Between Hemlock and Shawnee on 155, 2016
Salt Lick Township’s story
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Salt Lick TownshipOH
A town of 1,083.
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Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
1,083
2025 Census estimate · +0% since 2020
Median home value
$88K
Census ACS
Household income
$56K
median
Median age
49.8
years
Jobs based here
97
A commuter town
Is Salt Lick Township a good place to live?
The best of Salt Lick Township’s subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and history; the weakest is a D for walkability. No town in Ohio scores higher than Salt Lick Township on cost of living. 28% of residents are 65 or older in Salt Lick Township, above both the Ohio town median (20%) and the median of U.S. towns (18%). 38% of the land in Salt Lick Township is conserved, above both the Ohio town median (3.7%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Only 2 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score higher on history. Salt Lick Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Salt Lick Township stand out
Where Salt Lick Township beats most towns.
A shrinking town
Salt Lick Township has shrunk 14% since 2010
1,262 counted in 2010 and 1,090 in 2020; an estimated 1,083 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Salt Lick Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Salt Lick Township is from typical.
Cost of livingTypical home $88K, 1.1 years of the Columbus metro’s $82K median household incomeA+Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.9 of 20; 0.2% of households have no car; 0.2% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →Jobs & income$56K median household incomeC−Open →HealthHocking Valley Community Hospital 13.4 miles awayC−Open →SchoolsBehind 63% of Ohio districts on tests and graduationC+Open →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listC+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
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 Salt Lick Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Salt Lick Township, and how to reach them.
PowerAEP Ohio19.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterVillage of Shawnee water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers72% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Salt Lick Township’s trash rules yet
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, Perry County Board of ElectionsPerry County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2019
ZIP codes43782, 43730, 43764, 4376643782 63% · 43730 24% · 43764 11% · 43766 2%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 Salt Lick Township.
OutdoorsB
Salt Lick Township has set aside nearly a third of its land for conservation
14 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Salt Lick Township’s trail density is 0.7 miles per square mile.
37.5%conserved
37.5%
conserved · 5,005 of 13,341 acres
14 mi
of trails · 0.7 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Shawnee Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
HealthC−
Residents of Salt Lick Township are less healthy than 84% of U.S. towns
Salt Lick Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 42% of Salt Lick Township adults sleep under 7 hours.
16%healthier than U.S. townsC−Health Grade
| Salt Lick Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 28% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better26 too close to call6 worse
| What stands out | Salt Lick Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.3% | 8% |
| More smokers | 19.6% | 15.4% |
| More adults who get no exercise | 32.4% | 26.9% |
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
13.4 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C−
Salt Lick Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Salt Lick Township for work: only 3% work in town. The average trip to work in Salt Lick Township is 31 minutes. Jobs based in Salt Lick Township grew to 97 in 2023, 59 more than in 2013.
3%work in town
| Salt Lick Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $56,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.9% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Salt Lick Township3%
New Lexington14%
Columbus11%
Logan8%
Lancaster6%
24 mi
median commute distance
97
jobs based in Salt Lick Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Salt Lick Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Salt Lick Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 21° and about 12 inches of snow falls in a winter.
12″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter23–41°
Spring40–63°
Summer60–83°
Fall42–65°
Oct 17
typical first frost
Apr 30
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C+
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Salt Lick Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 51% of U.S. communities.
51risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoes
6
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Salt Lick Township
18pages on Salt Lick Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Salt Lick Township
About 2 of every 100 Salt Lick Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Small town
1,083 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Coal TownshipPleasant TownshipMonday Creek TownshipPike TownshipHemlockSalt Lick Township
About Salt Lick Township
Township in Ohio, US
Salt Lick Township is one of the fourteen townships of Perry County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,090 people in the township.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 21 sq mi
- Elevation
- 942 ft
Questions about Salt Lick Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Salt Lick 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+.