Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
What it saves you on housing, it gives back elsewhere. Where it falls short is incomes: the median household income is $54K, and 13% of residents live below the poverty line. New London Township’s overall grade, B−, puts it better than 47% of U.S. towns. That places it 634th of 987 in Ohio. It lags on health as well: CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 75% of the country. Its strongest subject is cost of living: a typical home costs about $136K, 2 years of the Norwalk area’s $68K median household income. Walkability is another plus: it is more walkable than nearly two thirds of U.S. towns. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 94% of U.S. towns, with 1 place on the National Register.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES.
Where New London Township beats most towns.
Miller-Bissell FarmsteadWhere New London 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 New London Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 678 in 1870, 2,416 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 1906 and 3 maps from 1908 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in New London 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 New London Township.
Most people who work leave New London Township to do it: just 14% work in town. The typical journey to work for New London Township comes to 27 minutes, above both the Ohio town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Half the trips to work are shorter than 19 miles. Employers in New London Township added 92 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 769.
| New London Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $54,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 14% | 6.8% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the New London Local school district. Below: Two of its 3 schools, each with why it was picked.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| New London Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 464 | C+ |
| New London High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 224 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Against the 7,082 U.S. towns with household incomes like New London Township’s, it is less healthy than 51%, so that grade isn’t only a matter of income.
New London Township: nearly a fifth of adults report frequent mental distress, above both Ohio’s towns (18%) and U.S. towns (17%). 31% of New London Township adults get no exercise outside work.
| New London Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 28% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | New London Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.7% | 8% |
| More smokers | 18.3% | 15.4% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.2% | 7.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Federal disaster aid has reached households in New London Township after 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2008. New London Township’s FEMA hazard score stands at 24 of 100. Expected losses in New London Township break down as 55% from inland flooding and 13% from tornadoes. Since 1989, New London Township has seen 4 flood insurance claims paid out.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
For New London Township, the peak summer temperature is 83°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Walkers can cover 0.1 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The biggest park or preserve is New London Recreation Park, at 52 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. New London Recreation Park | — | 52 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of New London Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 New London Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Village in Ohio, United States
New London is a village in Huron County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,416 at the 2020 census.
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4 towns share a border with New London Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New London Township | #634 | B− | A | — | B− | C |
| Clarksfield Township | — | — | B− | — | B− | C |
| Rochester Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ruggles Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fitchville Township | — | — | A | — | B− | C |
Clarksfield Township and Fitchville Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. New London Township, Clarksfield Township and Fitchville Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Rochester Township and Ruggles Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare New London Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
New London Township grades B− overall, better than 47% of U.S. towns and #634 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C for health and B− for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a C−.
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.