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A town of 2,763.
0% of its land is conserved. Overall it grades C+, 678th of 987 graded towns in Ohio. Its public schools beat 83% of Ohio towns on state tests and graduation and the median household earns $99K. Its weakest subject is health: CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 88% of the country. Only 89 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score higher on hazard risk. Salt Creek Covered Bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Perry Township beats most towns.
Where Perry 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 Perry Township is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for hazard risk (better than 96% of comparable towns) to D for walkability (better than 11%), so the C+ overall blends very different results.
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The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1876 and 4 maps from 1910 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Perry 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 Perry Township.
1,871 jobs are based in Perry Township, 1.7 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here grew from 1,005 in 2013 to 1,871.
Jobs in Perry Township grew by 866 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 1,871. Commuting out is the norm in the town: 5% of working residents work locally. Among residents here, 6.2% live below the poverty line, against 9.1% in Ohio’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. For half of commuters, work is under 11 miles away.
| Perry Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $99,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 6.2% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.2% | 6.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the East Muskingum Local school district. Enrollment at Perry Township’s public school: 187 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 187 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Just over two in five adults sleep under 7 hours in Perry Township. Among adults in the town, 44% have obesity, where Ohio’s towns sit at 38% and U.S. towns at 35%.
| Perry Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 38% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Perry Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.3% | 8% |
| More smokers | 18.9% | 15.4% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.5% | 7.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected losses in Perry Township break down as 62% from inland flooding and 9% from tornadoes. On expected storm and flood damage, Perry Township sits below 92% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect chilly winters and warm summers in Perry Township. Summer afternoons peak near 85° in July, and January nights bottom out around 21°; snowfall runs to about 17 inches a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
College graduates make up 28% of adults 25 and older, against 32% across Ohio. Adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (22% statewide); children under 18 are 26% of residents (22% statewide). Among residents in Perry Township, 16% are 65 or older.
| Perry Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 28% | 24% | 29% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.2 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Perry Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.6% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 15.4% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.6% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.7% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.7% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.4% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.2% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.5% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.8% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.8% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 37% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.6% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.1% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.9% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.5% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,800, single groups can be off by several points
3 within 15 miles of the center of Perry Township
About 7 of every 100 Perry Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Perry Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,728 people in the township.
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4 towns share a border with Perry Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Township | #678 | C+ | C | — | A− | D |
| Salem Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Union Township | #350 | B+ | B− | — | A− | B− |
| Washington Township | #892 | C− | B | — | B− | D |
| Salt Creek Township | — | — | A+ | — | B− | C+ |
Salt Creek Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Perry Township, Union Township, Washington Township and Salt Creek Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Salem Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Perry Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Perry Township grades C+ overall, better than 43% of U.S. towns and #678 of 987 in Ohio. It grades D for health and A− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.