Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,557.
The best of Penn Township’s subject grades is an A− for incomes; the weakest is a D for walkability. Penn Township’s average trip to work is 34 minutes, above both the Ohio town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 1 of the 994 Ohio towns we compare have a lower share of residents below the poverty line than Penn Township. Gist Settlement Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places. Penn Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Penn Township beats most towns.
Where Penn 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 Penn Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2015 and 4 maps from 1917 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Penn 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 Penn Township.
Penn Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 40% of Penn Township adults sleep under 7 hours, where Ohio’s towns sit at 38% and U.S. towns at 36%. 18% of Penn Township adults smoke cigarettes.
| Penn Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 28% | 25% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Penn Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.5% | 8% |
| More smokers | 18.2% | 15.4% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8% | 7.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Penn Township for work: only 2% work in town. The median household income in Penn Township is $127,000. Jobs based in Penn Township fell to 182 in 2023, 207 fewer than in 2013.
| Penn Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $127,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.6% | 6.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 78% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Penn Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 22° and about 18 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
1 within 15 miles of the center of Penn Township
About 2 of every 100 Penn Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Penn Township is one of the seventeen townships of Highland County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,542.
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5 towns share a border with Penn Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn Township | — | — | B | — | B− | C− |
| Liberty Township | #553 | B− | A− | — | B+ | D |
| Fairfield Township | #356 | B+ | A− | — | A− | C |
| Union Township | — | — | A | — | B | C− |
| Green Township | #597 | B− | A | — | C+ | C+ |
| Paint Township | #869 | C− | A | — | B− | D |
Penn Township and Union Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Penn Township, Liberty Township, Fairfield Township, Union Township, Green Township and Paint Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Penn 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 B.