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A town of 5,671.
Pleasant Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $152K for a typical one, or 1.9 years of the Cincinnati metro’s $81K median household income. It grades C+ overall, 656th among Ohio's 987 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 95% of the country, and the median household income is $50K, and 30% of residents live below the poverty line. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. 30% of residents live below the poverty line in Pleasant Township, against 9.1% in Ohio’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Pleasant Township has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them DONALD B (towboat) and Thompson Farm.
Where Pleasant Township beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Pleasant Township is from typical.
Its grades run from A for hazard risk (better than 88% of comparable towns) to D− for health (better than 5%), so the C+ overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
DONALD B (towboat) is a National Historic Landmark, the National Register’s top tier.
The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 1840 and 4 maps from 1931 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Pleasant 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 Pleasant Township.
Pleasant Township trades workers with Georgetown and other neighbors, but it has poverty well above the Ohio rate.
37% of Pleasant Township adults get no exercise outside work. Pleasant Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 18. 22% of Pleasant Township adults smoke cigarettes.
| Pleasant Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 28% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 16% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 38% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Pleasant Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 12.3% | 8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 10.1% | 7.1% |
| More smokers | 21.9% | 15.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Georgetown Exempted Village school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Southern Hills Career Technical Center, with 488 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgetown Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 549 | B |
| Southern Hills Career Technical CenterLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 488 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 87% of U.S. communities. Since 1997, 6 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Pleasant Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Pleasant Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 22° and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Pleasant Township has about as many jobs (2,227) as working residents, but only 373 people both live and work here. The average commute takes 35.3 minutes, against 23.4 across Ohio.
Pleasant Township’s average trip to work is 35 minutes. Most working residents leave Pleasant Township for work: only 17% work in town. The top destinations are Georgetown (16%), Cincinnati (7%) and Mount Orab (4%).
| Pleasant Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 35 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 17% | 6.8% | 8% |
| Median household income | $50,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
1.0 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Brown County Fairgrounds, at 45 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Kathryn Hanlon Memorial Park | 0.9 mi | 26 |
| 2. Brown County Fairgrounds | — | 45 |
| 3. Courthouse Square | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Pleasant Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Pleasant Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
3 places in Pleasant Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Ohio, US
Pleasant Township is one of the sixteen townships of Brown County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 5,643 people in the township.
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8 towns share a border with Pleasant Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Township | #656 | C+ | A | — | B+ | D− |
| Lewis Township | — | — | A | — | B | D |
| Union Township | #875 | C− | A+ | — | C+ | D |
| Jefferson Township | — | — | A | — | B | D |
| Clark Township | #749 | C+ | A+ | — | B | D |
| Franklin Township | — | — | A | — | B+ | D |
| Georgetown | #643 | B− | A | B− | B+ | D− |
| Scott Township | — | — | A | — | B | D |
Lewis Township, Jefferson Township, Franklin Township and Scott Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Pleasant Township, Lewis Township, Union Township, Jefferson Township, Clark Township, Franklin Township and Scott Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Pleasant Township with a neighbor →
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Pleasant Township grades C+ overall, better than 45% of U.S. towns and #656 of 987 in Ohio. It grades D− for health and B+ for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D−.
