Trop Farm · National Register of Historic Places
New Market Township’s story
223 years in pictures
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
- 1803New Market Township is settled
New Market TownshipOH
6 bordering townsMap →
New Market Township Community House · Photo: Aesopposea · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
1,867
2025 Census estimate · +0.1% since 2020
Median home value
$271K
Census ACS
Household income
$70K
median
Median age
40.2
years
Jobs based here
107
A commuter town
Is New Market Township a good place to live?
New Market Township’s best subject grades are a B+ for civic life and schools; its weakest is a D− for walkability. Only 130 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score lower on walkability. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 92% of the country. Among 994 Ohio towns, just 5 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than New Market Township. Only 170 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score lower on the outdoors. New Market Township has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Trop Farm and New Market Township Community House. New Market Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes New Market Township stand out
Where New Market Township beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave New Market Township for work
Where New Market Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
107jobs based in New Market Township
0%of working residents work in town
27 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How New Market Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far New Market Township is from typical.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 3.8 of 20; 0% of households have no carD−Open →HealthHighland District Hospital 5.7 miles awayDOpen →SchoolsBeat 74% of Ohio districts on tests and graduationB+Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 41% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listB+Open →Cost of livingTypical home $271K, 4.1 years of the county’s $66K median household incomeB+Open →Jobs & income$70K median household income; 107 jobs based hereC+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsConserved land, trails and parksDOpen →History2 places on the National Register; 1 notable person born hereB+Open →Civic life3.7 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsB+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 New Market Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in New Market Township, and how to reach them.
PowerAEP Ohio19.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet6 providers92% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have New Market Township’s trash rules yet
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, Highland County Board of ElectionsHighland County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Feb 2022
ZIP code4513345133 100%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 New Market Township.
HealthD
New Market Township earns a D for health
20% of New Market Township adults smoke cigarettes, against 16% in Ohio’s towns and 14% across U.S. towns. 34% of adults get no exercise outside work in New Market Township. New Market Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13.
8%healthier than U.S. townsDHealth Grade
| New Market Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 28% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 36% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better19 too close to call13 worse
| What stands out | New Market Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 22.6% | 15.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.3% | 8% |
| More smokers | 20.3% | 15.4% |
Highland District Hospital
5.7 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 C+
Most of New Market Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave New Market Township for work: only 0% work in town. 18% of New Market Township residents live below the poverty line, where Ohio’s towns sit at 9.1% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. The top destinations are Hillsboro (16%), Wilmington (8%) and Columbus (3%).
0%work in town
| New Market Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $70,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
In New Market Township0%
Hillsboro16%
Wilmington8%
Columbus3%
Lynchburg3%
27 mi
median commute distance
107
jobs based in New Market Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
New Market Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
New Market Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 22° and about 18 inches of snow falls in a winter.
18″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter24–41°
Spring41–63°
Summer61–83°
Fall43–66°
Oct 20
typical first frost
Apr 24
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Who lives here
Fewer middle-aged adults than Ohio overall
Adults 35 to 64 are 32% of residents (38% statewide); children under 18 are 27% of residents (22% statewide). 22% of New Market Township residents are 65 or older. 24% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio.
40.2median age · OH 39.7
| New Market Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 40.2 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
New Market TownshipOhioUnited States
Ages · share of residents
16%
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma8%
High school41%
Some college25%
Associate’s2%
Bachelor’s17%
Graduate7%
Women and men · all residents
56% women, 44% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±8.4 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| New Market Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.5% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 15.4% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.9% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.5% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.7% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 8% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.7% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.3% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.6% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 41.1% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 25.4% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 1.8% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.8% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.2% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,900, single groups can be off by several points
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B+
New Market Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 59% of U.S. communities.
41risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingDroughtTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about New Market Township
18pages on New Market Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of New Market Township
About 5 of every 100 New Market Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
Landmarks
2 places in New Market Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
About New Market Township
Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S.
New Market is an unincorporated community in Highland County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
New Market Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with New Market Township.
Concord TownshipLiberty TownshipWashington TownshipHamer TownshipWhiteoak TownshipUnion TownshipNew Market Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Market Township | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | D |
| Concord Township | — | — | A | — | A− | D |
| Liberty Township | #553 | B− | A− | — | B+ | D |
| Washington Township | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | D |
| Hamer Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whiteoak Township | — | — | A+ | — | A− | D |
| Union Township | — | — | A | — | B | C− |
New Market Township, Concord Township, Washington Township, Whiteoak Township and Union Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. New Market Township, Concord Township, Liberty Township, Washington Township, Whiteoak Township and Union Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Hamer Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare New Market Township with a neighbor →
Questions about New Market Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is New Market 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 B+.