Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Portage Township’s subject grades is an A− for history; the weakest is a D for walkability. Portage Township’s age of the median resident is 35.8 years, below both Ohio’s towns (41.7 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). William Graham House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Portage Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Portage Township beats most towns.
William Graham House| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Elmwood Elementary School | PK–4 | 478 |
| Elmwood Middle School | 5–8 | 326 |
| Elmwood High School | 9–12 | 319 |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Portage Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 304 in 1880, a peak of 546 in 1900, 398 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 3 maps from 1901 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Portage 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 Portage Township.
For adults in Portage Township, the share who smoke cigarettes is 18%. This Ohio town tracks Ohio closely on all 32 CDC measures.
| Portage Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 26% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its three schools are below. The largest public high school is Elmwood High School, with 319 students. Public school enrollment in Portage Township: 1,123 students across 3 schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elmwood Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 478 | A− |
| Elmwood High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 319 | B− |
| Elmwood Middle SchoolTop results in townGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 326 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Flood insurance has paid out on 9 claims in Portage Township since 1998. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 79% of U.S. communities.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home gained 2.5% in value. In Portage Township, 63% of households own their home. The median rent for Portage Township comes to $997 a month.
| Portage Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 63% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $997 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Summer afternoons peak near 85° in July, and January nights bottom out around 20°; snowfall runs to about 21 inches a winter. The seasons in Portage Township: chilly winters, warm summers.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Half the trips to work are shorter than 19 miles. Since 2013, Portage Township has lost 89 jobs, to 658 in 2023. Only 2% of working residents stay in Portage Township for work; the rest commute out. The top destinations are Bowling Green (28%), Toledo (13%) and Findlay (4%).
| Portage Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.9% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Among residents in Portage Township, 15% are 65 or older. No age group stands out against Ohio: all are within 4 points. Ohio has nearly a third of adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 23%. This Ohio town is growing: up 2.1% since 2020, to 1,584 residents (2025 estimate).
| Portage Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 24% | 22% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 23% | 24% | 29% |
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.4 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Portage Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 17.8% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 5.9% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 11.3% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.1% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 17.6% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 5.7% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.9% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.3% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.3% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.5% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 35.3% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.8% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.9% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 4.4% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,600, single groups can be off by several points
Count the trails in 1 park or preserve and they come to 1.6 miles. One park or preserve covers 15 acres in Portage Township.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Enright Park | — | 15 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Portage Township. Close and well known come first.
24 mi MuseumToledo Museum of Art340K visitors a year
22 mi Zoo & aquariumToledo Zoo
17 mi LandmarkFort Meigs
4 mi MuseumWood County Museum
24 mi MuseumImagination Station
25 mi MuseumNational Museum of the Great LakesToledo 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 · Wood County Museum: Nyttend, Public domain · Imagination Station: MrJacon000, CC BY-SA 4.0 · National Museum of the Great Lakes: MrJacon000, CC BY-SA 4.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Portage Township
About 1 of every 100 Portage Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Village in Ohio, United States
Portage is a village in Wood County, Ohio, United States. The population was 398 at the 2020 census.
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4 towns share a border with Portage Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portage Township | — | — | B− | — | B+ | C− |
| Center Township | — | — | B− | — | B+ | B− |
| Liberty Township | — | — | B | — | B | C |
| Bloom Township | #543 | B | A− | — | B+ | C |
| Montgomery Township | #384 | B+ | A | — | B+ | C |
Portage Township, Center Township and Liberty Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Portage Township, Center Township, Liberty Township, Bloom Township and Montgomery Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Portage Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
That is 2.8 years of the area's median household income ($65,486 across the Toledo, OH metro 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−.
