Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 3,071.
Jefferson Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $269K, 3.8 years of the Bellefontaine area’s $72K median household income. It grades A− overall, 171st among Ohio's 987 graded towns. On the plus side, its schools outperform 81% of the state's. 2.2% of residents live below the poverty line in Jefferson Township, below both the Ohio town median (9.1%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Martin Marmon House is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Jefferson Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio Hi-Point | 6–12 | 586 |
Martin Marmon HouseWhere Jefferson 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 Jefferson Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1820 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson Township.
Jefferson Township pairs an A− for schools with modest home prices and has added a third more jobs in ten years, but it trails even towns with similar incomes on health.
Its A− for schools comes with an A− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $269K.
Its one school is below. The largest public high school is Ohio Hi-Point, with 586 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Hi-PointLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 586 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 82% of U.S. communities. Since 1989, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Jefferson Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
10 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Myeerah Nature Preserve, 447 acres with 2.9 miles of trail.
| Jefferson Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.9% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Myeerah Nature Preserve | 2.9 mi | 447 |
| 2. Zanesfield Community Park | 0.7 mi | 14 |
| 3. Hall Faucett Park | 0.3 mi | 12 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Jobs based here grew from 313 in 2013 to 449.
Most working residents leave Jefferson Township for work: only 1% work in town. Since 2013, Jefferson Township has added 136 jobs, to 449 in 2023. Jefferson Township’s average trip to work is 20 minutes.
| Jefferson Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $92,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Against the 9,800 U.S. towns with household incomes like Jefferson Township’s, it is less healthy than 87%, so it trails even them.
Jefferson Township tracks Ohio closely on all 32 CDC measures. 17% of Jefferson Township adults smoke cigarettes.
| Jefferson Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 28% | 25% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Jefferson Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Jefferson Township is 82°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Ohio average. 18% of residents are under 18 in Jefferson Township. 23% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio.
| Jefferson Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48.4 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 18% | 22% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 23% | 24% | 29% |
45% women, 55% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.7 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Jefferson Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.1% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.3% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.2% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.8% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 17.6% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.7% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.9% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.4% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.8% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 35.1% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.3% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14.9% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 5.8% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,100, single groups can be off by several points
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Jefferson Township. Close and well known come first.
in town MountainCampbell Hill
33 mi Zoo & aquariumColumbus Zoo and Aquarium
33 mi LandmarkHarding Tomb
31 mi LandmarkMadonna of the Trail
in town MuseumZane Shawnee Caverns
33 mi Theme parkZoombezi Bay440K visitors a yearCampbell Hill: Analogue Kid (talk)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Columbus Zoo and Aquarium: Adolphus79 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Harding Tomb: User:Postdlf, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Madonna of the Trail: W. Guy Finley, Public domain · Zane Shawnee Caverns: Darkbluejacket, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Zoombezi Bay: JBTHEMILKER, CC BY-SA 4.0
None within 15 miles of Jefferson Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Jefferson Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Jefferson Township is one of the seventeen townships of Logan County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,028.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
5 towns share a border with Jefferson Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Township | #171 | A− | A− | — | A− | C |
| Lake Township | #578 | B− | A− | — | B+ | C− |
| Monroe Township | — | — | B− | — | A− | C+ |
| Perry Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rushcreek Township | — | — | A− | — | A− | C |
| Liberty Township | #244 | A− | A− | — | B+ | C |
Monroe Township and Rushcreek Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Jefferson Township, Lake Township, Monroe Township, Rushcreek Township and Liberty Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Perry Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Jefferson Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Jefferson Township grades A− overall, better than 84% of U.S. towns and #171 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C for health and A− for schools.
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−.
.jpg){kind=link}
