Ohio State Route 103, 2007
Orange Township’s story
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Orange TownshipOH
A town of 1,276.
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Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
1,276
2025 Census estimate · −2.5% since 2020
Median home value
$197K
Census ACS
Household income
$75K
median
Median age
63.5
years
Jobs based here
1,254
A job hub
Is Orange Township a good place to live?
The best of Orange Township’s subject grades is an A for cost of living. Orange Township’s median age is 63.5 years, above both Ohio’s towns (41.7 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). On cost of living, just 115 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do better. Orange Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
StrongestACost of living
What makes Orange Township stand out
Where Orange Township beats most towns.
Small town
1,276 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Van Buren TownshipUnion TownshipLiberty TownshipRichland TownshipOrange Township
How Orange Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Orange Township is from typical.
Cost of livingTypical home $197K, 2.7 years of the Findlay area’s $73K median household incomeAOpen →Jobs & incomeBOpen →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listC+Open →HealthBluffton Hospital 4.3 miles awayBOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 6 of 20; 4.4% of households have no car; 4.2% of workers walk, bike or ride transitBOpen →SchoolsBeat 52% of Ohio districts on tests and graduationB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsConserved land, trails and parksC−Open →HistoryBOpen →Civic life3 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 Orange Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Orange Township, and how to reach them.
PowerAEP Ohio19.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterBluffton Village water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet9 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNearest public drop-offBluffton Yard Waste Recycling Center, 4 miOpenStreetMap
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, Hancock County Board of ElectionsHancock County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2020
ZIP codes45817, 45810, 45841, 4588145817 75% · 45810 16% · 45841 6% · 45881 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.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B
A job hub: Orange Township has 2.4 jobs for every working resident and draws in 1,228 commuters
Most working residents leave Orange Township for work: only 5% work in town. 2.1% of Orange Township residents live below the poverty line, against 9.1% in Ohio’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Since 2013, Orange Township has added 281 jobs, to 1,254 in 2023.
5%work in town
| Orange Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.1% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.1% | 6.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Orange Township5%
Findlay35%
Bluffton7%
Allen Township4%
Columbus3%
17 mi
median commute distance
1,254
jobs based in Orange Township
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
B
Walkability grade: more walkable than 56% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Orange Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Orange Township has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 33 inches of snow falls in a winter.
33″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter22–36°
Spring40–60°
Summer61–82°
Fall44–63°
Oct 22
typical first frost
Apr 23
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HealthB
Orange Township ranks healthier than 62% of the country’s towns
Orange Township beats the Ohio average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 36% of adults feel lonely in Orange Township.
62%healthier than U.S. townsBHealth Grade
| Orange Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 34% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
10 better22 too close to call0 worse
| What stands out | Orange Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.4% | 8.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.9% | 14.1% |
Bluffton Hospital
4.3 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C+
Moderate risk in Orange Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 58% of U.S. communities.
58risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesHail
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Nearby attractions
All 21 attractions →Campbell Hill and 7 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Orange Township. Close and well known come first.
35 mi MountainCampbell Hill
28 mi MuseumArmstrong Air and Space Museum
35 mi MuseumZane Shawnee Caverns
18 mi MuseumAllen County Museum
35 mi MuseumWood County Museum
15 mi MuseumHancock Historical MuseumSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Campbell Hill: Analogue Kid (talk)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Armstrong Air and Space Museum: Tysto, Public domain · Zane Shawnee Caverns: Darkbluejacket, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Allen County Museum: WeaponizingArchitecture, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wood County Museum: Nyttend, Public domain · Hancock Historical Museum: Mbrickn, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Keep exploring
Everything we know about Orange Township
17pages on Orange Township
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Orange Township
Bluffton UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Bluffton4.6 mi$37,362 tuitionOhio Northern UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Ada6.8 mi$39,800 tuitionOhio State University-Lima CampusUniversity or college · Public · Lima13.7 mi$9,488 in-state tuition
About 0 of every 100 Orange Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
A job hub
Every workday, about 1,228 people come to Orange Township for work
Where Orange Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
1,254jobs based in Orange Township
5%of working residents work in town
17 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Orange Township
Township in Ohio, US
Orange Township is one of the seventeen townships of Hancock County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,301.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 869 ft
Questions about Orange Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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.