Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,388.
The best of Richland Township’s subject grades are an A− for cost of living and an A+ for history; the weakest is a D for walkability. Richland Township’s typical journey to work is 32 minutes, above both Ohio’s towns (24 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 40 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score higher on history. The biggest park or preserve is Rushcreek Conservation District, at 511 acres. Richland Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Richland Township beats most towns.
Joseph Ijams House| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Fairfield Union Rushville Middle School | 5–8 | 612 |
| Fairfield Union High School | 9–12 | 587 |
Where Richland 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 Richland Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2015.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Richland 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 Richland Township.
Richland Township: 3.8% of working residents work locally. Since 2013, Richland Township has added 44 jobs, to 385 in 2023. The income of the median household for Richland Township comes to $94,000, above both the Ohio town median ($75,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). The top destinations are Columbus (23%), Lancaster (20%) and Bremen (3%).
| Richland Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $94,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.8% | 6.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The public schools here belong to the Fairfield Union Local school district. The largest public high school is Fairfield Union High School, with 587 students. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield Union Rushville Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 612 | B− |
| Fairfield Union High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 587 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Expect chilly winters and pleasant summers in Richland Township. Summer afternoons peak near 84° in July, and January nights bottom out around 21°; snowfall runs to about 17 inches a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
0.7 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Parks and preserves in Richland Township: 2, covering 588 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Rushcreek Conservation District | — | 511 |
| 2. Oakthorpe Lake | — | 77 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Among adults in Richland Township, 40% sleep under 7 hours and 17% smoke cigarettes. 27% of adults have been diagnosed with depression here.
| Richland Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Richland Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.1% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The FEMA risk score in Richland Township is 49 of 100. FEMA puts 71% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 6% to tornadoes. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in just over half of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Richland Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw34 mi Stadium & arenaOhio Stadium
33 mi Stadium & arenaHistoric Crew Stadium
33 mi Stadium & arenaScottsMiracle-Gro Field
25 mi State parkHocking Hills State Park
35 mi Stadium & arenaValue City Arena
40 mi National Historical ParkHopewell Culture National Historical Park52K visitors a yearOhio Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Historic Crew Stadium: Rick Dikeman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · ScottsMiracle-Gro Field: Nova Crystallis, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hocking Hills State Park: Ramseybuckeye, Public domain · Value City Arena: Nick81aku at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Hopewell Culture National Historical Park: Ɱ, CC BY-SA 4.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Richland Township
About 8 of every 100 Richland Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Richland Township is one of the thirteen townships of Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 2,307.
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4 towns share a border with Richland Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richland Township | — | — | A− | — | B+ | C+ |
| Reading Township | #630 | B− | A− | — | B | C− |
| Rush Creek Township | #505 | B | A− | — | B+ | C+ |
| Walnut Township | #555 | B− | C+ | — | B+ | B− |
| Thorn Township | #263 | A− | B | — | B | B− |
Richland Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Richland Township, Reading Township, Rush Creek Township, Walnut Township and Thorn Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Richland Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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−.
