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A town of 10,961, settled in 1880.
Mad River Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C+ overall, ranked 754th of 987 in Ohio, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $84K. Its lowest everyday mark is in health: CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 60% of the country. A typical home there costs about $208K, 3.3 years of the Springfield metro’s $63K median household income. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 89% of U.S. towns. Mad River Township’s median age is 49.1 years, against 41.7 years in Ohio’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Old Enon Road Stone Arch Culvert is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Mad River 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 Mad River Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1827 and 4 maps from 1904 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mad River Township. Close and well known come first.
12 mi MuseumNational Museum of the United States Air Force1.0M visitors a year
7 mi LandmarkMadonna of the Trail11 mi MuseumNational Aviation Hall of Fame300K visitors a year
36 mi MountainCampbell Hill
9 mi MuseumHuffman Prairie
8 mi National Historical ParkDayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park80K visitors a yearNational Museum of the United States Air Force: No machine-readable author provided. Rogerd assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Madonna of the Trail: W. Guy Finley, Public domain · Campbell Hill: Analogue Kid (talk)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Huffman Prairie: Wright Brothers, Public domain · Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mad River 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 Mad River Township.
Most working residents leave Mad River Township for work: only 9% work in town. The top destinations are Springfield (16%), Dayton (7%) and Columbus (5%). Half commute less than 13 miles.
| Mad River Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $84,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 8.2% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Greenon Local school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Greenon High School, with 413 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenon Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 897 | B |
| Greenon High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 413 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 68% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, 11 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Mad River Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mad River Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 21° and about 25 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
People 65 and older are 25% of residents (18% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (22% statewide). 20% of Mad River Township residents are under 18. 25% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio.
| Mad River Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 25% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 20% | 22% | 22% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.1 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Mad River Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.9% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.7% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.4% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.9% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.6% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.2% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.2% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.8% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11.4% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.3% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.1% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 27.2% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.1% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 14.6% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.6% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
2.8 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Mad River Gorge & Nature Preserve, 37 acres with 1.7 miles of trail. Mad River Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Mad River Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.2% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mad River Gorge & Nature Preserve | 1.7 mi | 37 |
| 2. Enon Park | — | 11 |
| 3. Speedway Nature Reserve | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Mad River Township beats the Ohio average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 40% of adults have obesity in Mad River Township.
| Mad River Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 28% | 25% |
| What stands out | Mad River Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.2% | 8.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
11 within 15 miles of the center of Mad River Township
About 4 of every 100 Mad River Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Mad River Township is one of the ten townships of Clark County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census reported 10,984 people living in the township.
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7 towns share a border with Mad River Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mad River Township | #754 | C+ | B− | — | B− | C+ |
| Bethel Township | #804 | C | B+ | — | C+ | C− |
| Springfield Township | #660 | C+ | B | — | B | D |
| Springfield | #973 | D | B+ | D− | C | D− |
| Bath Township | #492 | B | B | — | C+ | B |
| Green Township | #691 | C+ | B− | — | B | C+ |
| Miami Township | #164 | A− | C | — | A− | A− |
| Holiday Valley | — | — | B− | — | B− | B |
Holiday Valley has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Mad River Township, Bethel Township, Springfield Township, Bath Township, Green Township, Miami Township and Holiday Valley report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Mad River Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Mad River Township grades C+ overall, better than 37% of U.S. towns and #754 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C+ for health and B− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
