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Rice TownshipOH
A town of 1,237.
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Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
1,237
2025 Census estimate · −0.3% since 2020
Median home value
$156K
Census ACS
Household income
$72K
median
Median age
40.8
years
Jobs based here
275
A commuter town
Is Rice Township a good place to live?
Rice Township’s weakest subject grade is a D for walkability. 10% of residents are 65 or older in Rice Township, below both Ohio’s towns (20%) and U.S. towns (18%). Rice Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 82% of U.S. towns. Rice Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
A shrinking town
Rice Township has shrunk 17% since 2010
1,370 counted in 2010 and 1,143 in 2020; an estimated 1,237 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Rice Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Rice Township is from typical.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 3.7 of 20; 0% of households have no car; 0.7% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →HealthMagruder Hospital 10.4 miles awayC−Open →Jobs & income$72K median household incomeCOpen →SchoolsBehind 56% of Ohio districts on tests and graduationC+Open →Cost of livingTypical home $156K, 2.5 years of the Fremont area’s $62K median household incomeC+Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 45% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsConserved land, trails and parksB−Open →HistoryB−Open →Civic life0.6 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsC−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Rice Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Rice Township, and how to reach them.
PowerThe Toledo Edison16.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterShorewood Village Subdivision water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Rice Township’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Ohio you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereDirector, Sandusky County Board of ElectionsSandusky County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2019
ZIP codes43420, 43442, 4344943420 88% · 43442 6% · 43449 5%Census 2020
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 Rice Township.
HealthC−
Rice Township is less healthy than 78% of U.S. towns
Rice Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 15% of adults have diabetes in Rice Township, where Ohio’s towns sit at 13% and U.S. towns at 12%. 41% of Rice Township adults have obesity.
22%healthier than U.S. townsC−Health Grade
| Rice Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 28% | 25% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better27 too close to call5 worse
| What stands out | Rice Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 9.4% | 8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.2% | 7.1% |
| More adults with arthritis | 34.3% | 29.8% |
Magruder Hospital
10.4 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
Most of Rice Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.5 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Rice Township for work: only 1% work in town. 17% of residents live below the poverty line in Rice Township. Since 2013, Rice Township has added 118 jobs, to 275 in 2023.
1%work in town
| Rice Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.2% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $72,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Rice Township1%
Fremont22%
Clyde5%
Toledo4%
Stony Prairie3%
16 mi
median commute distance
275
jobs based in Rice Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
In Rice Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Rice Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 21° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
26″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter23–36°
Spring40–59°
Summer62–82°
Fall45–63°
Oct 24
typical first frost
Apr 21
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B−
Rice Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 55% of U.S. communities.
45risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Rice Township
17pages on Rice Township
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Rice Township
About 4 of every 100 Rice Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Small town
1,237 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Riley TownshipSandusky TownshipWashington TownshipWightmans GroveSalem TownshipRice Township
About Rice Township
Township in Ohio, US
Rice Township is one of the twelve townships of Sandusky County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, 1,143 people lived in the township.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 23 sq mi
- Elevation
- 591 ft
Questions about Rice Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Rice 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 C+.