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Jennings TownshipOH
A town of 2,032. Public schools that outperform most of Ohio.
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Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
2,032
2025 Census estimate · +0% since 2020
Median home value
$263K
Census ACS
Household income
$88K
median
Median age
48.0
years
Jobs based here
543
A commuter town
Is Jennings Township a good place to live?
The best of Jennings Township’s subject grades are an A+ for schools, an A for cost of living, and an A− for incomes; the weakest is a C− for hazard risk. On hazard risk, just 100 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do worse. Jennings Township’s median age is 48 years, where Ohio’s towns sit at 41.7 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. The biggest park or preserve is Fort Jennings Park, at 20 acres. Jennings Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Jennings Township stand out
Where Jennings Township beats most towns.
A commuter town
93% of working residents leave Jennings Township for work
Where Jennings Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
543jobs based in Jennings Township
7%of working residents work in town
14 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Jennings Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Jennings Township is from typical.
SchoolsA+Open →Cost of livingTypical home $263K, 3.1 years of the county’s $85K median household incomeAOpen →Jobs & incomeA−Open →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listC−Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 6.6 of 20; 1% of households have no car; 1.5% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC+Open →HealthMercy Health St. Ritas Medical Center 13.2 miles awayB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors1 mile of trail; 0% conserved landC−Open →HistoryB−Open →Civic life2.9 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsB+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 Jennings Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Jennings Township, and how to reach them.
PowerAEP Ohio19.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterDelphos City water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet9 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Jennings 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, Putnam County Board of ElectionsPutnam County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2019
ZIP codes45844, 4583345844 88% · 45833 12%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 Jennings Township.
SchoolsA+
Jennings Township’s schools rank ahead of 98% of Ohio districts
Its public schools are run by the Jennings Local school district. Its two schools are below.
98%of OH districts it outscoresA+School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Jennings Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 148 | A+ |
| Fort Jennings High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 174 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A−
Most of Jennings Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.6 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Jennings Township for work: only 7% work in town. 3.2% of residents live below the poverty line in Jennings Township, below both the Ohio town median (9.1%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Jobs based in Jennings Township fell to 543 in 2023, 210 fewer than in 2013.
7%work in town
| Jennings Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.2% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $88,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 12% | 9.7% | 11% |
Where working residents work
In Jennings Township7%
Ottoville8%
Van Wert7%
Lima7%
Kalida6%
14 mi
median commute distance
543
jobs based in Jennings Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 41% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C−
High risk in Jennings Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 72% of U.S. communities.
72risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
In Jennings Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Jennings Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 19 inches of snow falls in a winter.
19″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter22–36°
Spring40–60°
Summer62–83°
Fall44–64°
Oct 24
typical first frost
Apr 24
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HealthB−
Jennings Township ranks healthier than 52% of the country’s towns
Jennings Township beats the Ohio average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 42% of Jennings Township adults have obesity.
52%healthier than U.S. townsB−Health Grade
| Jennings Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 38% | 36% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 9.5% | 13% | 14% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
8 better23 too close to call1 worse
| What stands out | Jennings Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.5% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.8% | 8.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 8.7% |
Mercy Health St. Ritas Medical Center
13.2 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.1%conserved
0.1%
conserved · 13 of 18,049 acres
0.5 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Fort Jennings Park | 0.1 mi | 20 |
| 2. Freedom Square | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Jennings Township
18pages on Jennings Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Jennings Township
About 3 of every 100 Jennings Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
About Jennings Township
Township in Ohio, US
Jennings Township is one of the fifteen townships of Putnam County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,002 people in the township.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 28 sq mi
- Elevation
- 745 ft
Jennings Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Jennings Township.
Marion TownshipMonterey TownshipJackson TownshipDelphosSugar Creek TownshipWashington TownshipJennings Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennings Township | — | — | A | — | A+ | B− |
| Marion Township | #400 | B+ | A− | — | B+ | C+ |
| Monterey Township | — | — | A | — | A+ | B− |
| Jackson Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Delphos | #407 | B+ | A | — | A− | C |
| Sugar Creek Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Washington Township | #237 | A− | A+ | — | A− | C |
Jennings Township and Monterey Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Jennings Township, Marion Township, Monterey Township, Delphos and Washington Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Jackson Township and Sugar Creek Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Jennings Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Jennings Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Jennings Township, OH a good place to live?
Public schools that outperform most of Ohio.
Is Jennings 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.