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Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Monroe Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $198K, 2.4 years of the Cincinnati metro’s $81K median household income. It grades B− overall, 599th of 987 graded towns in Ohio. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 88% of U.S. towns. Monroe Township’s average trip to work is 32 minutes, against 24 minutes in Ohio’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Its National Register listings include Aaron Fagin House.
Where Monroe Township beats most towns.
Where Monroe 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 Monroe Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2007 and 5 maps from 1931 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Monroe 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 Monroe Township.
Monroe Township sends most of its workers to Cincinnati and beyond, but it trails even towns with similar incomes on health.
Monroe Township has 427 jobs for its 3,416 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 32 minutes, against 23.4 across Ohio.
Most working residents leave Monroe Township for work: only 3% work in town. Jobs based in Monroe Township grew to 427 in 2023, 167 more than in 2013. The median household income in Monroe Township is $93,000.
| Monroe Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $93,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.8% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the New Richmond Exempted Village school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 554 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Against the 9,605 U.S. towns with household incomes like Monroe Township’s, it is less healthy than 87%, so it trails even them.
Monroe Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 19% of adults smoke cigarettes in Monroe Township.
| Monroe Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 16% |
| What stands out | Monroe Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 18.5% | 15.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Monroe Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 23° and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 67% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 33 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Monroe Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Monroe Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.7% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Monroe Community Park | 0.4 mi | 10 |
| 2. Fair Oak Park | — | 14 |
| 3. Bachelier Park | — | 14 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Monroe Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw31 mi Theme parkArk Encounter
Big draw29 mi Theme parkKings Island3.5M visitors a year
21 mi Stadium & arenaPaycor Stadium
20 mi Stadium & arenaGreat American Ball Park
22 mi Stadium & arenaNippert Stadium
22 mi Stadium & arenaTQL StadiumArk Encounter: OlinEJ, CC0 · Kings Island: Eli Duke from Portland, OR, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Paycor Stadium: JonRidinger, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Great American Ball Park: Eric Kilby profile at Flickr website, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Nippert Stadium: Ben Levin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · TQL Stadium: Cornfield948, CC BY-SA 3.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Monroe Township
About 2 of every 100 Monroe Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Monroe Township, founded June 9, 1825, is one of the fourteen townships of Clermont County, Ohio, United States. The population was 7,531 at the 2020 census. The birthplace of Ulysses S. Grant is located in Point Pleasant, an unincorporated community in the southern part of the township.
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5 towns share a border with Monroe Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe Township | #599 | B− | A− | — | B+ | C |
| Washington Township | — | — | A− | — | B+ | C− |
| Ohio Township | #647 | B− | B+ | — | B+ | C |
| Tate Township | #586 | B− | A− | — | B+ | C− |
| Batavia Township | #615 | B− | B | — | B− | C+ |
| Pierce Township | #381 | B+ | B− | B+ | B− | B− |
Washington Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Monroe Township, Washington Township, Ohio Township, Tate Township and Batavia Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Monroe Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Monroe Township grades B− overall, better than 50% of U.S. towns and #599 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C for health and B+ 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−.
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