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Nile TownshipOH
A town of 2,265.
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Photo: Analogue Kid · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
2,265
2025 Census estimate · −3.6% since 2020
Median home value
$169K
Census ACS
Household income
$57K
median
Median age
34.6
years
Jobs based here
372
A commuter town
Is Nile Township a good place to live?
Nile Township’s best subject grades are an A+ for the outdoors and an A− for civic life; its weakest is a D− for health. Only 11 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score lower on hazard risk. The median household income is $57K, and 16% of residents live below the poverty line. Only 79 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score lower on health. 76% of the land in Nile Township is conserved, above both the Ohio town median (3.7%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). On the outdoors, just 5 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do better. The biggest place to walk is Shawnee State Forest Wilderness Area, 3,800 acres with 5.5 miles of trail. Nile Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Nile Township stand out
Where Nile Township beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Get outside
101 miles of trails in Nile Township
76.4% of the town is conserved land, across 3 parks and preserves.
2
Shawnee State Forest Wilderness Area5.5 mi of trails · 3,800 acres
Trails © OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
How Nile Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Nile Township is from typical.
HealthKings Daughters Medical Center Ohio 10.4 miles awayD−Open →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listDOpen →Jobs & incomeDOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 3.9 of 20; 3.8% of households have no car; 2.5% of workers walk, bike or ride transitCOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $169K, 3.3 years of the Portsmouth area’s $51K median household incomeB−Open →SchoolsBeat 52% of Ohio districts on tests and graduationB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsA+Open →History1 place on the National RegisterB−Open →Civic life7.3 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsA−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 Nile Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Nile Township, and how to reach them.
PowerAEP Ohio19.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterPortsmouth City water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers74% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Nile 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, Scioto County Board of ElectionsScioto County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2019
ZIP codes45684, 45663, 45630, 4561645684 50% · 45663 34% · 45630 9% · 45616 7%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 Nile Township.
OutdoorsA+
Nearly a third of Nile Township is conserved land
101 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. At 1.2 miles per square mile, Nile Township’s trail density is above both Ohio’s towns (0.2) and U.S. towns (0.4).
76.4%conserved
76.4%
conserved · 42,287 of 55,325 acres
101 mi
of trails · 1.2 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Shawnee State Park | 11.4 mi | 986 |
| 2. Shawnee State Forest Wilderness Area | 5.5 mi | 3,800 |
| 3. Nile Township Community Park | 0.2 mi | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
HealthD−
Health in Nile Township trails 96% of U.S. towns
Nile Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 19. 22% of adults smoke cigarettes in Nile Township.
5%healthier than U.S. townsD−Health Grade
| Nile Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 28% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 38% | 35% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better13 too close to call19 worse
| What stands out | Nile Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 23.2% | 15.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 12% | 8% |
| More smokers | 22% | 15.4% |
Kings Daughters Medical Center Ohio
10.4 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade D
Nile Township stands out in Ohio and nationally, with the FEMA risk score higher than most
Nile Township’s FEMA risk score is 88 of 100. Since 1990, 34 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Nile Township.
88risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingHeat waves
34
paid flood claims since 1990
3
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade D
Most of Nile Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.4 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Nile Township for work: only 6% work in town. Since 2013, Nile Township has added 118 jobs, to 372 in 2023. The top destinations are Portsmouth (29%), Washington Township (5%) and Scioto Township (4%).
6%work in town
| Nile Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $57,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.6% | 6.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Nile Township6%
Portsmouth29%
Washington Township5%
Scioto Township4%
Columbus3%
17 mi
median commute distance
372
jobs based in Nile Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C
Walkability grade: more walkable than 26% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
In Nile Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Nile Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 23° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
21″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter25–44°
Spring42–66°
Summer62–84°
Fall44–67°
Oct 25
typical first frost
Apr 17
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Nile Township
18pages on Nile 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 Nile Township
About 1 of every 100 Nile Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
A commuter town
94% of working residents leave Nile Township for work
Where Nile Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
372jobs based in Nile Township
6%of working residents work in town
17 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Nile Township
Township in Ohio, US
Nile Township is one of the sixteen townships of Scioto County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,350 people in the township.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 87 sq mi
- Elevation
- 883 ft
Nile Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Nile Township.
Washington TownshipUnion TownshipBrush Creek TownshipGreen TownshipJefferson TownshipNile Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nile Township | — | — | B− | — | B− | D− |
| Washington Township | #983 | D | B− | — | B− | D |
| Union Township | — | — | A | — | B− | D |
| Brush Creek Township | — | — | B+ | — | B− | D |
| Green Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jefferson Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nile Township, Union Township and Brush Creek Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Nile Township, Washington Township, Union Township and Brush Creek Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Green Township and Jefferson Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Nile Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Nile Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Nile Township, OH expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.