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A town of 8,393. Public schools that outperform most of Ohio.
Rome Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $199K for a typical one, or 3.3 years of the Huntington metro’s $60K median household income. It grades C+ overall, 676th of 987 graded towns in Ohio. The low prices come with trade-offs. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 81% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top, and residents are less healthy than 80% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. On the plus side, its public schools beat 77% of Ohio towns on state tests and graduation. Only 4 of the 993 Ohio towns we compare have a higher January low than Rome Township. Miller-Knight House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 71% of U.S. towns.
Where Rome Township beats most towns.
Where Rome 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 Rome Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2007 and 6 maps from 1906 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Rome 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 Rome Township.
Rome Township pairs an A− for schools with modest home prices and sends many workers across the state line to Barboursville, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Ohio (mostly inland flooding).
42% of Rome Township adults have high blood pressure, above both Ohio’s towns (38%) and U.S. towns (35%). 36% of adults feel lonely in Rome Township. Rome Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6.
| Rome Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 34% | 33% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 16% |
| What stands out | Rome Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.7% | 8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.5% | 7.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.2% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its A− for schools comes with a B+ for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $199K. Its A− is the best School Grade on its borders; Windsor Township (B) is next.
Its public schools are run by the Fairland Local school district. Three of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Fairland High School, with 359 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairland Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 331 | A− |
| Fairland High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 359 | C+ |
| Fairland West Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades 3–5 | Grades 3–5 | 306 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 98% of Ohio towns, with expected losses of about $516 per resident a year; that rating is what its D for hazard risk is built on.
Since 1991, 53 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Rome Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
71% of working residents cross a state line to work, Barboursville among the top destinations. Rome Township has 804 jobs for its 3,560 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Rome Township for work: only 8% work in town. 12% of Rome Township residents live below the poverty line, against 9.1% in Ohio’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. The top destinations are Huntington (33%), Barboursville (3%) and Ashland (3%).
| Rome Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Adults 18 to 34 are 13% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 45% of residents (38% statewide). Rome Township’s median age is 46.5 years. Rome Township has lost 4.5% of its people since 2020, down to 8,393 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Rome Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46.5 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 20% | 22% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 23% | 24% | 29% |
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women. Median age: women 49.0, men 44.3.
| Rome Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.8% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.3% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.9% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.6% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.4% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 17.4% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.5% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.1% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 12% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.2% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 41.8% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 23% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.7% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 12.7% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.6% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Rome Township has chilly winters and warm summers. The July high in Rome Township is 86°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Just 20 of its 21,658 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Rome Township itself; its outdoors grade is D.
1.6 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Lawrence County Fairgrounds, at 21 acres.
| Rome Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.1% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lawrence County Fairgrounds | — | 21 |
| 2. Artillery Veterans Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Rome Township. Close and well known come first.
15 mi National forestWayne National Forest
13 mi Theme parkCamden Park
32 mi Park & preserveMcClintic Wildlife Management Area
10 mi MuseumHuntington Museum of Art
37 mi Ancient siteCriel Mound
12 mi MuseumHeritage Farm Museum and VillageWayne National Forest: Forest Service, USDA, Public domain · Camden Park: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · McClintic Wildlife Management Area: Steve from Washington, DC, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Huntington Museum of Art: Daderot, CC0 · Criel Mound: David G. Simpson, Public domain · Heritage Farm Museum and Village: Zeo1989, CC BY-SA 4.0
4 within 15 miles of the center of Rome Township
About 3 of every 100 Rome Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Rome Township is one of the fourteen townships of Lawrence County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,779.
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7 towns share a border with Rome Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rome Township | #676 | C+ | B+ | — | A− | C− |
| Union Township | #784 | C | B+ | — | B | C |
| Miller | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Windsor Township | — | — | A | — | B | D |
| Proctorville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Guyan Township | — | — | A | — | C+ | C− |
| Crown City | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Windsor Township and Guyan Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Rome Township, Union Township, Windsor Township and Guyan Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Miller, Proctorville and Crown City aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Rome Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Rome Township grades C+ overall, better than 43% of U.S. towns and #676 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C− for health and A− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
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 B+.
