Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,136.
The best of Pickaway Township’s subject grades are an A− for incomes and history; the weakest is a C− for health. Pickaway Township’s median age is 54.1 years, above both the Ohio town median (41.7 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Pickaway Township has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Mount Oval and Bellevue. Pickaway Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Pickaway Township beats most towns.
Where Pickaway 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 Pickaway Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 4 maps from 1914 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Pickaway 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 Pickaway Township.
Most working residents leave Pickaway Township for work: only 5% work in town. 3.2% of residents live below the poverty line in Pickaway Township, where Ohio’s towns sit at 9.1% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Since 2013, Pickaway Township has lost 742 jobs, to 1,861 in 2023.
| Pickaway Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.2% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $99,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.7% | 6.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Logan Elm Local school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Logan Elm Middle/High School, with 899 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Elm Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 814 | B |
| Logan Elm Middle/High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 899 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Adults 35 to 64 are 58% of residents (38% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 11% of residents (22% statewide). Pickaway Township has grown 5.4% since 2020, to 2,136 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 27% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio.
| Pickaway Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 27% | 24% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 19% | 20% | 18% |
Somewhere between 33% and 59% women
The Census survey reached too few of Pickaway Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±13 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Pickaway Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 5.8% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.5% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 5.6% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.1% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 20.1% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 29.4% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.1% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.4% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.1% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 53.3% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 6.7% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.6% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.7% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.6% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,100, single groups can be off by several points
Pickaway Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 42% of Pickaway Township adults have high blood pressure.
| Pickaway Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 28% | 25% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Pickaway Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.9% | 8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.5% | 7.1% |
| More smokers | 18.1% | 15.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 80% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Pickaway Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 22° and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
6.6 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Marsha Gunder Schneider Preserve, at 290 acres.
| Pickaway Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.7% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Marsha Gunder Schneider Preserve | — | 290 |
| 2. Cossin-Kreisel Preserve | — | 154 |
| 3. Kreisel Preserve | — | 46 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
2 within 15 miles of the center of Pickaway Township
About 3 of every 100 Pickaway Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
4 places in Pickaway Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Ohio, US
Pickaway Township is one of the fifteen townships of Pickaway County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,036 people in the township.
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8 towns share a border with Pickaway Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pickaway Township | — | — | B+ | — | B | C− |
| Wayne Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Union Township | #929 | D | C+ | — | B | D |
| Saltcreek Township | #776 | C | B− | — | B | C− |
| Washington Township | #687 | C+ | B− | — | B | C− |
| Green Township | #823 | C | B | — | B | C− |
| Circleville Township | #730 | C+ | B+ | — | C+ | C− |
| Logan Elm Village | — | — | A− | — | B | D− |
Pickaway Township and Logan Elm Village have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Pickaway Township, Union Township, Saltcreek Township, Washington Township, Green Township, Circleville Township and Logan Elm Village report no FBI crime data of their own. Wayne Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Pickaway Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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+.
