jackson Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Jackson Township, and how to reach them.
PowerAEP Ohio19.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterBomac Mobile Home Park1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers95% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Jackson Township’s trash rules yet
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.govWho runs elections hereDirector, Coshocton County Board of ElectionsCoshocton County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2019
ZIP code4381243812 100%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 Jackson Township.
HealthD
For health, Jackson Township earns a D
16% of adults have diabetes in Jackson Township. Jackson Township beats the Ohio average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 15. 21% of adults smoke cigarettes in Jackson Township.
8%healthier than U.S. townsDHealth Grade
| Jackson Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 38% | 35% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
1 better16 too close to call15 worse
| What stands out | Jackson Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.6% | 79.2% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 23.4% | 15.3% |
Coshocton Regional Medical Center
4.6 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B−
Jackson Township faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 84% of U.S. communities. Since 2004, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Jackson Township.
16risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesHail
3
paid flood claims since 2004
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
OutdoorsB−
Jackson Township has set aside nearly a quarter of its land for conservation
2.6 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. Jackson Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
29.4%conserved
29.4%
conserved · 5,944 of 20,245 acres
2.6 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lake Park | 0.5 mi | 33 |
| 2. Woodbury Wildlife Area | — | 5,941 |
| 3. React Memorial Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C+
Jackson Township stands out in Ohio and nationally, with the average trip to work longer than most
The average trip to work in Jackson Township is 36 minutes. Since 2013, Jackson Township has lost 192 jobs, to 95 in 2023. 0.4% of Jackson Township working residents work locally.
0%work in town
| Jackson Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 36 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.4% | 6.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Jackson Township0%
Coshocton23%
Columbus7%
Tuscarawas Township7%
Zanesville4%
20 mi
median commute distance
95
jobs based in Jackson Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
In Jackson Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Jackson Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.
15″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter22–39°
Spring39–62°
Summer60–82°
Fall42–64°
Oct 18
typical first frost
Apr 27
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Jackson Township
18pages on Jackson Township
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Jackson Township; the nearest are
Muskingum UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · New Concord21.5 mi$32,665 tuitionOhio State University-Newark CampusUniversity or college · Public · Newark30.3 mi$9,488 in-state tuitionOhio State University Agricultural Technical InstituteCommunity college · Public · Wooster35 mi$9,584 in-state tuition
About 2 of every 100 Jackson Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
About Jackson Township
Township in Ohio, US
Jackson Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,852.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 32 sq mi
- Elevation
- 938 ft
Jackson Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Jackson Township.
CoshoctonTuscarawas TownshipBethlehem TownshipBedford TownshipVirginia TownshipJackson Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Township | — | — | A | — | B | D |
| Coshocton | #857 | C− | B | — | B− | D |
| Tuscarawas Township | — | — | A | — | B− | D |
| Bethlehem Township | — | — | A− | — | B | D |
| Bedford Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Virginia Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Jackson Township, Tuscarawas Township and Bethlehem Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Jackson Township, Coshocton, Tuscarawas Township and Bethlehem Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Bedford Township and Virginia Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Jackson Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Jackson Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Jackson Township, OH expensive?
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.