Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 8,047, incorporated in 1861. 44% more nonprofits per person than the typical Ohio town.
Yes, by almost any measure. Ottawa Township earns an A+, 39th among Ohio's 987 graded towns. Homes are within reach, about $218K for a typical one, or 2.6 years of the county’s $85K median household income, its schools rank ahead of 89% of Ohio towns, and the median household earns $90K. The exception is hazard risk: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 71% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. 27% of working residents work locally in Ottawa Township, where Ohio’s towns sit at 6.8% and U.S. towns at 8%. On civic life, just 115 of Ohio’s 1,560 towns do better. The biggest park or preserve is Memorial Park, at 34 acres.
Where Ottawa Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Glandorf Elementary School | K–8 | 515 |
| Ottawa Elementary School | K–8 | 390 |
| Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic School | K–8 | 312 |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Ottawa Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 104 in 1850, 4,456 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1908 and 3 maps from 1908 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Ottawa 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 Ottawa Township.
Ottawa Township pairs an A for schools with modest home prices and trades workers with Ottawa and other neighbors, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Ohio (mostly inland flooding).
Its A for schools comes with an A for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $218K.
Its public schools are run by the Ottawa-Glandorf Local school district. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Ottawa-Glandorf High School, with 595 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glandorf Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 515 | A+ |
| Ottawa-Glandorf High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 595 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 95% of Ohio towns, with expected losses of about $484 per resident a year; that rating is what its C− for hazard risk is built on.
Since 2007, 27 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Ottawa Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Ottawa Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 11 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Ottawa Township has about as many jobs (3,957) as working residents, but only 1,037 people both live and work here.
About one in 4 of Ottawa Township’s working residents works in town. 5% of workers work from home in Ottawa Township. Jobs based in Ottawa Township grew to 3,957 in 2023, 265 more than in 2013.
| Ottawa Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 5% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.9% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $90,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Ottawa Township beats the Ohio average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 44% of Ottawa Township adults have obesity.
| Ottawa Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 38% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 38% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Ottawa Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.3% | 15.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.9% | 14.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1.8 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves. Ottawa Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Ottawa Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.6% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Memorial Park | 0.3 mi | 34 |
| 2. Putnam County Fairgrounds | — | 34 |
| 3. Ottawa-Glandorf Local School District Athletic Complex | — | 21 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
35% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio.
| Ottawa Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 24% | 29% |
| Median age | 42.4 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 23% | 22% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 18% | 20% | 18% |
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.3 points). Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Ottawa Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.8% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.4% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.4% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.8% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 17.4% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.3% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.8% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.1% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.8% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.5% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.1% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.9% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.5% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.1% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
1 within 15 miles of the center of Ottawa Township
About 7 of every 100 Ottawa Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
Village in Ohio, US
Ottawa is a village in Putnam County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is located about 51 miles (82 km) southwest of Toledo. The population is 4,456 as of the 2020 census.
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5 towns share a border with Ottawa Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa Township | #39 | A+ | A | — | A | B |
| Blanchard Township | — | — | A+ | — | A+ | B− |
| Greensburg Township | — | — | A− | — | A+ | B− |
| Pleasant Township | #53 | A+ | A | — | A | B |
| Liberty Township | — | — | A+ | — | A+ | C+ |
| Riley Township | — | — | A+ | — | A+ | B− |
Blanchard Township, Greensburg Township, Liberty Township and Riley Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Ottawa Township, Blanchard Township, Greensburg Township, Pleasant Township, Liberty Township and Riley Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Ottawa Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Ottawa Township grades A+ overall, better than 97% of U.S. towns and #39 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B for health and A for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a C−.
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.