Mapleton Local School District Campus, 2013
Orange Township’s story
Orange Township in pictures
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Orange TownshipAshland County, OH
A town of 2,580.
4 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
2,580
2025 Census estimate · +2% since 2020
Median home value
$187K
Census ACS
Household income
$91K
median
Median age
34.5
years
Jobs based here
189
A commuter town
TownGrade
C+
#670 of 987 in OH
Is Orange Township a good place to live?
Orange Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $187K for a typical one, or 2.7 years of the Ashland area’s $70K median household income. It grades C+ overall, 670th among Ohio's 987 graded towns. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 98% of U.S. towns. Among 993 Ohio towns, just 8 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Orange Township.
What makes Orange Township stand out
Where Orange Township beats most towns.
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Orange Township for work
Where Orange Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
189jobs based in Orange Township
0%of working residents work in town
21 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Orange Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Orange Township is from typical.
Its grades run from A for hazard risk (better than 95% of comparable towns) to D− for walkability (better than 2%), so the C+ overall blends very different results.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 3.4 of 20; 9.2% of households have no carD−Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 10% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listAOpen →Cost of livingAOpen →HealthLodi Community Hospital 15.7 miles awayCOpen →Jobs & income$91K median household incomeCOpen →SchoolsB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsConserved land, trails and parksDOpen →HistoryBOpen →Civic life0.5 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsCOpen →
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 Orange Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Orange Township, and how to reach them.
PowerOhio Edison16.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterRural Lorain County Water AuthorityNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet8 providers72% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Orange 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, Ashland County Board of ElectionsAshland County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Dec 2025
ZIP codes44805, 44866, 4485944805 86% · 44866 11% · 44859 4%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 Orange Township.
Orange Township sends most of its workers to Ashland and beyond, but it trails Montgomery Township and its other neighbors on schools and trails even towns with similar incomes on health.
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A
Very low risk in Orange Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 90% of U.S. communities.
10risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesHail
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
SchoolsB−
Public schools in Orange Township beat 54% of Ohio districts
Each of its 3 graded neighbors has a higher School Grade than its B−, Montgomery Township highest at A−.
Its public schools are run by the Mapleton Local school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
54%of OH districts it outscoresB−School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mapleton Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 363 | A− |
| Mapleton High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 202 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
Most working residents commute out of Orange Township
Orange Township has 189 jobs for its 1,032 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Orange Township for work: only 0% work in town. 20% of residents live below the poverty line in Orange Township, above both Ohio’s towns (9.1%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Jobs based in Orange Township grew to 189 in 2023, 47 more than in 2013.
0%work in town
| Orange Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 20% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $91,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Orange Township0%
Ashland22%
Wooster6%
Mansfield4%
Medina3%
21 mi
median commute distance
189
jobs based in Orange Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
HealthC
Orange Township is less healthy than 75% of U.S. towns
Against the 9,830 U.S. towns with household incomes like Orange Township’s, it is less healthy than 91%, so it trails even them.
Orange Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 34% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Orange Township, against 38% in Ohio’s towns and 36% across U.S. towns. 40% of adults have high blood pressure in Orange Township.
25%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
| Orange Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 38% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 28% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better29 too close to call3 worse
| What stands out | Orange Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.5% | 8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.1% | 7.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.8% | 8.7% |
Lodi Community Hospital
15.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
35th
percentile among OH towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Climate
In Orange Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Orange Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Orange Township is 83°F.
49″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter21–36°
Spring38–59°
Summer59–81°
Fall42–63°
Oct 15
typical first frost
Apr 30
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Nearby attractions
All 76 attractions →Ohio State Reformatory and 12 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Orange Township. Close and well known come first.
16 mi MuseumOhio State Reformatory
39 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
21 mi State parkMalabar Farm State Park
25 mi MuseumAllen Memorial Art Museum
18 mi GardenKingwood Center
37 mi MuseumAmish & Mennonite Heritage CenterSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Ohio State Reformatory: Niagara66, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cuyahoga Valley National Park: Unknown, Public domain · Malabar Farm State Park: Jerward at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Allen Memorial Art Museum: Daderot, Public domain · Kingwood Center: Mar07 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Amish & Mennonite Heritage Center: photoswelike, CC BY-SA 2.0
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Orange Township
17pages on Orange 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 Orange Township
About 4 of every 100 Orange Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
About Orange Township
Township in Ohio, US
Orange Township is one of the fifteen townships of Ashland County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,569 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 38 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,178 ft
Orange Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Orange Township.
Clear Creek TownshipMontgomery TownshipJackson TownshipNankinOrange Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange Township | #670 | C+ | A | — | B− | C |
| Clear Creek Township | — | — | A | — | B+ | C |
| Montgomery Township | #342 | B+ | B | — | A− | C |
| Jackson Township | #769 | C | A | — | B | D |
| Nankin | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Clear Creek Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Orange Township, Clear Creek Township, Montgomery Township and Jackson Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Nankin isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Orange Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Orange Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Orange Township, OH a good place to live?
Orange Township grades C+ overall, better than 43% of U.S. towns and #670 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C for health and B− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Orange 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 A.