Riley TownshipOH
A town of 1,106.
Is Riley Township a good place to live?
Riley Township’s best subject grades are a B+ for cost of living and history; its weakest is a D− for walkability. Only 155 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score lower on walkability. 18% of residents live below the poverty line in Riley Township, against 9.1% in Ohio’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. 24% of the land in Riley Township is conserved, against 3.7% in Ohio’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Blue Heron Reserve, at 163 acres. Riley Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 81% of U.S. towns. Riley Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,106 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Riley Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Riley Township is from typical.
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Moving to Riley Township: who provides what
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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Riley Township.
Health in Riley Township trails 79% of U.S. towns
Riley Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 15% of adults have diabetes in Riley Township.
| Riley 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% |
| What stands out | Riley Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with heart disease | 8.3% | 7.1% |
| More adults with arthritis | 34.3% | 29.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.2% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Riley Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Riley Township for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2013, Riley Township has lost 31 jobs, to 264 in 2023. The average trip to work in Riley Township is 22 minutes.
| Riley Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.9% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
For the outdoors, Riley Township earns a B
3.2 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. Riley Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Blue Heron Reserve | 0.5 mi | 163 |
| 2. Pickerel Creek Wildlife Area | — | 136 |
| 3. Paul Murray Wildlife Area | — | 37 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Riley Township
Riley Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 21° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Riley Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 50% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, 38 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Riley Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Cedar Point and 13 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Riley Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw18 mi Theme parkCedar Point3.8M visitors a year
34 mi MuseumToledo Museum of Art340K visitors a year
20 mi National MemorialPerry's Victory and International Peace Memorial124K visitors a year
20 mi CaveCrystal Cave
34 mi Zoo & aquariumToledo Zoo17 mi Theme parkCastaway BayPhoto credits
Cedar Point: Larry Pieniazek, User:Lar, en:User:Lar (primary), CC BY 2.5 · Toledo Museum of Art: Ɱ, 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 · Toledo Zoo: DreamingKoala, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Everything we know about Riley Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Riley Township
About 9 of every 100 Riley Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
98% of working residents leave Riley Township for work
Where Riley Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Riley Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Riley Township, OH expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $196,000. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.