Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
2,060 people call this town in Ohio home.
The best of Richland Township’s subject grades are an A− for civic life and a B+ for history; the weakest is a D− for walkability. On walkability, just 161 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do worse. Richland Township’s mean commuting time is 29 minutes, above both the Ohio town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Ebenezer Finley House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Richland Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Richland Township beats most towns.
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 2 old photos and papers going back to 2015 and 5 maps from 1909 on.
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.
In Richland Township, 19% of adults report frequent mental distress. Two figures for adults locally: 14% have diabetes, 40% have high blood pressure.
| Richland Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 28% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Richland Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 21.6% | 15.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.2% | 8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9% | 7.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its one school is below. The Rolling Hills Local school district runs its public schools. 135 students attend Richland Township’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secrest Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 135 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
2% of Richland Township working residents work locally. Since 2013, Richland Township has lost 46 jobs, to 89 in 2023. For half of commuters, work is under 12 miles away. The top destinations are Cambridge (27%), Jackson Township (10%) and Zanesville (4%).
| Richland Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $75,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 78% of U.S. communities. 73% of Richland Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 6%. Flood insurance has paid out on 23 claims locally since 1979.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Summer afternoons peak near 84° in July, and January nights bottom out around 20°; snowfall runs to about 17 inches a winter. Richland Township brings chilly winters and warm summers.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Richland Township’s density of trails stands at 0.1 miles per square mile. 1.5 miles of trail.
| Richland Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 9.7% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Richland Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Richland Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Richland Township is one of the nineteen townships of Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,066.
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6 towns share a border with Richland Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richland Township | — | — | B− | — | B− | C− |
| Wayne Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wills Township | — | — | C+ | — | B | C |
| Center Township | — | — | B | — | B− | D |
| Jackson Township | #903 | C− | B+ | — | B− | D |
| Valley Township | — | — | A− | — | B− | C− |
| Millwood Township | — | — | A | — | B | C− |
Richland Township, Wills Township, Center Township, Valley Township and Millwood Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Richland Township, Wills Township, Center Township, Jackson Township, Valley Township and Millwood Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Wayne Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Richland Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.