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Prairie Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $214K, 2.8 years of the county’s $76K median household income. It grades B overall, ranked 461st of 987 in Ohio. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 84% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. On the plus side, its public schools beat 80% of Ohio towns on state tests and graduation. 5.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Prairie Township, below both Ohio’s towns (24%) and U.S. towns (29%). Croco House is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Prairie Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Maple Springs School | 1–8 | 39 |
| Martins Creek Valley School | 1–8 | 31 |
| Peniel Christian | 1–8 | 30 |
Croco HouseEach subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Prairie Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 2,266 in 1990, 3,096 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2015 and 5 maps from 1915 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Prairie 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 Prairie Township.
Prairie Township pairs an A− for schools with modest home prices and trades workers with Columbus and other neighbors.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 89% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its A− for schools comes with a B+ for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $214K.
One of its 10 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Springs School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades 1–8 | Grades 1–8 | 39 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
75% of Prairie Township adults had a checkup this year. Prairie Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 16. 12% of Prairie Township adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance.
| Prairie Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 18% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 16% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 80% | 79% |
| What stands out | Prairie Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 11.7% | 8% |
| More smokers | 20.7% | 15.4% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.1% | 15.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Prairie Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 20 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Prairie Township has about as many jobs (1,127) as working residents, but only 103 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave Prairie Township for work: only 9% work in town. 14% of residents live below the poverty line in Prairie Township. Since 2013, Prairie Township has added 85 jobs, to 1,127 in 2023.
| Prairie Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
2 within 15 miles of the center of Prairie Township
About 1 of every 100 Prairie Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Prairie Township is one of the fourteen townships of Holmes County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 3,096.
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5 towns share a border with Prairie Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Township | #461 | B | B+ | — | A− | C− |
| Salt Creek Township | #674 | C+ | C− | — | A− | C− |
| Hardy Township | #654 | C+ | B | — | B | D |
| Ripley Township | — | — | B | — | B | C− |
| Franklin Township | #401 | B+ | B | — | A− | C |
| Monroe Township | — | — | B | — | B | D |
Ripley Township and Monroe Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Prairie Township, Salt Creek Township, Hardy Township, Ripley Township, Franklin Township and Monroe Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Prairie Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Prairie Township grades B overall, better than 63% of U.S. towns and #461 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C− for health and A− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
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 B+.