Providence TownshipOH
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Is Providence Township a good place to live?
Providence Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B+ overall, ranked 386th of 987 in Ohio, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its schools rank ahead of 86% of Ohio towns. It also does better than most on health: it is healthier than 65% of U.S. towns. A typical home there costs about $233K, 3.6 years of the Toledo metro’s $65K median household income. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 91% of U.S. towns. Providence Township’s median age is 49.8 years, against 41.7 years in Ohio’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Its National Register listings include Providence Historic District.
What makes Providence Township stand out
Where Providence Township beats most towns.
98% of working residents leave Providence Township for work
Where Providence Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Providence Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Providence Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Providence Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Providence 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Providence Township.
Providence Township has less tooth loss than most of Ohio and sends most of its workers to Toledo and beyond.
Most working residents commute out of Providence Township
Providence Township has 264 jobs for its 1,546 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Providence Township for work: only 2% work in town. Providence Township’s median household income is $98,000. Jobs based in Providence Township fell to 264 in 2023, 40 fewer than in 2013.
| Providence Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $98,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.1% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 14% | 9.7% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Providence Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Providence Township has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 19° and about 37 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Providence Township’s grade for health is a B+
Its widest gap with Ohio is tooth loss: 9.5% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 15.3% statewide.
Providence Township beats the Ohio average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 81% of adults had a checkup this year in Providence Township.
| Providence Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 80% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 9.5% | 13% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 26% | 23% |
| What stands out | Providence Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.5% | 15.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.5% | 14.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
More middle-aged adults than Ohio overall
Adults 35 to 64 are 45% of residents (38% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (22% statewide). 17% of Providence Township residents are under 18. 26% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio.
| Providence Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 17% | 22% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 26% | 24% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.9 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women. Among residents 18 to 24, 87% are men (OH 51%).
| Providence Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.6% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.9% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.5% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.1% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.7% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 19.9% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.3% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.7% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 36.4% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 25.3% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.1% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.2% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.3% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,400, single groups can be off by several points
Providence Township has set aside 3.5% of its land for conservation
2.2 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Providence Metropark, at 27 acres with 1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. The trail density in Providence Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Providence Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.5% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Providence Metropark | 1 mi | 27 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Providence Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 52% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Providence Township since 2014.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Toledo Museum of Art and 9 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Providence Township. Close and well known come first.
19 mi MuseumToledo Museum of Art340K visitors a year
17 mi Zoo & aquariumToledo Zoo
11 mi LandmarkFort Meigs
39 mi National park siteRiver Raisin National Battlefield Park134K visitors a year
20 mi MuseumImagination Station
21 mi MuseumNational Museum of the Great LakesPhoto 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 · River Raisin National Battlefield Park: Notorious4life (talk), Public domain · Imagination Station: MrJacon000, CC BY-SA 4.0 · National Museum of the Great Lakes: MrJacon000, CC BY-SA 4.0
Everything we know about Providence Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Providence Township
About 2 of every 100 Providence Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
About Providence Township
Ghost town in Ohio, United States
Providence is a ghost town on the north side of the Maumee River in southern Providence Township, Lucas County, Ohio, United States, about 24 miles (39 km) southwest of Toledo. After suffering a destructive fire and a cholera epidemic in mid-19th century, the village was abandoned. In this period, canal traffic had also fallen off. The area is now maintained as Providence Metropark of Toledo, featuring numerous elements of the canal era, including a mule-drawn canal boat on a restored section of the Miami and Erie Canal, and an operating saw and gristmill.
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Providence Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Providence Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Township | #386 | B+ | B− | — | A | B+ |
| Grand Rapids Township · Grand Rapids | — | — | B | — | B | B− |
| Washington Township | — | — | C+ | — | B | B− |
| Waterville Township | #58 | A+ | C+ | — | A | A− |
| Washington Township | — | — | A− | — | A | C |
| Swanton Township | #180 | A− | C+ | — | A | B− |
Grand Rapids Township, Washington Township and Washington Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Providence Township, Grand Rapids Township, Washington Township, Waterville Township, Washington Township and Swanton Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Grand Rapids and Grand Rapids Township are one community, graded once. Compare Providence Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Providence Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Providence Township, OH a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Providence Township grades B+ overall, better than 67% of U.S. towns and #386 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B+ for health and A for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Providence Township, OH expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.