Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Margaretta Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $191K, 2.6 years of the Sandusky metro’s $74K median household income. It grades C+ overall, ranked 699th of 987 in Ohio. The low prices come with trade-offs. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 78% of the country. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. 12% of the land in Margaretta Township is conserved, against 3.7% in Ohio’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Resthaven Wildlife Area, at 2,285 acres. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 82% of U.S. towns.
Where Margaretta Township beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Margaretta Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1930 and 3 maps from 1901 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Margaretta Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw8 mi Theme parkCedar Point3.8M visitors a year
16 mi National MemorialPerry's Victory and International Peace Memorial124K visitors a year
15 mi CaveCrystal Cave8 mi Theme parkCastaway Bay6 mi Zoo & aquariumAfrican Safari Wildlife Park
5 mi MuseumLiberty Aviation MuseumCedar Point: Larry Pieniazek, User:Lar, en:User:Lar (primary), CC BY 2.5 · Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial: NPS Photo, Public domain · Crystal Cave: Analogue Kid at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · Liberty Aviation Museum: Mbrickn, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Margaretta 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 Margaretta Township.
43% of Margaretta Township adults have high blood pressure, where Ohio’s towns sit at 38% and U.S. towns at 35%. 15% of adults have diabetes in Margaretta Township. Margaretta Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7.
| Margaretta Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 38% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 28% | 25% |
| What stands out | Margaretta Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with heart disease | 8.8% | 7.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.9% | 8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.2% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Margaretta Local school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Margaretta High School, with 536 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margaretta Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 536 | B+ |
| Margaretta High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 536 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 77% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, 8 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Margaretta Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Margaretta Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Margaretta Township is 82°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Margaretta Township has about as many jobs (2,988) as working residents, but only 338 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave Margaretta Township for work: only 13% work in town. Since 2013, Margaretta Township has added 559 jobs, to 2,988 in 2023. 14% of Margaretta Township residents live below the poverty line.
| Margaretta Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 6.1% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 13% | 6.8% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
2.7 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. Margaretta Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Castalia Quarry MetroPark | 0.8 mi | 115 |
| 2. Resthaven Wildlife Area | 0.4 mi | 2,285 |
| 3. Willow Point Wildlife Area | — | 355 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Margaretta Township
About 3 of every 100 Margaretta Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Margaretta Township is one of the nine townships of Erie County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Sandusky, Ohio metropolitan statistical area. As of the 2020 census the population was 5,640.
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6 towns share a border with Margaretta Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaretta Township | #699 | C+ | B+ | — | B | C− |
| Sandusky | #885 | C− | A− | C− | C | D− |
| Perkins Township | #598 | B− | B | C | B | C− |
| Portage Township | — | — | B | — | B | C+ |
| Townsend Township | — | — | B | — | B | C |
| Groton Township | — | — | A− | — | B+ | C− |
| Danbury Township | #315 | B+ | B | — | A− | B |
Portage Township, Townsend Township and Groton Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Margaretta Township, Portage Township, Townsend Township, Groton Township and Danbury Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Margaretta Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Margaretta Township grades C+ overall, better than 41% of U.S. towns and #699 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C− for health and B for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
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+.
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