Montgomery Marion, 2006
Montgomery Township’s story
Montgomery Township in pictures
The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2006.
Explore the history →Montgomery TownshipOH
A town of 2,078.
Population
2,078
2025 Census estimate · +0% since 2020
Median home value
$112K
Census ACS
Household income
$68K
median
Median age
38.4
years
Jobs based here
125
A commuter town
Is Montgomery Township a good place to live?
The best of Montgomery Township’s subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a D for incomes. 23% of residents live below the poverty line in Montgomery Township, above both the Ohio town median (9.1%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Only 167 of Ohio’s 1,707 towns score lower on incomes. The biggest park or preserve is Big Island Wildlife Area, at 66 acres. Montgomery Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 81% of U.S. towns. Montgomery Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
A shrinking town
Montgomery Township has shrunk 11% since 2010
2,330 counted in 2010 and 2,064 in 2020; an estimated 2,078 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Montgomery Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Montgomery Township is from typical.
Jobs & income$68K median household incomeDOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $112K, 1.9 years of the Marion area’s $59K median household incomeAOpen →HealthMarion General Hospital 12.2 miles awayC−Open →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listCOpen →SchoolsBehind 54% of Ohio districts on tests and graduationB−Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 4 of 20; 0.1% of households have no car; 6.9% of workers walk, bike or ride transitB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors3% conserved landC−Open →HistoryB+Open →Civic life2 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 Montgomery Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Montgomery Township, and how to reach them.
PowerAEP Ohio19.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterAqua Ohio - La Rue Village PWSNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet9 providers82% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Montgomery Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsElgin Local School DistrictRidgedale Local School District2 districts serve Montgomery Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
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, Marion County Board of ElectionsMarion County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2019
ZIP codes43332, 43341, 4330243332 53% · 43341 33% · 43302 14%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 Montgomery Township.
HealthC−
Montgomery Township is less healthy than 81% of U.S. towns
14% of Montgomery Township adults have diabetes, against 13% in Ohio’s towns and 12% across U.S. towns. Among adults here, 42% have obesity. In Montgomery Township, 28% of adults have been diagnosed with depression, and 32% get no exercise outside work.
19%healthier than U.S. townsC−Health Grade
| Montgomery Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 26% | 23% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 28% | 25% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better29 too close to call3 worse
| What stands out | Montgomery Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who get no exercise | 31.7% | 26.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.4% | 8% |
| More smokers | 18% | 15.4% |
Marion General Hospital
12.2 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade D
Most of Montgomery Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
Half commute less than 24 miles. Montgomery Township had 125 jobs in 2023, down 117 from 2013. Just 2% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. The top destinations are Marion Township (15%), Marion (11%) and Columbus (9%).
2%work in town
| Montgomery Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.3% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Montgomery Township2%
Marion Township15%
Marion11%
Columbus9%
Delaware4%
24 mi
median commute distance
125
jobs based in Montgomery Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
B−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 48% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
The climate in Montgomery Township brings four seasons and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
24″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter22–37°
Spring40–61°
Summer61–82°
Fall43–64°
Oct 20
typical first frost
Apr 25
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C
Montgomery Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 62% of U.S. communities.
62risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
2.7%conserved
2.7%
conserved · 483 of 18,089 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Big Island Wildlife Area | — | 66 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Montgomery Township
18pages on Montgomery Township
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Montgomery Township
Ohio State University-Marion CampusUniversity or college · Public · Marion14.2 mi$9,488 in-state tuitionMarion Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Marion14.3 mi$6,595 in-state tuition
About 2 of every 100 Montgomery Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
A commuter town
98% of working residents leave Montgomery Township for work
Where Montgomery Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
125jobs based in Montgomery Township
2%of working residents work in town
24 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Montgomery Township
Township in Ohio, US
Montgomery Township is one of the fifteen townships of Marion County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,064 people in the township; 676 lived in the village of LaRue and 413 lived in the village of New Bloomington.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 28 sq mi
- Elevation
- 909 ft
Montgomery Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Montgomery Township.
Bowling Green TownshipLa RueBig Island TownshipGrand TownshipNew BloomingtonDudley TownshipMontgomery Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery Township | — | — | A | — | B− | C− |
| Bowling Green Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Rue | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Big Island Township | — | — | B+ | — | B− | D |
| Grand Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| New Bloomington | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dudley Township | — | — | B− | — | C+ | D |
Montgomery Township, Big Island Township and Dudley Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Montgomery Township, Big Island Township and Dudley Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Bowling Green Township, La Rue, Grand Township and New Bloomington aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Montgomery Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Montgomery Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Montgomery 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.