Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 3,269.
Marion Township grades C+ overall, ranked 704th of 987 in Ohio, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $101K. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: the typical home is worth about $277K, 3.8 years of the Findlay area’s $73K median household income. On civic life, just 57 of Ohio’s 1,560 towns do worse. Landers Brothers Company Building is on the National Register of Historic Places. Among 993 Ohio towns, just 3 have a lower share of residents below the poverty line than Marion Township.
Where Marion Township beats most towns.
2,759 counted in 2010 and 3,097 in 2020; an estimated 3,269 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Marion Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1864 and 3 maps from 1903 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Marion 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 Marion Township.
Marion Township carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Ohio (mostly inland flooding), but it trails even towns with similar incomes on health.
11 miles of trail in 8 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Riverbend Recreation Area, 130 acres with 3.2 miles of trail.
| Marion Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.2% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Riverbend Recreation Area | 3.2 mi | 130 |
| 2. Bright Conservation Area | 0.8 mi | 37 |
| 3. Lehman Conservation Area | 0.3 mi | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most working residents leave Marion Township for work: only 1% work in town. Since 2013, Marion Township has lost 155 jobs, to 784 in 2023. At 22 minutes, Marion Township’s average trip to work is against 24 minutes in Ohio’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns.
| Marion Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $101,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.3% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 96% of Ohio towns, with expected losses of about $1,119 per resident a year; that rating is what its C for hazard risk is built on.
At 73 of 100, Marion Township’s FEMA risk score is above both the Ohio town median (23 of 100) and the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100). Since 1978, 397 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Marion Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Marion Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Against the 8,466 U.S. towns with household incomes like Marion Township’s, it is less healthy than 81%, so it trails even them.
Marion Township beats the Ohio average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 40% of Marion Township adults have obesity.
| Marion Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 38% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 26% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 34% | 33% |
| What stands out | Marion Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.2% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
2 within 15 miles of the center of Marion Township
About 3 of every 100 Marion Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Where Marion Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Township in Ohio, US
Marion Township is one of the seventeen townships of Hancock County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,097.
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5 towns share a border with Marion Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Township | #704 | C+ | C | — | B− | C+ |
| Findlay | #658 | C+ | B+ | C | B− | C+ |
| Cass Township | — | — | C | — | A | B− |
| Biglick Township | — | — | A | — | A | B− |
| Jackson Township | — | — | A | — | B+ | B− |
| Amanda Township | — | — | A | — | B | B− |
Cass Township, Biglick Township, Jackson Township and Amanda Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Marion Township, Cass Township, Biglick Township, Jackson Township and Amanda Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Marion Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Marion Township grades C+ overall, better than 41% of U.S. towns and #704 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C+ for health and B− for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.