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A town of 3,230.
Newton Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $223K for a typical one, or 2.7 years of the Columbus metro’s $82K median household income. It grades C+ overall, ranked 722nd of 987 in Ohio. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 88% of U.S. towns. 16% of residents live below the poverty line in Newton Township, above both the Ohio town median (9.1%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Upland Farm is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Newton 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 Newton Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2015 and 3 maps from 1909 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Newton 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 Newton Township.
Newton Township has 201 jobs for its 1,478 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Newton Township for work: only 2% work in town. The average trip to work in Newton Township is 22 minutes. The top destinations are Newark (22%), Columbus (16%) and Heath (5%).
| Newton Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.6% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the North Fork Local school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newton Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 347 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Newton Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 28% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Newton Township.
| Newton Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 26% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Newton Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 18.2% | 15.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.2% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Newton Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Ohio average. Newton Township’s median age is 36.5 years. Newton Township has grown 3.5% since 2020, to 3,230 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Newton Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36.5 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 24% | 29% |
58% women, 42% men
About 73 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±5.1 points). Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Newton Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 17.2% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.5% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.1% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.1% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.9% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.6% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.3% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.9% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.4% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1.9% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 40% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.2% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.4% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 14.3% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.2% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,200, single groups can be off by several points
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 54% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 18 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Newton Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Newton Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw34 mi Stadium & arenaOhio Stadium
32 mi Stadium & arenaHistoric Crew Stadium
34 mi Stadium & arenaScottsMiracle-Gro Field
37 mi Zoo & aquariumColumbus Zoo and Aquarium
34 mi Stadium & arenaValue City Arena
7 mi Ancient siteAlligator Effigy MoundOhio Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Historic Crew Stadium: Rick Dikeman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · ScottsMiracle-Gro Field: Nova Crystallis, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Columbus Zoo and Aquarium: Adolphus79 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Value City Arena: Nick81aku at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Alligator Effigy Mound: Rev. Stephen D. Peet, editor, Public domain
3 within 15 miles of the center of Newton Township
About 1 of every 100 Newton Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Newton Township is one of the 25 townships of Licking County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,194.
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5 towns share a border with Newton Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton Township | #722 | C+ | A− | — | C+ | C |
| Newark | #789 | C | A− | C | C+ | C− |
| Washington Township | #504 | B | A | — | C+ | C+ |
| Newark Township | — | — | A | — | B− | C |
| Mary Ann Township | — | — | A | — | B− | C |
| McKean Township | — | — | C− | — | C+ | B+ |
Newark Township, Mary Ann Township and McKean Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Newton Township, Washington Township, Newark Township, Mary Ann Township and McKean Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Newton Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Newton Township grades C+ overall, better than 40% of U.S. towns and #722 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C for health and C+ 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 A−.
