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Salem TownshipOH
With 1,571 residents, it is a town in Ohio.
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Population
1,571
2025 Census estimate · −1.9% since 2020
Median home value
$171K
Census ACS
Household income
$78K
median
Median age
37.4
years
Jobs based here
191
A commuter town
Is Salem Township a good place to live?
The best of Salem Township’s subject grades are an A− for cost of living and an A for civic life; the weakest is a D for health. On health, just 146 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do worse. Salem Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Salem Township stand out
Where Salem Township beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Natural hazardsA−
Lower risk than 64% of U.S. communities
Low risk of storm and flood damage
FEMA National Risk Index.
0historic places
HistoryA−
0 historic places
A long history
Listed for their history, architecture or both.
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better15 too close to call17 worse
| Widest gap | Salem Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 11.8% | 8% |
Worth knowing · HealthD
Less healthy than 93% of U.S. towns
Trails OH on 17 of 32 CDC measures, beats it on none
Less healthyHealthier
CDC PLACES 2025 estimates.
A commuter town
96% of working residents leave Salem Township for work
Where Salem Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
191jobs based in Salem Township
4%of working residents work in town
16 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Salem Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Salem Township is from typical.
HealthTwin City Medical Center 12.3 miles awayDOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $171K, 2.6 years of the New Philadelphia area’s $65K median household incomeA−Open →Hazard riskInland flooding tops the listA−Open →Jobs & income$78K median household incomeCOpen →SchoolsSchools do better than mostB+Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.8 of 20; 1% of households have no car; 1.8% of workers walk, bike or ride transitCOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors1 mile of trailDOpen →HistoryBetter than most of the towns comparedA−Open →Civic life4.1 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsAOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Salem Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Salem Township, and how to reach them.
PowerAEP Ohio19.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet6 providers77% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Salem Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsIndian Valley Local School DistrictNewcomerstown Exempted Village School District2 districts serve Salem Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Ohio you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereDirector, Tuscarawas County Board of ElectionsTuscarawas County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Dec 2025
ZIP codes43837, 4383243837 68% · 43832 32%Census 2020
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 Salem Township.
HealthD
More of Salem Township’s adults have obesity than in the typical Ohio or U.S. town
A third of adults get no exercise outside work in Salem Township, against 28% in Ohio’s towns and 25% across U.S. towns. Among adults locally, 16% have diabetes. Two figures for adults here: 21% smoke cigarettes, 17% report frequent physical distress.
7%healthier than U.S. townsDHealth Grade
| Salem Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 38% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 28% | 25% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better15 too close to call17 worse
| What stands out | Salem Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 11.8% | 8% |
| More smokers | 21% | 15.4% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.4% | 7.1% |
Twin City Medical Center
12.3 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
SchoolsB+
Public schools in Salem Township beat 67% of Ohio districts
The Indian Valley Local school district runs its public schools. Its one school is below. Enrollment at Salem Township’s public school: 380 students.
67%of OH districts it outscoresB+School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port Washington Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 380 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
Salem Township has 0.3 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
The top destinations are Dover (11%), Newcomerstown (8%) and New Philadelphia (7%). Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Salem Township rose by 82, to 191. For half of commuters, work is under 16 miles away. 4.3% of working residents work locally here, where Ohio’s towns sit at 6.9% and U.S. towns at 8%.
4%work in town
| Salem Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.3% | 6.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Salem Township4%
Dover11%
Newcomerstown8%
New Philadelphia7%
Port Washington4%
16 mi
median commute distance
191
jobs based in Salem Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C
Walkability grade: more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
In Salem Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
A winter brings about 15 inches of snow, with January nights at 20° and July afternoons at 84°.
15″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter23–39°
Spring39–62°
Summer60–83°
Fall42–64°
Oct 15
typical first frost
Apr 29
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A−
The biggest natural risk in Salem Township is inland flooding, at a low overall level
Salem Township’s FEMA risk score stands at 36 of 100. FEMA puts just over four fifths of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding. Flood insurance has paid out on 4 claims here since 2004.
36risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland flooding
4
paid flood claims since 2004
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
OutdoorsD
0% of Salem Township is conserved land
Across 1 park or preserve: 1.3 miles of trail. Parks and preserves in Salem Township: one, of 2 acres.
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 21,773 acres
1.3 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Port Washington Belden Community Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Salem Township
18pages on Salem Township
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Salem Township
About 6 of every 100 Salem Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
About Salem Township
Township in Ohio, US
Salem Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,584 people in the township.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 34 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,030 ft
Salem Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Salem Township.
Clay TownshipOxford TownshipJefferson TownshipAdams TownshipWashington TownshipSalem Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salem Township | — | — | A− | — | B+ | D |
| Clay Township | — | — | A− | — | A− | C− |
| Oxford Township | #915 | C− | B+ | — | C+ | D− |
| Jefferson Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adams Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Washington Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Salem Township and Clay Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Salem Township, Clay Township and Oxford Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Jefferson Township, Adams Township and Washington Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Salem Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Salem Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Salem Township, OH expensive?
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−.