Karr Road stubble field, 2015
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Monroe TownshipOH
A town of 1,649. Public schools that outperform most of Ohio.
3 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
1,649
2025 Census estimate · −0.9% since 2020
Median home value
$225K
Census ACS
Household income
$81K
median
Median age
41.4
years
Jobs based here
161
A commuter town
Is Monroe Township a good place to live?
The best of Monroe Township’s subject grades are an A for schools and civic life; the weakest is a D for walkability. 12% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Monroe Township, against 24% in Ohio’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Monroe Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Monroe Township stand out
Where Monroe Township beats most towns.
Franklin Monroe Local schools
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Franklin Monroe Elementary School | PK–6 | 290 |
| Franklin Monroe High School | 7–12 | 281 |
SchoolsA
On state tests and graduation
NCES · EDFacts.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
Monroe Township5.7
Typical U.S. town3.7
Typical OH town3.9
Civic lifeA
47% more nonprofits per person
than the typical Ohio town
Charities, civic groups and human services; churches not counted.
Natural hazardsB+
Low risk of storm and flood damage
FEMA National Risk Index.
A commuter town
98% of working residents leave Monroe Township for work
Where Monroe Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
161jobs based in Monroe Township
2%of working residents work in town
18 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 4.5 of 20; 0.3% of households have no car; 0.1% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →SchoolsAOpen →Jobs & income$81K median household incomeB+Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 30% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listB+Open →Cost of livingTypical home $225K, 3.5 years of the Greenville area’s $64K median household incomeBOpen →HealthWayne Hospital 12 miles awayC+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsConserved land, trails and parksDOpen →HistoryBOpen →Civic life5.7 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsAOpen →
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.
PowerAES Ohio16.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet9 providers78% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Monroe Township’s trash rules yet
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, Darke County Board of ElectionsDarke County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2019
ZIP codes45304, 45358, 45337, 4530945304 60% · 45358 22% · 45337 15% · 45309 3%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.
SchoolsA
On state tests, Monroe Township’s schools beat 89% of Ohio districts
Its public schools are run by the Franklin Monroe Local school district. Its two schools are below.
89%of OH districts it outscoresASchool Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Monroe Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 290 | A+ |
| Franklin Monroe High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 281 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B+
Most of Monroe Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Monroe Township for work: only 2% work in town. 3.7% of Monroe Township residents live below the poverty line, where Ohio’s towns sit at 9.1% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Jobs based in Monroe Township grew to 161 in 2023, 80 more than in 2013.
2%work in town
| Monroe Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.7% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.2% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
In Monroe Township2%
Greenville11%
Dayton9%
Arcanum5%
Troy5%
18 mi
median commute distance
161
jobs based in Monroe Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B+
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Monroe Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 70% of U.S. communities.
30risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesEarthquakes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Monroe Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Monroe Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 12 inches of snow falls in a winter.
12″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter23–38°
Spring41–62°
Summer62–83°
Fall43–65°
Oct 20
typical first frost
Apr 21
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HealthC+
Health in Monroe Township trails 60% of U.S. towns
Monroe Township beats the Ohio average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 34% of Monroe Township adults sleep under 7 hours.
40%healthier than U.S. townsC+Health Grade
| Monroe Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 38% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 26% | 23% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
4 better27 too close to call1 worse
| What stands out | Monroe Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.6% | 8.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.3% | 14.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.2% | 8.7% |
Wayne Hospital
12 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Nearby attractions
All 69 attractions →National Museum of the United States Air Force and 29 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Monroe Township. Close and well known come first.
23 mi MuseumNational Museum of the United States Air Force1.0M visitors a year23 mi MuseumNational Aviation Hall of Fame300K visitors a year
39 mi State parkGrand Lake St. Marys State Park
35 mi LandmarkMadonna of the Trail
20 mi MuseumDayton Art Institute304K visitors a year
19 mi National Historical ParkDayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park80K visitors a yearSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
National Museum of the United States Air Force: No machine-readable author provided. Rogerd assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Grand Lake St. Marys State Park: Bruin, CC BY 2.0 · Madonna of the Trail: W. Guy Finley, Public domain · Dayton Art Institute: Warren LeMay, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Monroe Township
17pages on Monroe Township
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Monroe Township
About 3 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 twenty townships of Darke County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,647 people in the township.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 26 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,037 ft
Monroe Township’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Monroe Township.
Twin TownshipUnion TownshipGordonMonroe Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe Township | — | — | B | — | A | C+ |
| Twin Township | #291 | B+ | B+ | — | A | C+ |
| Union Township | #395 | B+ | A− | — | B+ | C+ |
| Gordon | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Monroe Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Monroe Township, Twin Township and Union Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Gordon isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Monroe Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Monroe Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Monroe Township, OH a good place to live?
Public schools that outperform most of Ohio.
Is Monroe Township, OH expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.