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Monroe TownshipOH
A town of 1,622.
4 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
1,622
2025 Census estimate · +1.9% since 2020
Median home value
$250K
Census ACS
Household income
$87K
median
Median age
49.7
years
Jobs based here
394
A commuter town
Is Monroe Township a good place to live?
The best of Monroe Township’s subject grades are a B for incomes and schools; the weakest is a D− for walkability. On walkability, just 103 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do worse. Residents are less healthy than 87% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. On the outdoors, just 59 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do worse. Monroe Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
A commuter town
96% of working residents leave Monroe Township for work
Where Monroe Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
394jobs based in Monroe Township
4%of working residents work in town
17 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 3.6 of 20; 0% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitD−Open →HealthPomerene Hospital 8.3 miles awayDOpen →Jobs & income$87K median household incomeBOpen →SchoolsBOpen →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 45% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listBOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $250K, 3.3 years of the county’s $76K median household incomeBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsConserved land, trails and parksD−Open →HistoryCOpen →Civic life4 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsB−Open →
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
WaterNashville Village PWS2 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet8 providers62% 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, Holmes County Board of ElectionsHolmes County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2020
ZIP codes44654, 44611, 44637, 4462844654 72% · 44611 12% · 44637 11% · 44628 5%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.
HealthD
Compared with most of Ohio and the rest of the country, fewer of Monroe Township’s adults had a checkup this year
76% of adults had a checkup this year in Monroe Township, below both Ohio’s towns (80%) and U.S. towns (79%). 11% of Monroe Township adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. Monroe Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14.
13%healthier than U.S. townsDHealth Grade
| Monroe Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 16% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 34% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 26% | 23% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better18 too close to call14 worse
| What stands out | Monroe Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 11% | 8% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.4% | 15.3% |
| More smokers | 20.5% | 15.4% |
Pomerene Hospital
8.3 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
SchoolsB
On state tests, Monroe Township’s schools beat 60% of Ohio districts
Its public schools are run by the West Holmes Local school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is West Holmes High School, with 478 students.
60%of OH districts it outscoresBSchool Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Holmes Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 384 | B |
| West Holmes High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 478 | 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 0.6 jobs for each of them
Monroe Township sits where Ohio’s towns sit at 9.1% and U.S. towns at 9.6% on this measure. Most working residents leave Monroe Township for work: only 4% work in town. Jobs based in Monroe Township grew to 394 in 2023, 82 more than in 2013.
4%work in town
| Monroe Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.6% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
In Monroe Township4%
Millersburg8%
Wooster8%
Hardy Township5%
Columbus5%
17 mi
median commute distance
394
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
Climate
In Monroe Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Monroe Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 19° and about 20 inches of snow falls in a winter.
20″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter22–38°
Spring38–60°
Summer59–81°
Fall42–63°
Oct 14
typical first frost
May 2
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B
Moderate risk in Monroe Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 55% of U.S. communities.
45risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Monroe Township
17pages on Monroe Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Monroe Township; the nearest are
Ohio State University Agricultural Technical InstituteCommunity college · Public · Wooster15.9 mi$9,584 in-state tuitionUniversity of Akron Wayne CollegeUniversity or college · Public · Orrville24.3 mi$7,723 in-state tuition
About 2 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 fourteen townships of Holmes County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,605.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 24 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,056 ft
Monroe Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Monroe Township.
Knox TownshipHardy TownshipRipley TownshipPrairie TownshipMonroe Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe Township | — | — | B | — | B | D |
| Knox Township | — | — | B− | — | B | D |
| Hardy Township | #654 | C+ | B | — | B | D |
| Ripley Township | — | — | B | — | B | C− |
| Prairie Township | #461 | B | B+ | — | A− | C− |
Monroe Township, Knox Township and Ripley Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Monroe Township, Knox Township, Hardy Township, Ripley Township and Prairie Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Monroe Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Monroe Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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.