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A town of 8,115. Public schools that outperform most of Ohio.
Monroe Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades A overall, ranked 134th of 987 in Ohio, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its schools rank ahead of 87% of Ohio towns. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $90K. A typical home there costs about $337K, 4.1 years of the Columbus metro’s $82K median household income. Lynnwood Farm is on the National Register of Historic Places. Monroe Township’s average trip to work is 28 minutes, above both the Ohio town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes).
Where Monroe Township beats most towns.
6,946 counted in 2010 and 7,753 in 2020; an estimated 8,115 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Monroe Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2015 and 4 maps from 1908 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Monroe Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw20 mi Stadium & arenaOhio Stadium
18 mi Stadium & arenaHistoric Crew Stadium
21 mi Stadium & arenaScottsMiracle-Gro Field
21 mi Zoo & aquariumColumbus Zoo and Aquarium
20 mi Stadium & arenaValue City Arena
36 mi LandmarkHarding TombOhio Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Historic Crew Stadium: Rick Dikeman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · ScottsMiracle-Gro Field: Nova Crystallis, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Columbus Zoo and Aquarium: Adolphus79 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Value City Arena: Nick81aku at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Harding Tomb: User:Postdlf, CC BY-SA 3.0
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 has better schools than Harlem Township or any other neighbor and has less food insecurity than most of Ohio.
Its A is the best School Grade on its borders; Harlem Township (A−) is next.
Its public schools are run by the Johnstown-Monroe Local school district. Three of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Johnstown High School, with 488 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnstown Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–3 | Grades K–3 | 483 | A |
| Johnstown High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 488 | A |
| Johnstown Middle SchoolTop results in townGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 412 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
| Monroe Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Meadowview Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most working residents leave Monroe Township for work: only 9% work in town. Since 2013, Monroe Township has added 381 jobs, to 2,224 in 2023. 6.2% of Monroe Township residents live below the poverty line.
| Monroe Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 15% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.2% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $90,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 9.3% | 6.8% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 77% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Monroe Township since 2020.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its widest gap with Ohio is food insecurity: 8.8% of its 10,215 adults worry about having enough food, against 14.1% statewide.
Monroe Township beats the Ohio average on 15 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 21% of adults get no exercise outside work in Monroe Township.
| Monroe Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 28% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 20% | 19% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 8.8% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Monroe Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.8% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.6% | 8.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Monroe Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Ohio average. Monroe Township has grown 4.6% since 2020, to 8,115 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 35% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio.
| Monroe Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 24% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 21% | 22% | 22% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.9 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Monroe Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.5% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.5% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.6% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.7% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.1% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.2% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.7% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.4% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.3% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.4% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 35% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.5% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.3% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.5% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.3% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
5 within 15 miles of the center of Monroe Township
About 4 of every 100 Monroe Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Where Monroe Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Township in Ohio, US
Monroe Township is one of the 25 townships of Licking County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the total population was 7,753.
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4 towns share a border with Monroe Township.
It grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Liberty Township (B+) comes closest.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe Township | #134 | A | C+ | — | A | B+ |
| Liberty Township | #340 | B+ | C− | — | B+ | B+ |
| Hartford Township | — | — | C+ | — | B− | B+ |
| Jersey Township | #517 | B | C− | — | B | A− |
| Harlem Township | #347 | B+ | C− | — | A− | A |
Hartford Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Monroe Township, Liberty Township, Hartford Township, Jersey Township and Harlem Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Monroe Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Monroe Township grades A overall, better than 88% of U.S. towns and #134 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B+ for health and A for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
