Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The National Register of Historic Places lists 3 places here.
40% of residents live below the poverty line in Oxford Township, above both the Ohio town median (9.1%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Among 994 Ohio towns, just 6 have a lower age of the median resident than Oxford Township. 10% of the land in Oxford Township is conserved, against 3.7% in Ohio’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Its National Register listings include Pugh's Mill Covered Bridge and Hunting Lodge Farm. We don’t grade Oxford Township yet; the figures below are still real.
Where Oxford Township beats most towns.
Census counts: 258 in 1820, 23,035 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1855 and 3 maps from 1960 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Oxford 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 Oxford Township.
The largest public high school is Talawanda High School, with 889 students. Public schools: the Talawanda City school district. Of its 4 schools, three are listed below, each with the reason.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talawanda Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 679 | B− |
| Talawanda High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 889 | B+ |
| Kramer Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 508 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts
Since 1998, Oxford Township has seen 5 flood insurance claims paid out. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in the town than in 78% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 36% come from inland flooding and 32% from tornadoes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The range runs from 21° on a January night to 85° on a July afternoon, with about 25 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
30% of working residents work locally in Oxford Township. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in the town rose by 3,843, to 8,481. Also worth knowing: the middle household income for Oxford Township comes to $44,000. Half the trips to work are shorter than 23 miles.
| Oxford Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 30% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 16 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $44,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 14% | 9.7% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Hueston Woods State Park, at 954 acres with 4.4 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Count the trails in 20 parks and preserves and they come to 29 miles. Oxford Township’s density of trails comes in at 0.8 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bachelor Preserve | 5.1 mi | 368 |
| 2. Hueston Woods State Park | 4.4 mi | 954 |
| 3. Western Woods | 3 mi | 143 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Among adults in Oxford Township, 20% worry about having enough food. Only 6 of the 994 Ohio towns we compare have a higher share of adults who feel lonely than Oxford Township. The town beats the Ohio average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11.
| Oxford Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 18% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 34% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 38% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 26% | 23% |
| What stands out | Oxford Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.1% | 8.7% |
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 7.8% | 13.2% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 13.1% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Oxford Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw29 mi Theme parkKings Island3.5M visitors a year
39 mi MuseumNational Museum of the United States Air Force1.0M visitors a year
32 mi Stadium & arenaPaycor Stadium
32 mi Stadium & arenaGreat American Ball Park
30 mi MuseumCreation Museum1.2M visitors a year
30 mi Stadium & arenaNippert StadiumKings Island: Eli Duke from Portland, OR, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · National Museum of the United States Air Force: No machine-readable author provided. Rogerd assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Paycor Stadium: JonRidinger, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Great American Ball Park: Eric Kilby profile at Flickr website, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Creation Museum: Creashin at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Nippert Stadium: Ben Levin, CC BY-SA 4.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Oxford Township
College town 56 of every 100 Oxford Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
3 places in Oxford Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Ohio, US
Oxford is a city in Butler County, Ohio, United States. The population was 23,035 at the 2020 census. A college town, Oxford was founded in 1810 to serve as the home of Miami University. The city lies in southwestern Ohio roughly 4 miles (6.4 km) from the Indiana–Ohio border, approximately 30 miles (48 km) northwest of Cincinnati and 35 miles (56 km) southwest of Dayton.
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8 towns share a border with Oxford Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Israel Township | — | — | A− | — | B+ | C− |
| Reily Township | #793 | C | C+ | — | B+ | B− |
| Milford Township | #719 | C+ | B+ | — | B+ | C+ |
| College Corner | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Israel Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Israel Township, Reily Township and Milford Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Oxford Township and College Corner aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Oxford Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
We don’t grade Oxford Township yet; the figures below are still real. The National Register of Historic Places lists 3 places here.
