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A town of 1,534. 26% more nonprofits per person than the typical Ohio town.
Peru Township’s best subject grades are an A for incomes and civic life; its weakest is a C− for walkability. On incomes, just 114 of Ohio’s 1,707 towns do better. Peru Township's schools rank ahead of 73% of Ohio towns. No town among the 994 in Ohio we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Peru Township. Reuben Benedict House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Peru Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Peru Township beats most towns.
Reuben Benedict HouseWhere Peru 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 Peru Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2011 and 5 maps from 1915 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Peru 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 Peru Township.
Most working residents leave Peru Township for work: only 0% work in town. At $125,000, Peru Township’s median household income is above both the Ohio town median ($75,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). Peru Township’s average trip to work is 31 minutes.
| Peru Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $125,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Peru Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Peru Township beats the Ohio average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 17% of adults smoke cigarettes in Peru Township, against 16% in Ohio’s towns and 14% across U.S. towns. 39% of adults have obesity in Peru Township.
| Peru Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 38% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 16% |
| What stands out | Peru Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.8% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 54% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0.3 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The biggest park or preserve is Cardinal Center, at 195 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cardinal Center | — | 195 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Peru Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw28 mi Stadium & arenaOhio Stadium
34 mi MuseumOhio State Reformatory
27 mi Stadium & arenaHistoric Crew Stadium
20 mi Zoo & aquariumColumbus Zoo and Aquarium
30 mi Stadium & arenaScottsMiracle-Gro Field
18 mi LandmarkHarding TombOhio Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ohio State Reformatory: Niagara66, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Historic Crew Stadium: Rick Dikeman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Columbus Zoo and Aquarium: Adolphus79 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · ScottsMiracle-Gro Field: Nova Crystallis, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Harding Tomb: User:Postdlf, CC BY-SA 3.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Peru Township
About 1 of every 100 Peru Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Peru Township is one of the sixteen townships of Morrow County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,496 people in the township.
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5 towns share a border with Peru Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peru Township | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | C+ |
| Lincoln Township | — | — | B+ | — | B | C− |
| Bennington Township | #408 | B+ | B | — | B+ | C+ |
| Westfield Township | — | — | A− | — | B+ | C− |
| Kingston Township | #482 | B | D | — | A− | A |
| Oxford Township | — | — | C− | — | A− | B− |
Peru Township, Lincoln Township, Westfield Township and Oxford Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Peru Township, Lincoln Township, Bennington Township, Westfield Township, Kingston Township and Oxford Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Peru Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
26% more nonprofits per person than the typical Ohio town.
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 B+.
