Monroe Township dairy farm on North Liberty Road, 2016
Monroe Township’s story
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Monroe TownshipOH
A town of 2,242.
7 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
2,242
2025 Census estimate · +2.2% since 2020
Median home value
$230K
Census ACS
Household income
$82K
median
Median age
51.8
years
Jobs based here
236
A commuter town
Is Monroe Township a good place to live?
Monroe Township’s best subject grade is an A− for cost of living; its weakest is a C− for walkability. 15% of residents are under 18 in Monroe Township, below both the Ohio town median (22%) and the median of U.S. towns (22%). On civic life, just 141 of Ohio’s 1,560 towns do worse. The biggest place to walk is Wolf Run Regional Park, 319 acres with 6.5 miles of trail. 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.
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.
236jobs based in Monroe Township
1%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.
Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 25% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listA−Open →Cost of livingTypical home $230K, 3.1 years of the Mount Vernon area’s $74K median household incomeA−Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 5 of 20; 5.2% of households have no car; 1.4% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC−Open →SchoolsBeat 67% of Ohio districts on tests and graduationB+Open →HealthKnox Community Hospital 2.7 miles awayC+Open →Jobs & income$82K median household income; 236 jobs based hereB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors2% conserved landB−Open →HistoryCOpen →Civic life0.1 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsC−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
WaterMount Vernon City PWSNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers86% 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, Knox County Board of ElectionsKnox County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2020
ZIP codes43050, 43022, 4302843050 92% · 43022 5% · 43028 2%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 stands out in Ohio and nationally: a smaller share of its working residents work locally
0.9% of working residents work locally in Monroe Township, against 6.9% in Ohio’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. Monroe Township’s average trip to work is 20 minutes. The top destinations are Mount Vernon (27%), Columbus (7%) and Gambier (5%).
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 | 0.9% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $82,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 8.3% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Monroe Township1%
Mount Vernon27%
Columbus7%
Gambier5%
Newark3%
17 mi
median commute distance
236
jobs based in Monroe Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 22% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A−
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Monroe Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 75% of U.S. communities.
25risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Monroe Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Monroe Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Monroe Township is 83°F.
42″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter21–37°
Spring38–60°
Summer59–81°
Fall41–63°
Oct 8
typical first frost
May 2
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HealthC+
On CDC estimates, Monroe Township is less healthy than 63% of U.S. towns
Monroe Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 34% of Monroe Township adults sleep under 7 hours.
37%healthier than U.S. townsC+Health Grade
| Monroe Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 38% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 28% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 38% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 26% | 23% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better30 too close to call2 worse
| What stands out | Monroe Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.1% | 8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.8% | 8.7% |
Knox Community Hospital
2.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
2.5%conserved
| Monroe Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.5% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
2.5%
conserved · 375 of 15,287 acres
8.0 mi
of trails · 0.3 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wolf Run Regional Park | 6.5 mi | 319 |
| 2. Knox Woods State Nature Preserve | 1 mi | 28 |
| 3. Ramser Arboretum MVNU Woods | — | 65 |
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
2 within 15 miles of the center of Monroe Township
Kenyon CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Gambier4.3 mi$71,520 tuitionMount Vernon Nazarene UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Mount Vernon5 mi$37,158 tuition
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-two townships of Knox County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,339 people in the township.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 24 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,201 ft
Monroe Township’s neighbors
7 towns share a border with Monroe Township.
Mount VernonMorris TownshipPike TownshipHoward TownshipCollege TownshipPleasant TownshipClinton TownshipMonroe Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe Township | — | — | A− | — | B+ | C+ |
| Mount Vernon | #272 | A− | B+ | A− | B+ | C+ |
| Morris Township | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | C |
| Pike Township | — | — | C− | — | B+ | C |
| Howard Township | #558 | B− | C+ | — | B | B |
| College Township | – | A− | C+ | — | B+ | A− |
| Pleasant Township | — | — | C | — | B+ | C+ |
| Clinton Township | #614 | B− | B+ | — | B+ | C |
Monroe Township, Morris Township, Pike Township and Pleasant Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Monroe Township, Morris Township, Pike Township, Howard Township, College Township, Pleasant Township and Clinton 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?
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−.