Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,462.
The best of Pebble Township’s subject grades is a B+ for civic life; the weakest is a D− for walkability. On walkability, just 51 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do worse. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 96% of the country. On incomes, just 145 of Ohio’s 1,707 towns do worse. On the outdoors, just 162 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do worse. Samuel Henry Davis House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Pebble Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Pebble Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Pebble Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2010 and 4 maps from 1915 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Pebble 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 Pebble Township.
22% of Pebble Township adults smoke cigarettes, above both Ohio’s towns (16%) and U.S. towns (14%). 36% of Pebble Township adults get no exercise outside work. Pebble Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 21.
| Pebble Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 16% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 28% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Pebble Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 12.3% | 8% |
| More smokers | 22.1% | 15.4% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 21.8% | 15.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.5% of Pebble Township working residents work locally, below both the Ohio town median (6.9%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). The average trip to work in Pebble Township is 31 minutes. The top destinations are Waverly (15%), Columbus (9%) and Green Township (8%).
| Pebble Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.5% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $60,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Pebble Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 23° and about 12 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 63% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
3.1 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. Pebble Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Pebble Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.4% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pebble Township. Close and well known come first.
19 mi MountainSerpent Mound
9 mi National Historical ParkHopewell Culture National Historical Park52K visitors a year
37 mi State parkHocking Hills State Park
11 mi MuseumHarris Dental MuseumSerpent Mound: The British Library, No restrictions · Hopewell Culture National Historical Park: Ɱ, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hocking Hills State Park: Ramseybuckeye, Public domain · Harris Dental Museum: Nyttend, Public domain
1 within 15 miles of the center of Pebble Township
About 9 of every 100 Pebble Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Pebble Township is one of the fourteen townships of Pike County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,428 people in the township.
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5 towns share a border with Pebble Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pebble Township | — | — | C | — | C+ | D− |
| Benton Township | — | — | B | — | C | D− |
| Sunfish Township | — | — | B | — | C+ | D− |
| Pee Pee Township | #979 | D | C+ | — | C+ | D− |
| Huntington Township | #938 | D | A− | — | C+ | D |
| Newton Township | — | — | A | — | C+ | D− |
Pebble Township, Benton Township, Sunfish Township and Newton Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Pebble Township, Benton Township, Sunfish Township, Pee Pee Township, Huntington Township and Newton Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Pebble Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
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