Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 1,865 residents, it is a town in Ohio.
The best of Plymouth Township’s subject grades is an A− for history; the weakest is a D− for health. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 94% of U.S. towns. Only 89 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score lower on health. Plymouth Township's schools rank behind 72% of the state's. Only 66 of Ohio’s 1,560 towns score lower on civic life. Blakeslee Log Cabin is on the National Register of Historic Places. Plymouth Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Plymouth Township beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Blakeslee Log Cabin| Widest gap | Plymouth Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 11.5% | 8% |
Where Plymouth 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 Plymouth Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2013.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Plymouth 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 Plymouth Township.
17% of Plymouth Township adults report frequent physical distress, where Ohio’s towns sit at 15% and U.S. towns at 14%. The share of adults in Plymouth Township who have been diagnosed with depression: 28%. In Plymouth Township, 17% of adults have diabetes, and 36% get no exercise outside work.
| Plymouth Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 38% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 28% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Plymouth Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 11.5% | 8% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 19.1% | 14.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.5% | 7.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 89% of U.S. communities. Expected losses in Plymouth Township break down as 63% from inland flooding and 17% from tornadoes. Since 2006, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in the town.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
For half of commuters, work is under 11 miles away. Jobs based in Plymouth Township fell to 109 in 2023, 68 fewer than in 2013. 13% of Plymouth Township residents live below the poverty line, above both Ohio’s towns (9.1%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). The town’s mean commuting time comes in at 28 minutes.
| Plymouth Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.4% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $70,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In July, afternoons reach 81°; in January, nights fall to 19°, and about 90 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest park or preserve is Plymouth Ridge Park, at 32 acres. 2.2 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Also worth knowing: for Plymouth Township, the trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Plymouth Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.4% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Plymouth Ridge Park | 0.5 mi | 32 |
| 2. Indian Trails Park | 0.1 mi | 26 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Plymouth Township
About 1 of every 100 Plymouth Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Plymouth Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,928 people in the township.
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5 towns share a border with Plymouth Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plymouth Township | — | — | B | — | C | D− |
| Ashtabula Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Edgewood | #690 | C+ | A | — | C+ | D |
| Jefferson Township | #813 | C | B | — | B− | D |
| Saybrook Township | #925 | C− | A− | — | C | D− |
| Austinburg Township | — | — | B | — | B− | C |
Plymouth Township and Austinburg Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Plymouth Township, Edgewood, Jefferson Township, Saybrook Township and Austinburg Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Ashtabula Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Plymouth Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.