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Is Mill Creek Township a good place to live?

The best of Mill Creek Township’s subject grades is an A− for cost of living; the weakest is a D for health. Mill Creek Township’s median age is 19.5 years, below both the Ohio town median (41.7 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). On the outdoors, just 101 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do worse. Mill Creek Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

What makes Mill Creek Township stand out

Where Mill Creek Township beats most towns.

Small town

1,050 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Clark TownshipKeene TownshipCrawford TownshipMechanic TownshipClark TownshipKeene TownshipCrawford TownshipMechanic TownshipMill Creek Township

How Mill Creek Township grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Mill Creek Township is from typical.

How grading works

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

How TownRatings grades towns →

Chalice Quilt Block on Barn
Chalice Quilt Block on Barn, 2017
Mill Creek Township’s story

199 years in pictures

Census counts: 540 in 1990, 1,032 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2015 and 5 maps from 1913 on.

  • 1827Mill Creek Township is settled
Explore the history →
Getting set up

Moving to Mill Creek Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Mill Creek Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerAEP Ohio19.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Mill Creek Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsRiver View Local School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Ohio you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereDirector, Coshocton County Board of ElectionsCoshocton County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2019
ZIP codes44654, 43824, 4381244654 43% · 43824 40% · 43812 16%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Mill Creek Township.

SchoolsB

Mill Creek Township’s schools rank ahead of 61% of Ohio districts

One of its 7 schools is below, with why it’s listed.

61%of OH districts it outscoresBSchool Grade
SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Millcreek School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades 1–8Grades 1–835–

NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation

HealthD

Health in Mill Creek Township trails 90% of U.S. towns

Mill Creek Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13. 21% of Mill Creek Township adults smoke cigarettes, against 16% in Ohio’s towns and 14% across U.S. towns. 38% of Mill Creek Township adults feel lonely.

10%healthier than U.S. townsDHealth Grade
Mill Creek TownshipOhio townsU.S. towns
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)21%16%14%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)38%34%33%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)21%18%17%
Depression (CDC PLACES)29%26%23%
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better19 too close to call13 worse
What stands outMill Creek TownshipOH
More uninsured adults11.1%8%
More smokers21.1%15.4%
More adults with COPD10.7%8%
Pomerene Hospital
8.8 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Work & commuteJobs & income grade B+

Mill Creek Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Most working residents leave Mill Creek Township for work: only 1% work in town. The median household income in Mill Creek Township is $121,000. Since 2013, Mill Creek Township has added 95 jobs, to 140 in 2023.

1%work in town
Mill Creek TownshipOhio townsU.S. towns
Median household income$121,000$75,000$80,000
Working residents who work in town1%6.9%8%
Below the poverty line5.8%9.1%9.6%
Average trip to work25 minutes24 minutes25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Mill Creek Township1%
Coshocton15%
Tuscarawas Township5%
Columbus5%
Zanesville5%
15 mi
median commute distance
140
jobs based in Mill Creek Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
B
Walkability grade: more walkable than 59% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

In Mill Creek Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers

Mill Creek Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.

15″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–39°
Spring39–61°
Summer60–82°
Fall42–64°
Oct 28
typical first frost
Apr 18
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C

High risk in Mill Creek Township, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 61% of U.S. communities.

61risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
61High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

OutdoorsD−

0% of Mill Creek Township is conserved land

1.9 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. Mill Creek Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 15,055 acres
1.9 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Nearby attractions

Pro Football Hall of Fame and 12 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mill Creek Township. Close and well known come first.

All 31 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Pro Football Hall of Fame: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · 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 · Fort Laurens: Roseohioresident, Public domain

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Mill Creek Township

17pages on Mill Creek Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Mill Creek Township; the nearest are

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Mill Creek Township for work

Where Mill Creek Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

15% → Coshocton Coshocton 15% 5% → Tuscarawas Township Tuscarawas Township 5% 5% → Columbus Columbus 5% 5% → Zanesville Zanesville 5% 3% → Walnut Creek Township Walnut Creek Township 3% 2% → Warsaw Warsaw 2% Mill Creek Township · 1% stay
140jobs based in Mill Creek Township
1%of working residents work in town
15 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Mill Creek Township

Township in Ohio, US

Mill Creek Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. The population as of the 2020 census was 1,032, up from 932 at the previous census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
24 sq mi
Elevation
889 ft