Newsboys, 1936
Jackson Township’s story
Jackson Township in pictures
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Jackson TownshipOH
A town of 2,018.
5 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
2,018
2025 Census estimate · −0.2% since 2020
Median home value
$134K
Census ACS
Household income
$62K
median
Median age
37.0
years
Jobs based here
284
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. Only 82 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score higher on cost of living. 12% of residents are 65 or older in Jackson Township, below both Ohio’s towns (20%) and U.S. towns (18%). Jackson Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Jackson Township stand out
Where Jackson Township beats most towns.
A commuter town
92% of working residents leave Jackson Township for work
Where Jackson Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
284jobs based in Jackson Township
8%of working residents work in town
21 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.
Cost of livingTypical home $134K, 2.1 years of the county’s $62K median household incomeA+Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.4 of 20; 2.1% of households have no car; 0.2% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →Jobs & incomeCOpen →HealthHardin Memorial Hospital 9.4 miles awayCOpen →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 40% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listBOpen →SchoolsBeat 55% of Ohio districts on tests and graduationBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsConserved land, trails and parksC+Open →HistoryBOpen →Civic life2.5 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsBOpen →
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
WaterForest Village water system1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet10 providers99% 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, Hardin County Board of ElectionsHardin County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2022
ZIP code4584345843 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.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Jackson Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Jackson Township for work: only 8% work in town. Jobs based in Jackson Township fell to 284 in 2023, 182 fewer than in 2013. Jackson Township’s median household income is $62,000, below both the Ohio town median ($75,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000).
8%work in town
| Jackson Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $62,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
In Jackson Township8%
Kenton14%
Upper Sandusky8%
Forest8%
Columbus5%
21 mi
median commute distance
284
jobs based in Jackson Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
HealthC
Jackson Township is less healthy than 68% of U.S. towns
Jackson Township beats the Ohio average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 40% of Jackson Township adults have obesity.
32%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
| Jackson Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
1 better31 too close to call0 worse
| What stands out | Jackson Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.3% | 8.3% |
Hardin Memorial Hospital
9.4 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
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 19° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
26″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter22–37°
Spring40–60°
Summer61–82°
Fall43–63°
Oct 24
typical first frost
Apr 22
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Jackson Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 60% of U.S. communities.
40risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Jackson Township
17pages 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
Ohio Northern UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Ada15.2 mi$39,800 tuitionOhio State University-Lima CampusUniversity or college · Public · Lima25.6 mi$9,488 in-state tuitionTerra State Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Fremont44.6 mi$5,748 in-state tuition
About 3 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 fifteen townships of Hardin County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 2,029.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 25 sq mi
- Elevation
- 932 ft
Jackson Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Jackson Township.
Pleasant TownshipJackson TownshipGoshen TownshipBlanchard TownshipDelaware TownshipJackson Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Township · Jackson Township | — | — | A+ | — | B | C |
| Pleasant Township | #708 | C+ | A | — | B− | D |
| Goshen Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Blanchard Township | — | — | A | — | A− | C |
| Delaware Township | — | — | A | — | B | C+ |
Jackson Township, Blanchard Township and Delaware Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Jackson Township, Pleasant Township, Blanchard Township and Delaware Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Goshen Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Jackson Township and Jackson Township are one community, graded once. 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+.