Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,199.
Neave Township’s best subject grades are an A− for history and a B+ for cost of living; its weakest is a D− for walkability. Only 74 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score lower on walkability. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 85% of the country. Only 39 of Ohio’s 1,560 towns score lower on civic life. Fort Jefferson Site is on the National Register of Historic Places. Neave Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Neave Township beats most towns.
Where Neave 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 Neave Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2015 and 2 maps from 1961 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Neave 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 Neave Township.
16% of Neave Township adults have diabetes, against 13% in Ohio’s towns and 12% across U.S. towns. 17% of adults report frequent physical distress in Neave Township. Neave Township beats the Ohio average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11.
| Neave Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Neave Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.1% | 79.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.3% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Neave Township for work: only 2% work in town. 17% of Neave Township residents live below the poverty line, where Ohio’s towns sit at 9.1% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Since 2013, Neave Township has lost 144 jobs, to 107 in 2023.
| Neave Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $52,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.7% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 70% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Neave Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 12 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
1.3 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Neave Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.1% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Friends of Fort Jefferson | — | 15 |
| 2. Fort Jefferson State Historic Site | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Neave Township. Close and well known come first.
33 mi MuseumNational Museum of the United States Air Force1.0M visitors a year33 mi MuseumNational Aviation Hall of Fame300K visitors a year
35 mi State parkGrand Lake St. Marys State Park
27 mi MuseumFort Recovery
30 mi MuseumDayton Art Institute304K visitors a year
29 mi National Historical ParkDayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park80K visitors a yearNational Museum of the United States Air Force: No machine-readable author provided. Rogerd assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Grand Lake St. Marys State Park: Bruin, CC BY 2.0 · Fort Recovery: Nyttend, Public domain · Dayton Art Institute: Warren LeMay, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0
None within 15 miles of Neave Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Neave Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Neave Township is one of the twenty townships of Darke County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,198 people in the township.
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3 towns share a border with Neave Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neave Township | — | — | B+ | — | B | C− |
| Greenville Township | #745 | C+ | A− | — | B− | D |
| Butler Township | — | — | A | — | A | C |
| Van Buren Township | — | — | A− | — | A | C− |
Neave Township, Butler Township and Van Buren Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Neave Township, Greenville Township, Butler Township and Van Buren Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Neave Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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+.
