Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 4,602.
0% of its land is conserved. Overall it grades B+, 299th of 987 graded towns in Ohio. Its schools outperform 83% of the state's and the median household earns $97K. Its weakest subject is health: residents are less healthy than 80% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. 4.5% of residents are 65 or older in Paint Township, below both the Ohio town median (20%) and the median of U.S. towns (18%). On hazard risk, just 76 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do better. Shull-Lugenbuhl Farm is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Paint Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Winesburg Elementary School | K–6 | 148 |
| Elm Ridge School | 1–8 | 40 |
| Elm Ridge School | 1–8 | 40 |
Shull-Lugenbuhl Farm4,134 counted in 2010 and 4,564 in 2020; an estimated 4,602 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Paint Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,825 in 1990, 4,564 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2008 and 4 maps from 1914 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Paint 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 Paint Township.
Paint Township trades workers with Walnut Creek Township and other neighbors, but it trails even towns with similar incomes on health.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 92% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the East Holmes Local school district. One of its 19 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winesburg Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 148 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Against the 8,939 U.S. towns with household incomes like Paint Township’s, it is less healthy than 96%, so it trails even them.
22% of adults report frequent mental distress in Paint Township. Paint Township beats the Ohio average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 20. 41% of adults feel lonely in Paint Township.
| Paint Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 18% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 34% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 80% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Paint Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7% | 8.7% |
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 10.9% | 13.2% |
| More uninsured adults | 12.5% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Paint Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. Paint Township’s July high is 83°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Paint Township has about as many jobs (1,898) as working residents, but only 216 people both live and work here. Jobs based here fell from 2,774 in 2013 to 1,898.
Most working residents leave Paint Township for work: only 13% work in town. The average trip to work in Paint Township is 19 minutes. Since 2013, Paint Township has lost 876 jobs, to 1,898 in 2023.
| Paint Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $97,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 13% | 6.8% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.1% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Paint Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw21 mi MuseumPro Football Hall of Fame192K visitors a year
33 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
21 mi Stadium & arenaTom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium
11 mi MuseumAge of Steam Roundhouse
21 mi LandmarkMcKinley National Memorial
39 mi TheatreBlossom Music CenterPro Football Hall of Fame: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · Cuyahoga Valley National Park: Unknown, Public domain · Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium: Harrier233 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Age of Steam Roundhouse: Alvintrusty, CC BY-SA 4.0 · McKinley National Memorial: CoolRockC, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Blossom Music Center: Slh1078, CC BY-SA 3.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Paint Township
About 1 of every 100 Paint Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Paint Township is one of the fourteen townships of Holmes County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 4,564. According to the 2021 American Community Survey's 5-Year Estimates, 16.2% of the township's population spoke only English, while 83.8% spoke an "other [than Spanish] Indo-European language."
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
5 towns share a border with Paint Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paint Township | #299 | B+ | B− | — | A− | C− |
| Salt Creek Township | #674 | C+ | C− | — | A− | C− |
| Wayne Township | — | — | B | — | A | C− |
| Paint Township | #557 | B− | C+ | — | A− | C− |
| Walnut Creek Township | #354 | B+ | B− | — | A− | C− |
| Mount Hope | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wayne Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Paint Township, Salt Creek Township, Wayne Township, Paint Township and Walnut Creek Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Mount Hope isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Paint Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Paint Township grades B+ overall, better than 74% of U.S. towns and #299 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C− for health and A− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
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