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Pike TownshipBrown County, OH
A town of 4,166.
6 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
4,166
2025 Census estimate · +1.8% since 2020
Median home value
$238K
Census ACS
Household income
$67K
median
Median age
38.7
years
Jobs based here
367
A commuter town
TownGrade
C
#782 of 987 in OH
Is Pike Township a good place to live?
Pike Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $238K for a typical one, or 2.9 years of the Cincinnati metro’s $81K median household income. It grades C overall, ranked 782nd of 987 in Ohio. The low prices come with trade-offs. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 88% of the country. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. Pike Township’s average trip to work is 33 minutes, above both Ohio’s towns (24 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 86% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Grant Lake Wildlife Area, at 405 acres.
What makes Pike Township stand out
Where Pike Township beats most towns.
A commuter town
98% of working residents leave Pike Township for work
Where Pike Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
367jobs based in Pike Township
2%of working residents work in town
25 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Pike Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Pike Township is from typical.
HealthMercy Health - Clermont Hospital 11.8 miles awayDOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 6 of 20; 4.6% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 24% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listA−Open →Cost of livingB+Open →SchoolsBeat 59% of Ohio districts on tests and graduationBOpen →Jobs & income$67K median household income; 367 jobs based hereB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors1 mile of trail; 3% conserved landC+Open →HistoryCOpen →Civic life2.9 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 Pike Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pike Township, and how to reach them.
PowerDuke Energy16.8¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterMount Orab Village PWSNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet7 providers97% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Pike 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, Brown County Board of ElectionsBrown County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Dec 2025
ZIP codes45154, 45176, 4510645154 74% · 45176 16% · 45106 10%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 Pike Township.
HealthD
Pike Township’s grade for health is a D
20% of Pike Township adults smoke cigarettes. Pike Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 33% of Pike Township adults get no exercise outside work.
12%healthier than U.S. townsDHealth Grade
| Pike Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 28% | 25% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 26% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 36% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better22 too close to call10 worse
| What stands out | Pike Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 20.3% | 15.4% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20% | 15.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.1% | 8% |
Mercy Health - Clermont Hospital
11.8 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
18th
percentile among OH towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B−
Most working residents commute out of Pike Township
Pike Township has 367 jobs for its 1,783 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 32.5 minutes, against 23.4 across Ohio.
Most working residents leave Pike Township for work: only 2% work in town. 16% of residents live below the poverty line in Pike Township. The top destinations are Mount Orab (10%), Cincinnati (10%) and Batavia Township (5%).
2%work in town
| Pike Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.9% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $67,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Pike Township2%
Mount Orab10%
Cincinnati10%
Batavia Township5%
Union Township5%
25 mi
median commute distance
367
jobs based in Pike Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A−
Pike Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 76% of U.S. communities.
24risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
In Pike Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Pike Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 22° and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.
17″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter25–42°
Spring41–65°
Summer61–84°
Fall44–67°
Oct 30
typical first frost
Apr 11
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
#663for trails in OH
2.6%
conserved · 407 of 15,602 acres
1.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mount Orab Park | 0.5 mi | 8 |
| 2. Grant Lake Wildlife Area | — | 405 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Nearby attractions
All 74 attractions →Kings Island and 49 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pike Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw29 mi Theme parkKings Island3.5M visitors a year
28 mi MountainSerpent Mound
31 mi Stadium & arenaPaycor Stadium
31 mi Stadium & arenaGreat American Ball Park
32 mi Stadium & arenaNippert Stadium
32 mi Stadium & arenaTQL StadiumSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Kings Island: Eli Duke from Portland, OR, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Serpent Mound: The British Library, No restrictions · Paycor Stadium: JonRidinger, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Great American Ball Park: Eric Kilby profile at Flickr website, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Nippert Stadium: Ben Levin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · TQL Stadium: Cornfield948, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Keep exploring
Everything we know about Pike Township
18pages on Pike Township
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Pike Township
About 5 of every 100 Pike Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
About Pike Township
Township in Ohio, US
Pike Township is one of the sixteen townships of Brown County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 4,134 people in the township.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 25 sq mi
- Elevation
- 942 ft
Pike Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Pike Township.
Scott TownshipWashington TownshipMount OrabGreen TownshipClark TownshipSterling TownshipPike Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pike Township | #782 | C | B+ | — | B | D |
| Scott Township | — | — | A | — | B | D |
| Washington Township | — | — | A | — | B | D |
| Mount Orab | #832 | C | B | B+ | B | D |
| Green Township | #895 | C− | B+ | — | B | D |
| Clark Township | #749 | C+ | A+ | — | B | D |
| Sterling Township | #702 | C+ | A− | — | B | C− |
Scott Township and Washington Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Pike Township, Scott Township, Washington Township, Green Township, Clark Township and Sterling Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Pike Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Pike Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pike Township, OH a good place to live?
Pike Township grades C overall, better than 34% of U.S. towns and #782 of 987 in Ohio. It grades D for health and B for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Pike 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 B+.