Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,058.
Monroe Township’s best subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and an A for history; its weakest is a D for walkability. On cost of living, just 63 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do better. Monroe Township’s average trip to work is 29 minutes, against 24 minutes in Ohio’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Geeting Covered Bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places. Monroe Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Monroe Township beats most towns.
Where 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 2 old photos and papers going back to 2007.
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.
Most working residents leave Monroe Township for work: only 4% work in town. Jobs based in Monroe Township grew to 193 in 2023, 33 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Eaton (14%), Dayton (8%) and Richmond (7%).
| Monroe Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 4.3% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.3% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Monroe Township beats the Ohio average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 30% of adults get no exercise outside work in Monroe Township, above both Ohio’s towns (28%) and U.S. towns (25%). 26% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Monroe Township.
| Monroe Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 28% | 25% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 26% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Monroe Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7% | 8.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
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.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 65% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Village Park | — | 6 |
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.
29 mi MuseumNational Museum of the United States Air Force1.0M visitors a year29 mi MuseumNational Aviation Hall of Fame300K visitors a year
34 mi LandmarkLux Mundi
25 mi MuseumDayton Art Institute304K visitors a year
23 mi National Historical ParkDayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park80K visitors a year
31 mi MuseumHuffman PrairieNational Museum of the United States Air Force: No machine-readable author provided. Rogerd assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lux Mundi: NTT72USA, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dayton Art Institute: Warren LeMay, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Huffman Prairie: Wright Brothers, Public domain
3 within 15 miles of the center of Monroe Township
About 5 of every 100 Monroe Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Monroe Township is one of the twelve townships of Preble County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,084 people in the township. The Monroe community is served by National Trail High School and the National Trail Local School District. Interstate 70 runs along the southern part of the township and has a major interchange at U.S. Route 127.
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4 towns share a border with Monroe Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe Township | — | — | A+ | — | B− | C |
| Harrison Township | #584 | B− | A− | — | B+ | C |
| Butler Township | — | — | A | — | A | C |
| Jefferson Township | #677 | C+ | A | — | B− | C− |
| Washington Township | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | C |
Monroe Township, Butler Township and Washington Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Monroe Township, Harrison Township, Butler Township, Jefferson Township and Washington Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Monroe Township with a neighbor →
