Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 3,244.
Middleton Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $195K, 3.4 years of the Salem area’s $58K median household income. It grades B+ overall, 310th of 987 graded towns in Ohio. On the plus side, its schools rank ahead of 78% of Ohio towns. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 88% of U.S. towns. Only 92 of Ohio’s 1,560 towns score lower on civic life. Middleton Township’s average trip to work is 31 minutes, against 24 minutes in Ohio’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns.
Where Middleton Township beats most towns.
Where Middleton 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 Middleton Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 3,426 in 1980, 3,359 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 2008 and 4 maps from 1907 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Middleton 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 Middleton Township.
10 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. Sheepskin Hollow State Nature Preserve, at 555 acres with 1.8 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Middleton Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Beaver Creek State Park | 5.2 mi | 332 |
| 2. Sheepskin Hollow State Nature Preserve | 1.8 mi | 555 |
| 3. Beaverkettle Farms Conservation Land | 1 mi | 235 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
20% of working residents cross a state line to work. Middleton Township has 257 jobs for its 1,301 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Middleton Township for work: only 1% work in town. Since 2013, Middleton Township has lost 75 jobs, to 257 in 2023. 6.4% of residents live below the poverty line in Middleton Township.
| Middleton Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.4% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $87,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Middleton Township beats the Ohio average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 41% of Middleton Township adults have high blood pressure.
| Middleton Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Middleton Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.1% | 8.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.5% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 76% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Middleton Township since 2008.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Middleton Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. Middleton Township’s July high is 83°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Middleton Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw36 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
37 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
37 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
38 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints Arena
34 mi MuseumMeadowcroft Rockshelter
37 mi LandmarkFort PittAcrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Duquesne: Sébastien Paquin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PNC Park: alpineinc, CC BY 2.0 · PPG Paints Arena: Jleedev, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Meadowcroft Rockshelter: Lee Paxton, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Pitt: Downtown_Pittsburgh_May_2008.jpg: Allie Caufield derivative work: GrapedApe (tal, CC BY 2.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Middleton Township
About 2 of every 100 Middleton Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Middleton Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census reported 3,359 people living in the township.
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6 towns share a border with Middleton Township.
It grades higher overall than all 4 graded towns on its borders; Unity Township (B) comes closest.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middleton Township | #310 | B+ | A− | — | A− | C |
| St. Clair Township | #698 | C+ | B+ | — | A− | D |
| Unity Township | #538 | B | B+ | — | B+ | D |
| Elkrun Township | #638 | B− | A− | — | B+ | D |
| Madison Township | #819 | C | B | — | A− | D |
Middleton Township, St. Clair Township, Unity Township, Elkrun Township and Madison Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Middleton Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Middleton Township grades B+ overall, better than 73% of U.S. towns and #310 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C for health and A− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
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−.
