Sollars Farmstead gate, 2013
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Perry TownshipOH
A town of 1,064.
6 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
1,064
2025 Census estimate · −2.7% since 2020
Median home value
$172K
Census ACS
Household income
$76K
median
Median age
36.3
years
Jobs based here
51
A commuter town
Is Perry Township a good place to live?
Perry Township’s best subject grade is an A− for cost of living; its weakest is a D− for walkability. Perry Township’s average trip to work is 40 minutes, above both the Ohio town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). On walkability, just 102 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do worse. Residents are less healthy than 89% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Perry Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Small town
1,064 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Wayne TownshipGreen TownshipUnion TownshipMadison TownshipConcord TownshipBuckskin TownshipPerry Township
How Perry Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Perry Township is from typical.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 3.6 of 20; 0% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitD−Open →HealthGreenfield Area Medical Center 5.2 miles awayDOpen →Jobs & income$76K median household income; 51 jobs based hereC−Open →Cost of livingTypical home $172K, 2.7 years of the Washington Court House area’s $63K median household incomeA−Open →SchoolsBeat 65% of Ohio districts on tests and graduationB+Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 38% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsConserved land, trails and parksC−Open →HistoryC+Open →Civic life2.8 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsC+Open →
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 Perry Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Perry Township, and how to reach them.
PowerAEP Ohio19.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet8 providers94% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Perry Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsMiami Trace Local School DistrictGreenfield Exempted Village School District2 districts serve Perry Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
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 codes45123, 43160, 4513545123 46% · 43160 45% · 45135 9%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 Perry Township.
HealthD
For health, Perry Township earns a D
20% of adults smoke cigarettes in Perry Township, against 16% in Ohio’s towns and 14% across U.S. towns. 33% of Perry Township adults get no exercise outside work. Perry Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13.
11%healthier than U.S. townsDHealth Grade
| Perry Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 28% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better19 too close to call13 worse
| What stands out | Perry Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.9% | 15.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.6% | 8% |
| More smokers | 20.1% | 15.4% |
Greenfield Area Medical Center
5.2 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 C−
With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Perry Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Perry Township for work: only 2% work in town. 26% of residents live below the poverty line in Perry Township. The top destinations are Washington Court House (16%), Union Township (6%) and Wilmington (5%).
2%work in town
| Perry Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 26% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.6% | 6.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Perry Township2%
Washington Court House16%
Union Township6%
Wilmington5%
Greenfield5%
23 mi
median commute distance
51
jobs based in Perry Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
In Perry Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Perry Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 21° and about 18 inches of snow falls in a winter.
18″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter24–40°
Spring41–63°
Summer61–83°
Fall43–65°
Oct 21
typical first frost
Apr 23
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B
Perry Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 62% of U.S. communities.
38risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingDroughtTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Perry Township
17pages on Perry Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Perry Township; the nearest are
Southern State Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Hillsboro15.5 mi$5,912 in-state tuitionCentral State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Wilberforce31.5 mi$8,058 in-state tuition
About 3 of every 100 Perry Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
A commuter town
98% of working residents leave Perry Township for work
Where Perry Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
51jobs based in Perry Township
2%of working residents work in town
23 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Perry Township
Township in Ohio, US
Perry Township is one of the ten townships of Fayette County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,118.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 29 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,007 ft
Questions about Perry Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Perry 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−.