Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,382.
The best of Jackson Township’s subject grades are an A+ for schools, an A− for cost of living, and an A for civic life; the weakest is a D for walkability. Jackson Township’s average trip to work is 18 minutes, below both Ohio’s towns (24 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Emanuel Lutheran Church of Montra is on the National Register of Historic Places. Jackson Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Jackson Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Jackson Center Elementary School | PK–6 | 330 |
| Jackson Center High School | 7–12 | 246 |
Where Jackson 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 Jackson Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1910 and 4 maps from 1913 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Jackson 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 Jackson Township.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Center Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 330 | A |
| Jackson Center High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 246 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Jackson Township for work: only 14% work in town. Jobs based in Jackson Township grew to 2,675 in 2023, 1,132 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Sidney (16%), Jackson Center (10%) and Anna (5%).
| Jackson Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 14% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.6% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 82% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Jackson Township since 2019.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Jackson Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 19 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 35 to 64 are 33% of residents (38% statewide). 25% of residents are under 18 in Jackson Township, where Ohio’s towns sit at 22% and U.S. towns at 22%. The median age in Jackson Township is 36.9 years.
| Jackson Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36.9 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 25% | 22% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 22% | 24% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 20% | 18% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.1 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Jackson Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.9% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.1% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.7% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.6% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.9% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.2% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.3% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.9% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.4% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.2% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 42% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.7% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.7% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 9.6% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.8% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,400, single groups can be off by several points
Jackson Township beats the Ohio average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 17% of Jackson Township adults say their health is fair or poor.
| Jackson Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 20% | 19% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Jackson Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.3% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.3% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.8 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The biggest park or preserve is Gross Woods Nature Preserve, at 106 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Gross Woods Nature Preserve | 0.1 mi | 106 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Jackson Township. Close and well known come first.
19 mi MountainCampbell Hill
24 mi State parkGrand Lake St. Marys State Park
37 mi LandmarkMadonna of the Trail
11 mi MuseumArmstrong Air and Space Museum
38 mi MuseumFort Recovery
22 mi MuseumShrine of the Holy RelicsCampbell Hill: Analogue Kid (talk)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Grand Lake St. Marys State Park: Bruin, CC BY 2.0 · Madonna of the Trail: W. Guy Finley, Public domain · Armstrong Air and Space Museum: Tysto, Public domain · Fort Recovery: Nyttend, Public domain · Shrine of the Holy Relics: Rfgagel, Public domain
None within 15 miles of Jackson Township; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Jackson Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Jackson Township is one of the fourteen townships of Shelby County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,414 people in the township.
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4 towns share a border with Jackson Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Township | — | — | A− | — | A+ | B− |
| Dinsmore Township | #123 | A | A− | — | A+ | B− |
| Salem Township | — | — | A− | — | C+ | C |
| Clay Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bloomfield Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Jackson Township and Salem Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Jackson Township, Dinsmore Township and Salem Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Clay Township and Bloomfield Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Jackson Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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−.
