Morgan County Veterans' Memorial Bridge, 2013
Malta Township’s story
197 years in pictures
The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2004.
- 1829Malta Township is settled
Malta TownshipOH
64% more nonprofits per person than the typical Ohio town.
8 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
1,670
2025 Census estimate · −1.8% since 2020
Median home value
$152K
Census ACS
Household income
$54K
median
Median age
36.6
years
Jobs based here
436
A commuter town
Is Malta Township a good place to live?
Malta Township’s best subject grade is an A+ for civic life; its weakest is a D for incomes. On incomes, just 60 of Ohio’s 1,707 towns do worse. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 86% of U.S. towns. On hazard risk, just 89 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do worse. 12% of the land in Malta Township is conserved, against 3.7% in Ohio’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Only 29 of Ohio’s 1,560 towns score higher on civic life. Malta Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Malta Township stand out
Where Malta Township beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
Malta Township6.4
Typical U.S. town3.7
Typical OH town3.9
Civic lifeA+
64% more nonprofits per person
than the typical Ohio town
Charities, civic groups and human services; churches not counted.
0historic places
History
Settled in 1829
A long history
A history going back 197 years.
A commuter town
93% of working residents leave Malta Township for work
Where Malta Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
436jobs based in Malta Township
7%of working residents work in town
21 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Malta Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Malta Township is from typical.
Jobs & income$54K median household incomeDOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.3 of 20; 7.7% of households have no car; 1% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →HealthOhiohealth O'bleness Hospital 24.2 miles awayC−Open →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listC−Open →Cost of livingTypical home $152K, 2.6 years of the county’s $59K median household incomeA−Open →SchoolsBehind 57% of Ohio districts on tests and graduationC+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors2 miles of trailsB+Open →HistoryBOpen →Civic life6.4 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsA+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 Malta Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Malta Township, and how to reach them.
PowerAEP Ohio19.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterMorgan Meigsville - West Malta PWSNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers91% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Malta 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, Morgan County Board of ElectionsMorgan County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2019
ZIP codes43758, 4375643758 92% · 43756 8%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 Malta Township.
HealthC−
Health in Malta Township trails 85% of U.S. towns
Malta Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 19% of adults smoke cigarettes in Malta Township, above both Ohio’s towns (16%) and U.S. towns (14%). 42% of Malta Township adults have high blood pressure.
15%healthier than U.S. townsC−Health Grade
| Malta Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 28% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better22 too close to call10 worse
| What stands out | Malta Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.2% | 15.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.3% | 8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.9% | 7.1% |
Ohiohealth O'bleness Hospital
24.2 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade D
Most of Malta Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.7 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Malta Township for work: only 7% work in town. 18% of residents live below the poverty line in Malta Township. Jobs based in Malta Township grew to 436 in 2023, 272 more than in 2013.
7%work in town
| Malta Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $54,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
In Malta Township7%
McConnelsville10%
Zanesville7%
Bloom Township6%
Morgan Township6%
21 mi
median commute distance
436
jobs based in Malta Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Malta Township
Malta Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 21° and about 19 inches of snow falls in a winter.
19″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter23–41°
Spring40–63°
Summer60–82°
Fall43–65°
Oct 21
typical first frost
Apr 27
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
OutdoorsB+
Malta Township has set aside 11.9% of its land for conservation
1.5 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The trail density in Malta Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
11.9%conserved
11.9%
conserved · 1,983 of 16,733 acres
1.5 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Kiwanis-Jaycee Community Park | — | 15 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C−
Moderate risk in Malta Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 59% of U.S. communities.
59risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingDrought
3
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Malta Township
18pages on Malta Township
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Malta Township; the nearest are
Hocking CollegeCommunity college · Public · Nelsonville22.1 mi$5,540 in-state tuitionOhio UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Athens24 mi$14,158 in-state tuition
About 2 of every 100 Malta Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
About Malta Township
Village in Ohio, United States
Malta is a village in Morgan County, Ohio, United States. The population was 559 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 676 ft
- ZIP code
- 43758
Malta Township’s neighbors
8 towns share a border with Malta Township.
Morgan TownshipDeerfield TownshipMcConnelsvilleMaltaPenn TownshipBloom TownshipUnion TownshipWindsor TownshipMalta Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malta Township · Malta | — | — | A− | — | C+ | C− |
| Morgan Township | — | — | B+ | — | C+ | D |
| Deerfield Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| McConnelsville | — | — | B+ | — | C+ | C− |
| Penn Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bloom Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Union Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Windsor Township | — | — | A− | — | C+ | D |
Malta Township, Morgan Township, McConnelsville and Windsor Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Malta Township, Morgan Township, McConnelsville and Windsor Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Deerfield Township, Penn Township, Bloom Township and Union Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Malta and Malta Township are one community, graded once. Compare Malta Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Malta Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Malta Township, OH a good place to live?
64% more nonprofits per person than the typical Ohio town.
Is Malta 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−.