Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,408.
Milton Township’s best subject grade is an A− for schools; its weakest is a C for health. Only 118 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score higher on hazard risk. A typical home costs about $212K, 3 years of the Ashland area’s $70K median household income. Anderson Schoolhouse is on the National Register of Historic Places. Milton Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Milton Township beats most towns.
Where Milton 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 Milton Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2012.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Milton 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 Milton Township.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 93% of U.S. communities. Since 1992, 8 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Milton Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Milton Township for work: only 1% work in town. Jobs based in Milton Township fell to 260 in 2023, 86 fewer than in 2013. At 21 minutes, Milton Township’s average trip to work is against 24 minutes in Ohio’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns.
| Milton Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.2% | 6.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Milton Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 34% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Milton Township, where Ohio’s towns sit at 38% and U.S. towns at 36%. 40% of Milton Township adults have high blood pressure.
| Milton Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 38% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 28% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Milton Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.4% | 8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.1% | 7.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 26% of residents (18% statewide). Milton Township’s median age is 51 years. Milton Township has grown 2% since 2020, to 2,408 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Milton Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 25% | 24% | 29% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.7 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Milton Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.3% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.5% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.5% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.2% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.7% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.7% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.8% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.2% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 13.1% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.5% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 42.7% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.1% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.8% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 10.9% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.1% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,400, single groups can be off by several points
Milton Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Milton Township is 83°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Milton Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.9% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ashland County Fairgrounds | — | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Milton Township. Close and well known come first.
9 mi MuseumOhio State Reformatory
15 mi State parkMalabar Farm State Park
11 mi GardenKingwood Center
31 mi MuseumAllen Memorial Art Museum
8 mi MuseumBibleWalk
37 mi MuseumAmish & Mennonite Heritage CenterOhio State Reformatory: Niagara66, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Malabar Farm State Park: Jerward at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Kingwood Center: Mar07 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Allen Memorial Art Museum: Daderot, Public domain · BibleWalk: JBTHEMILKER, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Amish & Mennonite Heritage Center: photoswelike, CC BY-SA 2.0
3 within 15 miles of the center of Milton Township
About 2 of every 100 Milton Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Milton Township is one of the fifteen townships of Ashland County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,357 at the 2020 census.
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5 towns share a border with Milton Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Township | — | — | A− | — | A− | C |
| Ashland | #338 | B+ | A− | B− | A− | C |
| Weller Township | — | — | C+ | — | B+ | C− |
| Mifflin Township | — | — | A | — | B+ | C |
| Montgomery Township | #342 | B+ | B | — | A− | C |
| Clear Creek Township | — | — | A | — | B+ | C |
Milton Township, Weller Township, Mifflin Township and Clear Creek Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Milton Township, Weller Township, Mifflin Township, Montgomery Township and Clear Creek Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Milton Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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−.
