Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,171. Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
The best of Ridgefield Township’s subject grades are an A+ for history and an A for civic life; the weakest is a D for walkability. 32% of residents are under 18 in Ridgefield Township, where Ohio’s towns sit at 22% and U.S. towns at 22%. Homes are within reach, about $156K for a typical one, or 2.3 years of the Norwalk area’s $68K median household income. Only 78 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score higher on history. Ridgefield Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Ridgefield Township beats most towns.
Seth Brown HouseEach subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Ridgefield Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2006 and 3 maps from 1904 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Ridgefield 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 Ridgefield Township.
Its public schools are run by the Monroeville Local school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monroeville Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 293 | B− |
| Monroeville High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 240 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Ridgefield Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 33 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Ridgefield Township for work: only 10% work in town. Ridgefield Township’s average trip to work is 20 minutes, below both Ohio’s towns (24 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). 4.6% of Ridgefield Township residents live below the poverty line.
| Ridgefield Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4.6% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 10% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $70,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 59% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Ridgefield Township beats the Ohio average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| Ridgefield Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 38% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 26% | 23% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 28% | 25% |
| What stands out | Ridgefield Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.7% | 8.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.5% | 14.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Veterans Memorial Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Ridgefield Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw14 mi Theme parkCedar Point3.8M visitors a year
35 mi MuseumOhio State Reformatory
27 mi National MemorialPerry's Victory and International Peace Memorial124K visitors a year12 mi Theme parkCastaway Bay
27 mi CaveCrystal Cave
24 mi MuseumAllen Memorial Art MuseumCedar Point: Larry Pieniazek, User:Lar, en:User:Lar (primary), CC BY 2.5 · Ohio State Reformatory: Niagara66, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial: NPS Photo, Public domain · Crystal Cave: Analogue Kid at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · Allen Memorial Art Museum: Daderot, Public domain
1 within 15 miles of the center of Ridgefield Township
About 4 of every 100 Ridgefield Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
2 places in Ridgefield Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Ohio, US
Ridgefield Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 2,197.
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5 towns share a border with Ridgefield Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgefield Township | — | — | A− | — | B− | B− |
| Norwalk | #455 | B | B+ | B+ | B+ | C |
| Norwalk Township | #319 | B+ | A− | — | B+ | C |
| Lyme Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Peru Township | — | — | C− | — | B− | B− |
| Oxford Township | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | B− |
Ridgefield Township, Peru Township and Oxford Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Ridgefield Township, Norwalk Township, Peru Township and Oxford Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Lyme Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Ridgefield Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
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−.
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