Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 3,256.
Mechanic Township grades C+ overall, 755th of 987 graded towns in Ohio, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. On the other side, residents are less healthy than 88% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. It also does better than most on schools: its public schools beat 60% of Ohio towns on state tests and graduation. A typical home there costs about $333K, 4.4 years of the county’s $76K median household income. Mechanic Township’s median age is 30.8 years, below both the Ohio town median (41.7 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years).
Where Mechanic Township beats most towns.
Where Mechanic 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 Mechanic Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,052 in 1990, 3,222 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2016 and 5 maps from 1913 on.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Mechanic 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 Mechanic Township.
22% of adults report frequent mental distress in Mechanic Township. Mechanic Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 17. 39% of adults feel lonely in Mechanic Township.
| Mechanic Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 18% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 16% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 26% | 23% |
| What stands out | Mechanic Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 12.3% | 8% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 21.9% | 15.3% |
| More smokers | 21.2% | 15.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
One of its 11 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Valley PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades 1–8 | Grades 1–8 | 31 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 84% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Mechanic Township since 2003.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Mechanic Township for work: only 6% work in town. Mechanic Township’s median household income is $91,000. The top destinations are Berlin (10%), Berlin Township (6%) and Millersburg (6%).
| Mechanic Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $91,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7.2% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.7% | 6.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mechanic Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 20 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
2.1 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The trail density in Mechanic Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lake Buckhorn Beach | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mechanic Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw34 mi MuseumPro Football Hall of Fame192K visitors a year
39 mi MuseumOhio State Reformatory
11 mi MuseumAge of Steam Roundhouse
34 mi Stadium & arenaTom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium
34 mi LandmarkMcKinley National Memorial
30 mi State parkMalabar Farm State ParkPro Football Hall of Fame: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · Ohio State Reformatory: Niagara66, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Age of Steam Roundhouse: Alvintrusty, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium: Harrier233 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · McKinley National Memorial: CoolRockC, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Malabar Farm State Park: Jerward at en.wikipedia, Public domain
None within 15 miles of Mechanic Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Mechanic Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Mechanic Township is one of the fourteen townships of Holmes County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 3,222.
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5 towns share a border with Mechanic Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanic Township | #755 | C+ | C+ | — | B | D |
| Mill Creek Township | — | — | A− | — | B | D |
| Clark Township · Clark Township | #303 | B+ | B− | — | A− | C− |
| Hardy Township | #654 | C+ | B | — | B | D |
| Killbuck Township | — | — | A | — | B | C− |
Mill Creek Township and Killbuck Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Mechanic Township, Mill Creek Township, Clark Township, Hardy Township and Killbuck Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Clark Township and Clark Township are one community, graded once. Compare Mechanic Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Mechanic Township grades C+ overall, better than 37% of U.S. towns and #755 of 987 in Ohio. It grades D for health and B for schools. Health 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 C+.
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