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A town of 2,941. 24% more nonprofits per person than the typical Ohio town.
Sandy Township grades C+ overall, ranked 695th of 987 in Ohio, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Natural-hazard risk is low. On the other side, CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 85% of the country. On civic life, just 127 of Ohio’s 1,560 towns do better. Seven Ranges Terminus is on the National Register of Historic Places. 15% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Sandy Township, below both the Ohio town median (24%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%).
Where Sandy Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Tuscarawas Valley Elementary School | PK–6 | 673 |
| Sandy Valley Elementary School | PK–5 | 577 |
| Sandy Valley Middle School | 5–8 | 263 |
Where Sandy 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 Sandy Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 10 old photos and papers going back to 2007 and 5 maps from 1912 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Sandy 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 Sandy Township.
44% of adults have obesity in Sandy Township. Sandy Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 42% of adults have high blood pressure in Sandy Township.
| Sandy Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 38% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 28% | 25% |
| What stands out | Sandy Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.6% | 8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.8% | 7.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.7% | 15.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Sandy Valley Local school district. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Tuscarawas Valley Middle-High School, with 555 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuscarawas Valley Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 673 | A− |
| Tuscarawas Valley Middle-High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 555 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Sandy Township for work: only 3% work in town. Sandy Township’s median household income is $59,000. The top destinations are Canton (10%), New Philadelphia (8%) and Dover (8%).
| Sandy Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $59,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 71% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Sandy Township since 2000.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Sandy Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 47 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Just 8 of its 15,412 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Sandy Township itself; its outdoors grade is D.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Zoar Wildlife Area | — | 5 |
| 2. Camp Tuscazoar Preserve | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sandy Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw14 mi MuseumPro Football Hall of Fame192K visitors a year
34 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
14 mi Stadium & arenaTom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium
13 mi LandmarkMcKinley National Memorial
19 mi MuseumAge of Steam Roundhouse
5 mi MuseumFort LaurensPro Football Hall of Fame: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · Cuyahoga Valley National Park: Unknown, Public domain · Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium: Harrier233 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · McKinley National Memorial: CoolRockC, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Age of Steam Roundhouse: Alvintrusty, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Laurens: Roseohioresident, Public domain
3 within 15 miles of the center of Sandy Township
About 2 of every 100 Sandy Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Sandy Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,946 people in the township.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
7 towns share a border with Sandy Township.
All 3 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its C+; Pike Township (B) is closest.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Township | #695 | C+ | B− | — | B+ | C− |
| Lawrence Township | #297 | B+ | B− | — | B+ | B− |
| Fairfield Township | — | — | C+ | — | B+ | C− |
| Wilkshire Hills | #375 | B+ | B− | — | B+ | B |
| Pike Township | #536 | B | A− | — | B+ | C− |
| Zoar | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Warren Township | — | — | A | — | B+ | D |
| Rose Township | — | — | A− | — | B | C− |
Fairfield Township, Warren Township and Rose Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Sandy Township, Lawrence Township, Fairfield Township, Wilkshire Hills, Pike Township, Warren Township and Rose Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Zoar isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Sandy Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Sandy Township grades C+ overall, better than 41% of U.S. towns and #695 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C− for health and B+ for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
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