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A town of 4,465. Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Reading Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $266K for a typical one, or 3.2 years of the Columbus metro’s $82K median household income. It grades B− overall, 630th among Ohio's 987 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 75% of the country. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 95% of U.S. towns, with 3 places on the National Register. Reading Township’s average trip to work is 36 minutes, where Ohio’s towns sit at 24 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Only 83 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score higher on history. Reading Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 92% of U.S. towns.
Where Reading Township beats most towns.
Bowman Mill Covered BridgeWhere Reading 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 Reading Township is from typical.
Its best grade is an A+ for history (#54 of 993 in Ohio; 3 places on the National Register), which describes the town but isn’t part of the overall grade; its B− comes from the livability subjects above.
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The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2007 and 4 maps from 1909 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Reading 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 Reading Township.
Reading Township has little public open land, but it has commutes longer than most of Ohio.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 90% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Northern Local school district. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Sheridan High School, with 711 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheridan Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 516 | B |
| Sheridan High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 711 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
41% of Reading Township adults sleep under 7 hours. Reading Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 18% of Reading Township adults smoke cigarettes.
| Reading Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 28% | 25% |
| What stands out | Reading Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19.4% | 15.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.7% | 8% |
| More smokers | 18.1% | 15.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The average commute for its 1,541 working residents takes 35.5 minutes, against 23.4 across Ohio.
Most working residents leave Reading Township for work: only 7% work in town. 16% of residents live below the poverty line in Reading Township. Jobs based in Reading Township grew to 641 in 2023, 137 more than in 2013.
| Reading Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $72,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Reading 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
Just 236 of its 32,284 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Reading Township itself; its outdoors grade is D.
1.9 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Rushcreek Conservation District | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Reading Township
About 3 of every 100 Reading Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
3 places in Reading Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Ohio, US
Reading Township is one of the fourteen townships of Perry County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 4,358 people in the township.
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6 towns share a border with Reading Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading Township | #630 | B− | A− | — | B | C− |
| Jackson Township | #650 | B− | A− | — | B | C− |
| Clayton Township | — | — | A+ | — | B | D |
| Richland Township | — | — | A− | — | B+ | C+ |
| Rush Creek Township | #505 | B | A− | — | B+ | C+ |
| Hopewell Township | #372 | B+ | A− | — | B | C |
| Thorn Township | #263 | A− | B | — | B | B− |
Clayton Township and Richland Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Reading Township, Jackson Township, Clayton Township, Richland Township, Rush Creek Township, Hopewell Township and Thorn Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Reading Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Reading Township grades B− overall, better than 48% of U.S. towns and #630 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C− for health and B for schools. Walkability 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 A−.
