Lick Creek Baptist Church from northwest, 2016
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Perry TownshipLawrence County, OH
A town of 6,243.
7 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
6,243
2025 Census estimate · −4.7% since 2020
Median home value
$145K
Census ACS
Household income
$56K
median
Median age
35.4
years
Jobs based here
1,526
A commuter town
TownGrade
C−
#891 of 987 in OH
Is Perry Township a good place to live?
Perry Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $145K, 2.4 years of the Huntington metro’s $60K median household income. It grades C− overall, ranked 891st of 987 in Ohio. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 94% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates, and FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 72% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. 24% of residents live below the poverty line in Perry Township, where Ohio’s towns sit at 9.1% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. On civic life, just 53 of Ohio’s 1,560 towns do worse. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 78% of U.S. towns.
A commuter town
92% of working residents leave Perry Township for work
Where Perry Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
1,526jobs based in Perry Township
8%of working residents work in town
9 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Perry Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Perry Township is from typical.
HealthKing's Daughters' Medical Center 3 miles awayDOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.9 of 20; 7% of households have no car; 0.6% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC−Open →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listC−Open →Cost of livingA−Open →Jobs & incomeCOpen →SchoolsBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsConserved land, trails and parksDOpen →HistoryC−Open →Civic life1.3 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 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
WaterHecla Water AssociationNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers91% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Perry Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsDawson-Bryant Local School DistrictSouth Point Local 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, Lawrence County Board of ElectionsLawrence County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Dec 2025
ZIP codes45680, 45638, 4564545680 64% · 45638 33% · 45645 2%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.
Perry Township sends many workers across the state line to Ashland, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Ohio (mostly inland flooding) and has poverty well above the Ohio rate.
HealthD
Perry Township’s grade for health is a D
21% of Perry Township adults smoke cigarettes. Perry Township beats the Ohio average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 19. 44% of Perry Township adults have high blood pressure.
6%healthier than U.S. townsDHealth Grade
| Perry Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 16% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 38% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 33% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
1 better12 too close to call19 worse
| What stands out | Perry Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 14% | 16.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.7% | 8% |
King's Daughters' Medical Center
3 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
6th
percentile among OH towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
SchoolsB
Perry Township’s schools rank ahead of 55% of Ohio districts
Its public schools are run by the South Point Local school district. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is South Point High School, with 317 students.
55%of OH districts it outscoresBSchool Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dawson-Bryant Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 570 | B |
| South Point High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 317 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
Perry Township has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
52% of working residents cross a state line to work, Ashland among the top destinations. Jobs based here grew from 968 in 2013 to 1,526.
Most working residents leave Perry Township for work: only 8% work in town. Since 2013, Perry Township has added 558 jobs, to 1,526 in 2023. Perry Township’s median household income is $56,000.
8%work in town
| Perry Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $56,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
In Perry Township8%
Huntington15%
Ashland10%
Ironton9%
South Point5%
9 mi
median commute distance
1,526
jobs based in Perry Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 22% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C−
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Perry Township
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 95% of Ohio towns, with expected losses of about $581 per resident a year; that rating is what its C− for hazard risk is built on.
Since 1997, 19 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Perry Township.
72risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingHeat waves
19
paid flood claims since 1997
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Perry Township
Perry Township has chilly winters and warm summers. The July high in Perry Township is 87°F.
6″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter26–45°
Spring43–67°
Summer63–85°
Fall45–68°
Oct 30
typical first frost
Apr 16
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Nearby attractions
All 16 attractions →Camden Park and 4 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Perry Township. Close and well known come first.
7 mi Theme parkCamden Park
15 mi National forestWayne National Forest
11 mi MuseumHuntington Museum of Art
10 mi MuseumHeritage Farm Museum and Village9 mi MuseumMuseum of Radio and TechnologySources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Camden Park: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Wayne National Forest: Forest Service, USDA, Public domain · Huntington Museum of Art: Daderot, CC0 · Heritage Farm Museum and Village: Zeo1989, CC BY-SA 4.0
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Perry Township
17pages on Perry Township
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
6 within 15 miles of the center of Perry Township
Ashland Community and Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Ashland, KY3.7 mi$4,728 in-state tuitionTri-State Bible CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · South Point4.6 mi$9,100 tuitionMarshall UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Huntington, WV9.9 mi$9,162 in-state tuition
About 4 of every 100 Perry Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
About Perry Township
Township in Ohio, US
Perry Township is one of the fourteen townships of Lawrence County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 6,533.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 26 sq mi
- Elevation
- 787 ft
Perry Township’s neighbors
7 towns share a border with Perry Township.
Fayette TownshipUpper TownshipSouth PointCatlettsburgLawrence TownshipCoal GroveKenovaPerry Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Township | #891 | C− | A− | — | B | D |
| Fayette Township | #732 | C+ | A− | — | B | D |
| Upper Township | #896 | C− | B+ | — | B− | D− |
| South Point | #712 | C+ | B | — | B− | C− |
| Lawrence Township | — | — | A− | — | B | D |
| Coal Grove | — | — | A− | — | B+ | D |
Lawrence Township and Coal Grove have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Perry Township, Fayette Township, Upper Township, South Point, Lawrence Township and Coal Grove report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Perry Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Perry Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Perry Township, OH a good place to live?
Perry Township grades C− overall, better than 21% of U.S. towns and #891 of 987 in Ohio. It grades D for health and B for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
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−.