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Milan Township’s strongest subject is schools — its schools outperform 83% of the state's. At about $255K, a typical home costs 3.5 years of the Sandusky metro’s $74K median household income. Add incomes to its strengths — the median household earns $98K. The overall grade lands at A, better than 91% of U.S. towns. It ranks 98th of 987 in Ohio. Milan Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 88% of U.S. towns. Its age of the median resident is 50.9 years, where Ohio’s towns sit at 41.7 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 93% of U.S. towns, with 1 place on the National Register.
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow.
Where Milan Township beats most towns.
Abbott-Page House| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Edison Elementary School (formerly Milan Elem) | PK–3 | 525 |
| Ehove Career Center | 10–12 | 731 |
| Edison High School | 9–12 | 329 |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Milan Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 771 in 1860, a peak of 1,862 in 1970, 1,371 in 2020. The archive holds 16 old photos and papers going back to 1841 and 3 maps from 1904 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Milan 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 Milan Township.
Milan Township pairs an A− for schools with modest home prices, has less tooth loss than most of Ohio and has added a third more jobs in ten years.
That grade comes with a B+ for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $255K.
Below: Two of its 3 schools, each with why it was picked. The largest public high school is Ehove Career Center, with 731 students. Public schools: the Edison Local school district.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edison Elementary School (formerly Milan Elem)Largest public elementary schoolGrades PK–3 | Grades PK–3 | 525 | B+ |
| Ehove Career CenterLargest public high schoolGrades 10–12 | Grades 10–12 | 731 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Adults 18 to 34 are 9% of residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 29% of residents (18% statewide). Among adults 25 and older, 35% have a four-year degree or more, against 32% across Ohio. Milan Township has lost 3.6% of its people since 2020, down to 3,473 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Milan Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50.9 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 24% | 29% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.7 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Milan Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.2% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.9% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 4% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.3% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.1% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.7% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 18.1% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.6% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.1% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32.2% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.1% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.3% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 14.1% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 21.2% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,500, single groups can be off by several points
Expect July afternoons of 83° and January nights of 20°, with about 33 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Its widest gap with Ohio is tooth loss: 9.8% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 15.3% statewide. Against the 8,811 U.S. towns with household incomes like Milan Township’s, it is healthier than 51%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
For adults in Milan Township, the share who feel lonely is 32%. Against the Ohio average, Milan Township comes out ahead on 11 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 1. Two figures for adults in the town: 16% say their health is fair or poor, 16% report frequent mental distress.
| Milan Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 80% | 79% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 20% | 19% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Milan Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.8% | 15.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.2% | 14.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.6% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Jobs based here grew from 1,629 in 2013 to 2,197.
Jobs in Milan Township grew by 568 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 2,197. The top destinations are Sandusky (11%), Norwalk (10%) and Perkins Township (9%). For half of commuters, work is under 13 miles away.
| Milan Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $98,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Milan Township, the FEMA risk score is 44 of 100. 71% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 13%. One declared disaster, in 2004, has brought federal aid to Milan Township households.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The biggest park or preserve is The Coupling Reserve, at 118 acres. Trails total 1.0 miles in 2 parks and preserves. Parks and preserves in Milan Township: 2, covering 123 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. The Coupling Reserve | — | 118 |
| 2. Edison Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Milan Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw12 mi Theme parkCedar Point3.8M visitors a year
37 mi MuseumOhio State Reformatory
26 mi National MemorialPerry's Victory and International Peace Memorial124K visitors a year10 mi Theme parkCastaway Bay
26 mi CaveCrystal Cave
20 mi MuseumAllen Memorial Art MuseumCedar Point: Larry Pieniazek, User:Lar, en:User:Lar (primary), CC BY 2.5 · Ohio State Reformatory: Niagara66, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial: NPS Photo, Public domain · Crystal Cave: Analogue Kid at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · Allen Memorial Art Museum: Daderot, Public domain
1 within 15 miles of the center of Milan Township
About 2 of every 100 Milan Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Village in Ohio, United States
Milan ( MY-lən) is a village in Erie and Huron counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 1,371 at the 2020 census. It is best known as the birthplace and childhood home of Thomas Edison. The Erie County portion of Milan is part of the Sandusky metropolitan area, while the Huron County portion is part of the Norwalk Micropolitan Statistical Area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
4 towns share a border with Milan Township.
At #98 in OH, it grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Huron Township (A−) comes closest.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan Township | #98 | A | B+ | — | A− | B+ |
| Oxford Township | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | B− |
| Norwalk Township | #319 | B+ | A− | — | B+ | C |
| Huron Township | #206 | A− | B | — | A | B |
| Berlin Township | #312 | B+ | B | — | A− | B− |
Oxford Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Milan Township, Oxford Township, Norwalk Township, Huron Township and Berlin Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Milan Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Milan Township grades A overall, better than 91% of U.S. towns and #98 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B+ for health and A− for schools.
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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