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A town of 2,733. 48% more nonprofits per person than the typical Ohio town.
Monroe Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $202K for a typical one, or 3.4 years of the Mansfield metro’s $60K median household income. It grades B overall, 483rd among Ohio's 987 graded towns. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 95% of U.S. towns. 15% of residents are under 18 in Monroe Township, below both the Ohio town median (22%) and the median of U.S. towns (22%). Monroe Township has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Malabar Farm and George Shambaugh House.
Where Monroe Township beats most towns.
Malabar FarmWhere 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 5 old photos and papers going back to 2006 and 3 maps from 1912 on.
2 places 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.
Monroe Township is healthier than Worthington Township and its other neighbors and sends most of its workers to Mansfield and beyond.
19 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The biggest place to walk is Pleasant Hill Lake Park, 612 acres with 2.7 miles of trail.
| Monroe Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 7.6% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pleasant Hill Lake Park | 2.7 mi | 612 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Lucas Local school district. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucas Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 200 | A− |
| Lucas High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 8–12 | Grades 8–12 | 140 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Monroe Township has 237 jobs for its 1,150 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Monroe Township for work: only 3% work in town. 2.6% of residents live below the poverty line in Monroe Township. The top destinations are Mansfield (30%), Columbus (7%) and Ashland (6%).
| Monroe Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.6% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $90,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.3% | 6.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 77% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Monroe Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Monroe Township’s July high is 83°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Its B− for health tops all 4 graded neighbors; Worthington Township (C) comes closest.
Monroe Township beats the Ohio average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 10% of Monroe Township adults worry about having enough food.
| Monroe Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 33% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 26% | 23% |
| What stands out | Monroe Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.1% | 8.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.4% | 14.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.2% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Monroe Township. Close and well known come first.
9 mi MuseumOhio State Reformatory
in town State parkMalabar Farm State Park
39 mi LandmarkHarding Tomb
9 mi GardenKingwood Center
8 mi MuseumMansfield Memorial Museum
33 mi MuseumAmish & Mennonite Heritage CenterOhio State Reformatory: Niagara66, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Malabar Farm State Park: Jerward at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Harding Tomb: User:Postdlf, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kingwood Center: Mar07 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Mansfield Memorial Museum: Publichall, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Amish & Mennonite Heritage Center: photoswelike, CC BY-SA 2.0
3 within 15 miles of the center of Monroe Township
About 1 of every 100 Monroe Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
2 places in Monroe Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Ohio, US
Monroe Township is one of the eighteen townships of Richland County, Ohio, United States. It is a part of the Mansfield Metropolitan Statistical Area. The 2020 census found 2,721 people in the township.
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5 towns share a border with Monroe Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe Township | #483 | B | B+ | — | B | B− |
| Green Township | #442 | B | A | — | B | C− |
| Washington Township | #469 | B | B | — | B+ | C− |
| Worthington Township | #715 | C+ | B | — | B+ | C |
| Mifflin Township | #806 | C | B− | — | B | D |
| Mifflin Township | — | — | A | — | B+ | C |
Mifflin Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Monroe Township, Green Township, Washington Township, Worthington Township, Mifflin Township and Mifflin 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 B overall, better than 60% of U.S. towns and #483 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B− for health and B for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D−.
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 B+.
