Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,167. Public schools that outperform most of Ohio.
The best of Riley Township’s subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and schools and an A for history. On cost of living, just 27 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do better. 2.6% of residents live below the poverty line in Riley Township, below both Ohio’s towns (9.1%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Riley Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Riley Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Pandora-Gilboa Elementary School | K–4 | 182 |
| Pandora-Gilboa Middle School | 5–8 | 158 |
| Pandora-Gilboa High School | 9–12 | 183 |
Bridenbaugh District No. 3 SchoolhouseWhere Riley 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 Riley Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2006 and 2 maps from 1960 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Riley 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 Riley Township.
Its public schools are run by the Pandora-Gilboa Local school district. Its three schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pandora-Gilboa Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 182 | A |
| Pandora-Gilboa High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 183 | B+ |
| Pandora-Gilboa Middle SchoolTop results in townGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 158 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Riley Township for work: only 10% work in town. 6.5% of workers work from home in Riley Township, below both the Ohio town median (9.7%) and the median of U.S. towns (11%). The top destinations are Findlay (10%), Ottawa (10%) and Pandora (8%).
| Riley Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 6.5% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Median household income | $66,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 9.5% | 6.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Riley Township has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 33 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Ohio average. Riley Township has lost 3.1% of its people since 2020, down to 2,167 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. Riley Township’s median age is 38 years.
| Riley Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 23% | 22% | 22% |
54% women, 46% men
About 85 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.7 points). Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Riley Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.6% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.4% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 12.3% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.9% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.1% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.1% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 8.7% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.2% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.9% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.5% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34.1% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 19% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 17.7% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.6% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.1% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,200, single groups can be off by several points
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 55% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Riley Township beats the Ohio average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 43% of adults have obesity in Riley Township.
| Riley Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 38% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 38% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 9.7% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Riley Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.7% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.9% | 8.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.2% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1.6 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. The trail density in Riley Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Riley Township. Close and well known come first.
30 mi MuseumArmstrong Air and Space Museum
18 mi MuseumAllen County Museum
32 mi MuseumWood County Museum
15 mi MuseumHancock Historical Museum
16 mi MuseumMazza Museum of International Art from Picture Books
38 mi MuseumH.E. Fledderjohann PropertyArmstrong Air and Space Museum: Tysto, Public domain · Allen County Museum: WeaponizingArchitecture, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wood County Museum: Nyttend, Public domain · Hancock Historical Museum: Mbrickn, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mazza Museum of International Art from Picture Books: Ruhrfisch (talk), CC BY-SA 4.0 · H.E. Fledderjohann Property: Nyttend, Public domain
2 within 15 miles of the center of Riley Township
About 6 of every 100 Riley Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Riley Township is one of the fifteen townships of Putnam County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,242 people in the township.
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5 towns share a border with Riley Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riley Township | — | — | A+ | — | A+ | B− |
| Blanchard Township | — | — | A+ | — | A+ | B− |
| Pleasant Township | #53 | A+ | A | — | A | B |
| Richland Township | #34 | A+ | A− | — | A | B+ |
| Union Township | — | — | A− | — | B− | B− |
| Ottawa Township | #39 | A+ | A | — | A | B |
Riley Township, Blanchard Township and Union Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Riley Township, Blanchard Township, Pleasant Township, Richland Township, Union Township and Ottawa Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Riley Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Public schools that outperform most of Ohio.
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+.
