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Paint TownshipOH
A town of 1,779.
5 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
1,779
2025 Census estimate · −2.5% since 2020
Median home value
$147K
Census ACS
Household income
$84K
median
Median age
42.8
years
Jobs based here
94
A commuter town
Is Paint Township a good place to live?
Paint Township’s best subject grade is an A− for cost of living; its weakest is a C− for health. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 77% of U.S. towns. Only 45 of Ohio’s 1,560 towns score lower on civic life. Paint Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
A commuter town
98% of working residents leave Paint Township for work
Where Paint Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
94jobs based in Paint Township
2%of working residents work in town
27 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Paint Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Paint Township is from typical.
Cost of livingTypical home $147K, 2.3 years of the Washington Court House area’s $63K median household incomeA−Open →HealthAdena Fayette Medical Center 8.2 miles awayC−Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.6 of 20; 7% of households have no car; 1.7% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC−Open →SchoolsBeat 73% of Ohio districts on tests and graduationB+Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 32% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listB+Open →Jobs & income$84K median household incomeB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors1 mile of trailD−Open →HistoryB−Open →Civic life1.9 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsDOpen →
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 Paint Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Paint Township, and how to reach them.
PowerAES Ohio16.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterVillage of Bloomingburg water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers69% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Paint 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, Fayette County Board of ElectionsFayette County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2019
ZIP codes43106, 43160, 43128, 4315343106 79% · 43160 10% · 43128 8% · 43153 1%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 Paint Township.
HealthC−
Paint Township is less healthy than 81% of U.S. towns
Paint Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 19% of adults smoke cigarettes in Paint Township, above both Ohio’s towns (16%) and U.S. towns (14%). 41% of adults have obesity in Paint Township.
19%healthier than U.S. townsC−Health Grade
| Paint Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 28% | 25% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better29 too close to call3 worse
| What stands out | Paint Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 19% | 15.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.3% | 8% |
| Fewer adults seeing a dentist | 59.4% | 62.9% |
Adena Fayette Medical Center
8.2 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B−
With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Paint Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Paint Township for work: only 2% work in town. Jobs based in Paint Township fell to 94 in 2023, 76 fewer than in 2013. The top destinations are Washington Court House (13%), Union Township (8%) and Columbus (6%).
2%work in town
| Paint Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.7% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $84,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Paint Township2%
Washington Court House13%
Union Township8%
Columbus6%
Mount Sterling3%
27 mi
median commute distance
94
jobs based in Paint Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 23% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B+
Paint Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 68% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Paint Township.
32risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesDrought
2
paid flood claims since 1979
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Paint Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Paint Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 21° and about 20 inches of snow falls in a winter.
20″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter23–39°
Spring41–62°
Summer61–83°
Fall43–65°
Oct 21
typical first frost
Apr 23
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
OutdoorsD−
Paint Township has set aside 0% of its land for conservation
1.1 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 32,826 acres
1.1 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Paint Township
18pages on Paint Township
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Paint Township; the nearest are
Cedarville UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Cedarville19.8 mi$37,150 tuitionCentral State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Wilberforce22.7 mi$8,058 in-state tuitionSouthern State Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Hillsboro30.6 mi$5,912 in-state tuition
About 4 of every 100 Paint Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
About Paint Township
Township in Ohio, US
Paint Township is one of the ten townships of Fayette County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,825.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 52 sq mi
- Elevation
- 988 ft
Paint Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Paint Township.
Jefferson TownshipMadison TownshipRange TownshipUnion TownshipMarion TownshipPaint Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paint Township | — | — | A− | — | B+ | C− |
| Jefferson Township | #908 | C− | C+ | — | B+ | D |
| Madison Township | — | — | B− | — | B+ | C |
| Range Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Union Township | #742 | C+ | B | — | B+ | D |
| Marion Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Paint Township and Madison Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Paint Township, Jefferson Township, Madison Township and Union Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Range Township and Marion Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Paint Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Paint Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Paint 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−.