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75% more nonprofits per person than the typical Ohio town.
Salt Creek Township’s best subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and civic life and an A− for history; its weakest is a D− for walkability. On cost of living, just 18 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do better. On civic life, just 39 of Ohio’s 1,560 towns do better. 11% of the land in Salt Creek Township is conserved, against 3.7% in Ohio’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Peairs Homestead is on the National Register of Historic Places. Salt Creek Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Salt Creek Township beats most towns.
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Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Salt Creek Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2015 and 4 maps from 1910 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Salt Creek 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 Salt Creek Township.
Half of commuters travel less than 16 miles. The top destinations are Zanesville (22%), Columbus (8%) and Washington Township (5%). For Salt Creek Township, the median household income is $74,000.
| Salt Creek Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 8.6% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
For Salt Creek Township, the FEMA hazard score is 70 of 100. 86% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A winter brings about 17 inches of snow, with January nights at 21° and July afternoons at 85°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
3.7 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Salt Creek Township’s concentration of trails stands at 0.1 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves in the town: 2, covering 8 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Chandlersville Community Park | — | 4 |
| 2. Fred Sims Field | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The share of adults in Salt Creek Township who had a checkup this year: 82%. Against the Ohio average, Salt Creek Township comes out ahead on 5 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 2.
| Salt Creek Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 80% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Salt Creek Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.7% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.1% | 11.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A bachelor’s degree or higher: a quarter of adults 25 and older, vs 32% across Ohio. No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Ohio average.
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±9.2 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Salt Creek Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.4% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.4% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.4% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 17.1% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.6% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.5% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.8% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.7% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.1% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10.3% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 54.5% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 8.3% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 2.3% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.9% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.6% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,100, single groups can be off by several points
3 within 15 miles of the center of Salt Creek Township
About 0 of every 100 Salt Creek Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Where Salt Creek Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Township in Ohio, US
Salt Creek Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,153 people in the township.
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75% more nonprofits per person than the typical Ohio town.
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+.