Rollersville, Ohio as viewed from the Grand Army of the Republic Highway, 2006
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Scott TownshipOH
A town of 1,334.
4 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Photo by and ©2006 Dustin M. Ramsey (Kralizec!) · CC BY-SA 2.5
Population
1,334
2025 Census estimate · +0.2% since 2020
Median home value
$171K
Census ACS
Household income
$76K
median
Median age
46.8
years
Jobs based here
189
A commuter town
Is Scott Township a good place to live?
The best of Scott Township’s subject grades are an A for cost of living and an A− for civic life; the weakest is a D− for walkability. On walkability, just 120 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do worse. Scott Township’s median rent is $698 a month, below both the Ohio town median ($944 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). The biggest park or preserve is Ritter Wildlife Area, at 34 acres. Scott Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Small town
1,334 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Jackson TownshipJackson TownshipMadison TownshipMontgomery TownshipScott Township
How Scott Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Scott Township is from typical.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 3.8 of 20; 0% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitD−Open →Cost of livingTypical home $171K, 2.7 years of the Fremont area’s $62K median household incomeAOpen →HealthMercy Health - Tiffin Hospital 15.3 miles awayCOpen →SchoolsB+Open →Jobs & income$76K median household incomeC+Open →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors2 miles of trails; 0% conserved landCOpen →HistoryB−Open →Civic life4.1 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsA−Open →
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 Scott Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Scott Township, and how to reach them.
PowerThe Toledo Edison16.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet7 providers97% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Scott Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsLakota Local School DistrictGibsonburg Exempted Village School District2 districts serve Scott 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, Sandusky County Board of ElectionsSandusky County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2019
ZIP codes43435, 43457, 44841, 4340643435 48% · 43457 29% · 44841 15% · 43406 6%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 Scott Township.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C+
With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Scott Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Scott Township for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2013, Scott Township has added 30 jobs, to 189 in 2023. 12% of residents live below the poverty line in Scott Township, above both Ohio’s towns (9.1%) and U.S. towns (9.6%).
2%work in town
| Scott Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Scott Township2%
Fremont16%
Toledo5%
Bowling Green4%
Fostoria4%
17 mi
median commute distance
189
jobs based in Scott Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
SchoolsB+
Public schools in Scott Township beat 67% of Ohio districts
Its public schools are run by the Lakota Local school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
67%of OH districts it outscoresB+School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakota Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 403 | A |
| Lakota High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 262 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
HealthC
Health in Scott Township trails 67% of U.S. towns
Scott Township beats the Ohio average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 39% of Scott Township adults have obesity.
33%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
| Scott Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
2 better28 too close to call2 worse
| What stands out | Scott Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.9% | 15.3% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7% | 8.3% |
| More adults with arthritis | 33.2% | 29.8% |
Mercy Health - Tiffin Hospital
15.3 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Climate
In Scott Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Scott Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 20° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
21″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter22–36°
Spring40–60°
Summer62–83°
Fall44–63°
Oct 25
typical first frost
Apr 22
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
OutdoorsC
0.4% of Scott Township is conserved land
1.8 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The trail density in Scott Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
0.4%conserved
| Scott Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.4% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
0.4%
conserved · 87 of 23,177 acres
1.8 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ritter Wildlife Area | — | 34 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B−
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Scott Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 50% of U.S. communities.
50risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Scott Township
18pages on Scott 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 Scott Township
About 3 of every 100 Scott Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
A commuter town
98% of working residents leave Scott Township for work
Where Scott Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
189jobs based in Scott Township
2%of working residents work in town
17 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Scott Township
Township in Ohio, US
Scott Township is one of the twelve townships of Sandusky County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, 1,333 people lived in the township.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 705 ft
Questions about Scott Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Scott 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.