Monroe Allen, 2006
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Monroe TownshipOH
A town of 2,001.
5 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
2,001
2025 Census estimate · −2.3% since 2020
Median home value
$122K
Census ACS
Household income
$73K
median
Median age
43.3
years
Jobs based here
239
A commuter town
Is Monroe Township a good place to live?
The best of Monroe Township’s subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and an A for schools; the weakest is a D− for walkability. Only 36 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score higher on cost of living. Monroe Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Monroe Township for work
Where Monroe Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
239jobs based in Monroe Township
1%of working residents work in town
11 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Monroe Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Monroe Township is from typical.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 3.7 of 20; 3% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitD−Open →Cost of livingTypical home $122K, 1.9 years of the Lima metro’s $64K median household incomeA+Open →SchoolsBeat 86% of Ohio districts on tests and graduationAOpen →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 32% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listB+Open →Jobs & income$73K median household incomeBOpen →HealthBluffton Hospital 8.7 miles awayB−Open →
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 →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Monroe Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Monroe Township, and how to reach them.
PowerAEP Ohio19.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNearest public drop-offColumbus Grove biodegradable waste dump, 5 miOpenStreetMap
SchoolsColumbus Grove Local School DistrictBath Local School DistrictBluffton Exempted Village School District3 districts serve Monroe Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
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.govWho runs elections hereDirector, Allen County Board of ElectionsAllen County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Dec 2025
ZIP codes45830, 45807, 45820, 4580145830 48% · 45807 26% · 45820 25% · 45801 1%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 Monroe Township.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B
Monroe Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Monroe Township for work: only 1% work in town. Monroe Township’s average trip to work is 20 minutes, below both the Ohio town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Since 2013, Monroe Township has added 44 jobs, to 239 in 2023.
1%work in town
| Monroe Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.3% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.7% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Monroe Township1%
Lima16%
Bluffton13%
Bath Township8%
American Township5%
11 mi
median commute distance
239
jobs based in Monroe Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B+
Monroe Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 68% of U.S. communities. Since 2011, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Monroe Township.
32risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind
2
paid flood claims since 2011
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Monroe Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Monroe Township has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 33 inches of snow falls in a winter.
33″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter22–36°
Spring40–60°
Summer62–83°
Fall44–64°
Oct 22
typical first frost
Apr 23
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HealthB−
Monroe Township ranks healthier than 54% of the country’s towns
Monroe Township beats the Ohio average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 18% of Monroe Township adults binge drink, above both Ohio’s towns (17%) and U.S. towns (16%). 40% of Monroe Township adults have obesity.
54%healthier than U.S. townsB−Health Grade
| Monroe Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 38% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 80% | 79% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
9 better22 too close to call1 worse
| What stands out | Monroe Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.1% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6% | 8.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 8.7% |
Bluffton Hospital
8.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 11 of 23,021 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cairo Memorial Park | — | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Monroe Township
18pages on Monroe Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Monroe Township
University of Northwestern OhioUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Lima8.6 mi$13,875 tuitionBluffton UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Bluffton8.7 mi$37,362 tuitionOhio State University-Lima CampusUniversity or college · Public · Lima8.9 mi$9,488 in-state tuition
About 4 of every 100 Monroe Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
About Monroe Township
Township in Ohio, US
Monroe Township is one of the twelve townships of Allen County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,067 people in the township.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 801 ft
Monroe Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Monroe Township.
Richland TownshipBath TownshipPleasant TownshipSugar Creek TownshipSugar Creek TownshipMonroe Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe Township | — | — | A+ | — | A | B− |
| Richland Township | #34 | A+ | A− | — | A | B+ |
| Bath Township | #655 | C+ | B+ | — | A− | D |
| Pleasant Township | #53 | A+ | A | — | A | B |
| Sugar Creek Township · Sugar Creek Township | — | — | C | — | B | B− |
Monroe Township and Sugar Creek Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Monroe Township, Richland Township, Bath Township, Pleasant Township and Sugar Creek Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Sugar Creek Township and Sugar Creek Township are one community, graded once. Compare Monroe Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Monroe Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Monroe Township, OH expensive?
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+.