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A town of 39,547.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Norwich Township grades A− overall, 265th among Ohio's 987 graded towns. The median household earns $131K. It is healthier than 88% of U.S. towns. What holds it back is price: homes are expensive, about $377K for a typical one and 4.6 times the Columbus metro’s $82K median household income. 60% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Norwich Township, where Ohio’s towns sit at 24% and U.S. towns at 29%. On the outdoors, just 124 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do better. Norwich Township has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Samuel Davis House and Wesley Chapel.
Where Norwich Township beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Norwich Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.3% | 15.3% |
31,807 counted in 2010 and 37,900 in 2020; an estimated 39,547 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Norwich Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1856 and 4 maps from 1901 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Norwich Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw7 mi Stadium & arenaOhio Stadium
8 mi Stadium & arenaHistoric Crew Stadium
8 mi Stadium & arenaScottsMiracle-Gro Field
8 mi Zoo & aquariumColumbus Zoo and Aquarium
7 mi Stadium & arenaValue City Arena
38 mi MountainCampbell HillOhio 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 · Campbell Hill: Analogue Kid (talk)., CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Norwich 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 Norwich Township.
Norwich Township trades workers with Columbus and other neighbors, has less tooth loss than most of Ohio and has household incomes well above the Ohio norm.
The biggest park or preserve is The Well, at 140 acres. Trails total 13 miles in 15 parks and preserves. The density of trails for Norwich Township comes to 1.0 miles per square mile.
| Norwich Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.0 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hilliard Municipal Park | 3.2 mi | 130 |
| 2. Homestead Park | 1.7 mi | 49 |
| 3. Franklin County Fairgrounds | 1 mi | 93 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Three of its 19 schools are shown below, with the reason for each. The Hilliard City school district runs its public schools. Also worth knowing: the 6 public schools in Norwich Township teach 3,115 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hilliard Weaver Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 917 | B+ |
| Hilliard Davidson High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,847 | B |
| Hoffman Trails Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 468 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Ohio is tooth loss: 8.3% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 15.3% statewide. Against the 4,453 U.S. towns with household incomes like Norwich Township’s, it is healthier than 67%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
In Norwich Township, 11% of adults report frequent physical distress. Of 32 CDC measures, Norwich Township beats the Ohio average on 21 and trails it on 2.
| Norwich Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 38% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 28% | 25% |
| What stands out | Norwich Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.3% | 15.3% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 4.8% | 8% |
| More binge drinkers | 20% | 16.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The FEMA risk score in Norwich Township is 28 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 63% come from inland flooding and 13% from cold waves. The national flood insurance program has paid 3 claims in the town since 1979.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In July, afternoons reach 85°; in January, nights fall to 21°, and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Norwich Township has about as many jobs (19,710) as working residents, but only 1,550 people both live and work here. Jobs based here grew from 14,412 in 2013 to 19,710.
For Norwich Township, the average commute is 22 minutes. Most people who work leave Norwich Township to do it: just 8% work in town. Employers in Norwich Township added 5,298 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 19,710. Norwich Township: nearly a quarter of workers work remotely from home.
| Norwich Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 23% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Median household income | $131,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.1% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
13 within 15 miles of the center of Norwich Township
About 4 of every 100 Norwich Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
6% of the town is conserved land, across 15 parks and preserves.
3 places in Norwich Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Ohio, US
Norwich Township is one of the seventeen townships of Franklin County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 37,900 people in the township.
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7 towns share a border with Norwich Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norwich Township | #265 | A− | C− | — | B | A |
| Columbus | #933 | D | C | D | C | B− |
| Hilliard | #276 | B+ | C− | B | B | A |
| Washington Township | #155 | A | C− | — | B+ | A+ |
| Brown Township | #569 | B− | C− | — | B | A |
| Franklin Township | #821 | C | B− | — | C+ | D |
| Upper Arlington | #24 | A+ | C− | A− | A | A+ |
| Prairie Township | #361 | B+ | B− | — | C+ | B |
Norwich Township, Washington Township, Brown Township, Franklin Township and Prairie Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Norwich Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Norwich Township grades A− overall, better than 76% of U.S. towns and #265 of 987 in Ohio. It grades A for health and B for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
