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Perry TownshipOH
A town of 1,733.
5 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
1,733
2025 Census estimate · +5.1% since 2020
Median home value
$218K
Census ACS
Household income
$92K
median
Median age
36.4
years
Jobs based here
24
A commuter town
Is Perry Township a good place to live?
The best of Perry Township’s subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a C− for walkability. Perry Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Perry Township for work
Where Perry Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
24jobs based in Perry Township
1%of working residents work in town
22 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.
Cost of livingTypical home $218K, 2.7 years of the Columbus metro’s $82K median household incomeAOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 3 of 20; 2.7% of households have no car; 2.4% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC−Open →Jobs & income$92K median household income; 24 jobs based hereA−Open →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listCOpen →HealthLicking Memorial Hospital 12.7 miles awayCOpen →SchoolsBeat 53% of Ohio districts on tests and graduationB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors6 miles of trails; 2% conserved landDOpen →HistoryCOpen →Civic life1.6 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
WaterCountry Hills MHPNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet8 providers50% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Perry Township’s trash rules yet
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, Licking County Board of ElectionsLicking County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Dec 2025
ZIP codes43055, 43830, 4382243055 51% · 43830 32% · 43822 17%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.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A−
Perry Township has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Perry Township’s average commute is 34 minutes. Just 1% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. In Perry Township, 2.6% of residents live below the poverty line. Half the trips to work are shorter than 22 miles.
1%work in town
| Perry Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 2.6% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.5% | 6.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Perry Township1%
Newark21%
Columbus17%
Heath6%
Mount Vernon3%
22 mi
median commute distance
24
jobs based in Perry Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
HealthC
Residents of Perry Township are less healthy than 68% of U.S. towns
Perry Township tracks Ohio closely on all 32 CDC measures. Among adults locally, 27% have been diagnosed with depression, where Ohio’s towns sit at 26% and U.S. towns at 23%. What’s more, for adults in the town, the share who have obesity is 41%.
32%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
| Perry Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better32 too close to call0 worse
Licking Memorial Hospital
12.7 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Climate
The climate in Perry Township brings four seasons and pleasant summers
The range runs from 20° on a January night to 84° on a July afternoon, with about 15 inches of snow a winter.
15″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter22–39°
Spring39–62°
Summer60–83°
Fall42–64°
Oct 16
typical first frost
Apr 29
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C
Top of a high hazard risk in Perry Township: inland flooding
6 flood insurance claims have been paid in Perry Township since 1980. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 64% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 78% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 6% to hail.
64risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingHail
6
paid flood claims since 1980
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
OutdoorsD
Conservation land takes up 2.1% of Perry Township
5.9 miles of trail. In Perry Township, the trail density is 0.2 miles per square mile, close to both Ohio’s towns (0.2) and U.S. towns (0.4).
2.1%conserved
| Perry Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.1% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
2.1%
conserved · 337 of 15,926 acres
5.9 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Nearby attractions
All 46 attractions →Alligator Effigy Mound and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Perry Township. Close and well known come first.
15 mi Ancient siteAlligator Effigy Mound
34 mi Zoo & aquariumThe Wilds
37 mi State parkMalabar Farm State Park
39 mi MuseumAge of Steam Roundhouse
39 mi MuseumOhio Governor's Mansion
10 mi MuseumFlint Ridge State MemorialSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Alligator Effigy Mound: Rev. Stephen D. Peet, editor, Public domain · The Wilds: Bikingshaun (talk), CC BY 3.0 · Malabar Farm State Park: Jerward at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Age of Steam Roundhouse: Alvintrusty, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ohio Governor's Mansion: Bwsmith84 (talk), CC BY 3.0 · Flint Ridge State Memorial: Nyttend, Public domain
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Perry Township
18pages on Perry Township
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Perry Township
Ohio State University-Newark CampusUniversity or college · Public · Newark11.9 mi$9,488 in-state tuitionCentral Ohio Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Newark11.9 mi$5,256 in-state tuition
About 0 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 25 townships of Licking County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,671.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 25 sq mi
- Elevation
- 850 ft
Perry Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Perry Township.
Fallsbury TownshipMary Ann TownshipJackson TownshipHanover TownshipPike TownshipPerry Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Township | — | — | A | — | B− | C |
| Fallsbury Township | — | — | B− | — | B | C |
| Mary Ann Township | — | — | A | — | B− | C |
| Jackson Township | — | — | B+ | — | A− | C |
| Hanover Township | #420 | B | A | — | B− | C+ |
| Pike Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Perry Township, Fallsbury Township, Mary Ann Township and Jackson Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Perry Township, Fallsbury Township, Mary Ann Township, Jackson Township and Hanover Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Pike Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Perry Township with a neighbor →
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.