Lostcreek TownshipOH
A town of 1,669, settled in 1831. 32% more nonprofits per person than the typical Ohio town.
Is Lostcreek Township a good place to live?
The best of Lostcreek Township’s subject grades are an A for schools, incomes, and civic life; the weakest is a D− for walkability. On walkability, just 100 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do worse. A typical home costs about $288K, 4 years of the Dayton metro’s $72K median household income. Among 994 Ohio towns, just 7 have a lower share of residents below the poverty line than Lostcreek Township. Only 117 of Ohio’s 1,560 towns score higher on civic life. Lostcreek Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Lostcreek Township stand out
Where Lostcreek Township beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Miami East Elementary | K–5 | 602 |
| Miami East Junior High School | 6–8 | 327 |
| Miami East High School | 9–12 | 401 |
97% of working residents leave Lostcreek Township for work
Where Lostcreek Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Lostcreek Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Lostcreek Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Lostcreek Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lostcreek 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Lostcreek Township.
Lostcreek Township’s schools rank ahead of 92% of Ohio districts
Its public schools are run by the Miami East Local school district. Its three schools are below. The largest public high school is Miami East High School, with 401 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami East ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 602 | A |
| Miami East High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 401 | A− |
| Miami East Junior High SchoolTop results in townGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 327 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Older than Ohio overall
People 65 and older are 35% of residents (18% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 13% of residents (22% statewide). At 52.4 years, Lostcreek Township’s median age is where Ohio’s towns sit at 41.7 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. 16% of Lostcreek Township residents are under 18.
| Lostcreek Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52.4 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 16% | 22% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 22% | 24% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.1 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Lostcreek Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6.9% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.5% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.2% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 5.7% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.1% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.2% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 23.2% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11.3% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.1% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 41.4% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 27.1% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.2% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.2% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 5% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,700, single groups can be off by several points
Most of Lostcreek Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.3 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Lostcreek Township for work: only 3% work in town. Since 2013, Lostcreek Township has added 121 jobs, to 232 in 2023. At $97,000, Lostcreek Township’s median household income is above both the Ohio town median ($75,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000).
| Lostcreek Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $97,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.3% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Lostcreek Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 78% of U.S. communities. Since 1995, 7 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lostcreek Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Lostcreek Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Lostcreek Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 12 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Lostcreek Township ranks healthier than 54% of the country’s towns
Lostcreek Township beats the Ohio average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 34% of adults have obesity in Lostcreek Township.
| Lostcreek Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 38% | 35% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 38% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 26% | 23% |
| What stands out | Lostcreek Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.3% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.2% | 8.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
National Museum of the United States Air Force and 25 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lostcreek Township. Close and well known come first.
21 mi MuseumNational Museum of the United States Air Force1.0M visitors a year
28 mi MountainCampbell Hill20 mi MuseumNational Aviation Hall of Fame300K visitors a year
18 mi LandmarkMadonna of the Trail
38 mi State parkGrand Lake St. Marys State Park
19 mi MuseumHuffman PrairiePhoto credits
National Museum of the United States Air Force: No machine-readable author provided. Rogerd assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Campbell Hill: Analogue Kid (talk)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Madonna of the Trail: W. Guy Finley, Public domain · Grand Lake St. Marys State Park: Bruin, CC BY 2.0 · Huffman Prairie: Wright Brothers, Public domain
Everything we know about Lostcreek Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Lostcreek Township
About 4 of every 100 Lostcreek Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Lostcreek Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Lostcreek Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lostcreek Township | — | — | B+ | — | A | B− |
| Elizabeth Township | — | — | B− | — | A | B− |
| Brown Township | — | — | A | — | A | B− |
| Jackson Township | #528 | B | A | — | B− | C+ |
| Staunton Township | #349 | B+ | C+ | — | A | B |
Lostcreek Township, Elizabeth Township and Brown Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Lostcreek Township, Elizabeth Township, Brown Township, Jackson Township and Staunton Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Lostcreek Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Lostcreek Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lostcreek Township, OH a good place to live?
32% more nonprofits per person than the typical Ohio town.
Is Lostcreek 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 B+.