Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,801.
The best of Monroe Township’s subject grades are an A− for schools, incomes, and civic life; the weakest is a D for walkability. 9.2% of residents are 65 or older in Monroe Township, where Ohio’s towns sit at 20% and U.S. towns at 18%. Monroe Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Monroe Township beats most towns.
Abram S. Piatt House and Piatt, Donn S., HouseWhere 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.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1890.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →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.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 81% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Monroe Township for work: only 0% work in town. 2.8% of Monroe Township residents live below the poverty line, below both Ohio’s towns (9.1%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Jobs based in Monroe Township fell to 66 in 2023, 89 fewer than in 2013.
| Monroe Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.8% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $94,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Monroe Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. Monroe Township’s July high is 83°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Monroe Township beats the Ohio average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 39% of Monroe Township adults have high blood pressure.
| Monroe Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 13% | 12% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Monroe Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.7% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.4% | 8.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.5% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lions Park | — | 8 |
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 draw40 mi Stadium & arenaOhio Stadium
7 mi MountainCampbell Hill
31 mi Zoo & aquariumColumbus Zoo and Aquarium
40 mi Stadium & arenaValue City Arena
36 mi LandmarkHarding Tomb
25 mi LandmarkMadonna of the TrailOhio Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Campbell Hill: Analogue Kid (talk)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · Madonna of the Trail: W. Guy Finley, Public domain
None within 15 miles of Monroe Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Monroe Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Monroe Township is one of the seventeen townships of Logan County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,800.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
4 towns share a border with Monroe Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe Township | — | — | B− | — | A− | C+ |
| Liberty Township | #244 | A− | A− | — | B+ | C |
| Jefferson Township | #171 | A− | A− | — | A− | C |
| Salem Township | #119 | A | A− | — | A | C+ |
| Zane Township | — | — | B | — | A− | C+ |
Monroe Township and Zane Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Monroe Township, Liberty Township, Jefferson Township, Salem Township and Zane Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Monroe Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
