Pike Twp Fulton OH, 2006
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Pike TownshipOH
A town of 1,707.
5 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
1,707
2025 Census estimate · −2.4% since 2020
Median home value
$229K
Census ACS
Household income
$95K
median
Median age
48.0
years
Jobs based here
174
A commuter town
Is Pike Township a good place to live?
Pike Township’s best subject grades are an A− for incomes and schools; its weakest is a D− for walkability. 12% of residents are under 18 in Pike Township, below both Ohio’s towns (22%) and U.S. towns (22%). Only 15 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score lower on walkability. Delta Reservoirs Fishing Area, at 137 acres with 1.3 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Pike Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
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.
174jobs based in Pike Township
2%of working residents work in town
17 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.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 2.6 of 20; 0.5% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitD−Open →Jobs & income$95K median household incomeA−Open →SchoolsBeat 79% of Ohio districts on tests and graduationA−Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 30% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listB+Open →Cost of livingTypical home $229K, 3.5 years of the Toledo metro’s $65K median household incomeBOpen →HealthFulton County Health Center 7 miles awayC+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors1 mile of trail; 3% conserved landC+Open →HistoryC+Open →Civic life3.2 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsB+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.
PowerThe Toledo Edison16.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterDelta Village water system4 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNearest public drop-offFulton County Solid Waste Transfer Station, 4 miOpenStreetMap
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, Fulton County Board of ElectionsFulton County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2019
ZIP codes43515, 43567, 4353343515 66% · 43567 32% · 43533 2%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.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A−
Most of Pike Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Pike Township for work: only 2% work in town. 3.6% of residents live below the poverty line in Pike Township, against 9.1% in Ohio’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Jobs based in Pike Township grew to 174 in 2023, 46 more than in 2013.
2%work in town
| Pike Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.6% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $95,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.7% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
In Pike Township2%
Wauseon14%
Toledo10%
York Township8%
Napoleon4%
17 mi
median commute distance
174
jobs based in Pike Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 0% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B+
Low risk in Pike Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 70% of U.S. communities.
30risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesDrought
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Pike Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Pike Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 18° and about 27 inches of snow falls in a winter.
27″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter21–35°
Spring38–59°
Summer60–82°
Fall42–63°
Oct 16
typical first frost
Apr 29
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HealthC+
Residents of Pike Township are less healthy than 58% of U.S. towns
Pike Township tracks Ohio closely on all 32 CDC measures. 25% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Pike Township.
42%healthier than U.S. townsC+Health Grade
| Pike Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 26% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 38% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 13% | 12% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better32 too close to call0 worse
Fulton County Health Center
7 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
OutdoorsC+
Conserved land covers 3.1% of Pike Township
The trail density in Pike Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
3.1%conserved
| Pike Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.1% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
3.1%
conserved · 554 of 17,984 acres
1.3 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Delta Reservoirs Fishing Area | 1.3 mi | 137 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Pike Township
18pages on Pike Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Pike Township; the nearest are
Northwest State Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Archbold17.2 mi$4,698 in-state tuitionUniversity of ToledoUniversity or college · Public · Toledo23 mi$12,744 in-state tuition
About 7 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 twelve townships of Fulton County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,733.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 28 sq mi
- Elevation
- 751 ft
Pike Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Pike Township.
Fulton TownshipDover TownshipYork TownshipRoyalton TownshipClinton TownshipPike Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pike Township | — | — | B | — | A− | C+ |
| Fulton Township | #357 | B+ | B+ | — | A− | C+ |
| Dover Township | — | — | B− | — | A− | B− |
| York Township | #383 | B+ | B | — | A− | C+ |
| Royalton Township | — | — | A | — | A− | B− |
| Clinton Township | #173 | A− | B+ | — | A− | B− |
Pike Township, Dover Township and Royalton Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Pike Township, Fulton Township, Dover Township, York Township, Royalton Township and Clinton 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 expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.