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Pleasant TownshipOH
A town of 2,333. 2.3 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Ohio town.
4 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
2,333
2025 Census estimate · −1.5% since 2020
Median home value
$174K
Census ACS
Household income
$73K
median
Median age
47.2
years
Jobs based here
1,705
A job hub
Is Pleasant Township a good place to live?
The best of Pleasant Township’s subject grades are an A− for cost of living and an A for civic life. Pleasant Township’s median age is 47.2 years, where Ohio’s towns sit at 41.7 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Pleasant Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Pleasant Township stand out
Where Pleasant Township beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
Pleasant Township8.7
Typical U.S. town3.7
Typical OH town3.9
Civic lifeA
2.3 times the nonprofits per person
than the typical Ohio town
Charities, civic groups and human services; churches not counted.
McComb Local schools
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| McComb Local Elementary School | K–6 | 305 |
| McComb Local Jr/Sr High School | 7–12 | 282 |
| McComb Local School Panther Academy | 12 | 4 |
SchoolsB+
On state tests and graduation
NCES · EDFacts.
A job hub
Every workday, about 1,635 people come to Pleasant Township for work
Where Pleasant Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
1,705jobs based in Pleasant Township
6%of working residents work in town
11 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Pleasant Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Pleasant Township is from typical.
Cost of livingTypical home $174K, 2.4 years of the Findlay area’s $73K median household incomeA−Open →SchoolsB+Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.8 of 20; 1.2% of households have no car; 2.9% of workers walk, bike or ride transitCOpen →Jobs & incomeBOpen →HealthBluffton Hospital 16.8 miles awayBOpen →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 43% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsConserved land, trails and parksCOpen →HistoryBOpen →Civic life8.7 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsAOpen →
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 Pleasant Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pleasant Township, and how to reach them.
PowerAEP Ohio19.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterNorthwestern W and Sd - Mccomb water system7 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet9 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Pleasant 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, Hancock County Board of ElectionsHancock County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2020
ZIP codes45858, 4351645858 98% · 43516 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 Pleasant Township.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B
About one in three of Pleasant Township’s working residents commute to Findlay
Most working residents leave Pleasant Township for work: only 6% work in town. Pleasant Township’s average trip to work is 20 minutes, below both the Ohio town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Since 2013, Pleasant Township has lost 246 jobs, to 1,705 in 2023.
6%work in town
| Pleasant Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 7.7% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Pleasant Township6%
Findlay33%
Allen Township10%
McComb6%
Liberty Township3%
11 mi
median commute distance
1,705
jobs based in Pleasant Township
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
C
Walkability grade: more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
SchoolsB+
Pleasant Township’s schools rank ahead of 70% of Ohio districts
Its public schools are run by the McComb Local school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
70%of OH districts it outscoresB+School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| McComb Local Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 305 | B− |
| McComb Local Jr/Sr High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 282 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Climate
In Pleasant Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Pleasant 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.
24″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter22–36°
Spring40–60°
Summer62–83°
Fall44–63°
Oct 24
typical first frost
Apr 22
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Pleasant Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 57% of U.S. communities.
43risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesHail
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
HealthB
On CDC estimates, Pleasant Township is healthier than 55% of U.S. towns
Pleasant Township beats the Ohio average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 18% of adults binge drink in Pleasant Township.
55%healthier than U.S. townsBHealth Grade
| Pleasant Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 20% | 19% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
8 better24 too close to call0 worse
| What stands out | Pleasant Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.4% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.3% | 8.3% |
Bluffton Hospital
16.8 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Nearby attractions
All 21 attractions →Toledo Museum of Art and 8 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pleasant Township. Close and well known come first.
39 mi MuseumToledo Museum of Art340K visitors a year
36 mi Zoo & aquariumToledo Zoo
31 mi LandmarkFort Meigs
40 mi MuseumImagination Station
19 mi MuseumWood County Museum
10 mi MuseumMazza Museum of International Art from Picture BooksSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Toledo Museum of Art: Ɱ, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Toledo Zoo: DreamingKoala, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Meigs: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Imagination Station: MrJacon000, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wood County Museum: Nyttend, Public domain · Mazza Museum of International Art from Picture Books: Ruhrfisch (talk), CC BY-SA 4.0
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Pleasant Township
17pages on Pleasant Township
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Pleasant Township
The University of FindlayUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Findlay10.1 mi$41,164 tuitionWinebrenner Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Findlay10.2 mi
About 2 of every 100 Pleasant Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
About Pleasant Township
Township in Ohio, US
Pleasant Township is one of the seventeen townships of Hancock County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,377.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 37 sq mi
- Elevation
- 751 ft
Pleasant Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Pleasant Township.
Van Buren TownshipPortage TownshipJackson TownshipBlanchard TownshipPleasant Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Township | — | — | A− | — | B+ | B |
| Van Buren Township | #144 | A | A | — | B+ | C+ |
| Portage Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jackson Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Blanchard Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Pleasant Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Pleasant Township and Van Buren Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Portage Township, Jackson Township and Blanchard Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Pleasant Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Pleasant Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pleasant Township, OH a good place to live?
2.3 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Ohio town.
Is Pleasant 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 A−.