Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,962. 36% more nonprofits per person than the typical Ohio town.
The best of Scioto Township’s subject grades is an A− for cost of living; the weakest is a D− for walkability. On walkability, just 70 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do worse. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 93% of the country. Scioto Township has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Johnson Road Covered Bridge. Scioto Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Scioto Township beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Where Scioto 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 Scioto Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,432 in 1990, 1,949 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2015 and 2 maps from 1912 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Scioto 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 Scioto Township.
45% of Scioto Township adults have obesity, above both Ohio’s towns (38%) and U.S. towns (35%). 20% of Scioto Township adults smoke cigarettes. Scioto Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 18.
| Scioto Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 38% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 26% | 23% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 28% | 25% |
| What stands out | Scioto Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.7% | 8% |
| More smokers | 20.2% | 15.4% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19.5% | 15.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Scioto Township for work: only 1% work in town. At 31 minutes, Scioto Township’s average trip to work is where Ohio’s towns sit at 24 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Jobs based in Scioto Township grew to 85 in 2023, 36 more than in 2013.
| Scioto Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.5% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Scioto Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 23° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 60% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Scioto Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.5% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Scioto Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Scioto Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
2 places in Scioto Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Ohio, US
Scioto Township is one of the twelve townships of Jackson County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, 1,949 people lived in the township.
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4 towns share a border with Scioto Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scioto Township | — | — | A− | — | B+ | D |
| Franklin Township | — | — | B− | — | B+ | D |
| Hamilton Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liberty Township | — | — | B | — | B+ | D |
| Marion Township | — | — | C+ | — | B | D− |
Scioto Township, Franklin Township, Liberty Township and Marion Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Scioto Township, Franklin Township, Liberty Township and Marion Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Hamilton Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Scioto Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
36% 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−.
