Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 3,078.
Somerford Township's standout: the median household earns $117K. Overall it grades C+, ranked 724th of 987 in Ohio. Its weakest subject is health: residents are less healthy than 76% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 87% of U.S. towns. Somerford Township’s median household income is $117,000, above both the Ohio town median ($75,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). Valentine Wilson House is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Somerford 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 Somerford Township is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for jobs and income (better than 97% of comparable towns) to D for walkability (better than 13%), so the C+ overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2010 and 2 maps from 1961 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Somerford 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 Somerford Township.
Somerford Township sends most of its workers to Columbus and beyond and has household incomes well above the Ohio norm, but it trails even towns with similar incomes on health.
Against the 6,116 U.S. towns with household incomes like Somerford Township’s, it is less healthy than 98%, so it trails even them.
19% of adults smoke cigarettes in Somerford Township. Somerford Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 41% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Somerford Township.
| Somerford Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| What stands out | Somerford Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 18.8% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults seeing a dentist | 58.9% | 62.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Somerford Township has 157 jobs for its 1,499 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here fell from 479 in 2013 to 157.
Most working residents leave Somerford Township for work: only 3% work in town. 3.5% of Somerford Township residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Somerford Township has lost 322 jobs, to 157 in 2023.
| Somerford Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.5% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.3% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Work from home | 12% | 9.7% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Somerford Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median household earns $117,365, against $71,389 across Ohio, one input to its A+ for jobs and income.
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Ohio average. 38% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio.
| Somerford Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 38% | 24% | 29% |
| Median age | 39.8 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 18% | 20% | 18% |
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Somerford Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.8% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.2% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.7% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16.3% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.2% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.8% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.1% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.4% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.5% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.9% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 21.3% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 29.4% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.9% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.4% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.1% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,100, single groups can be off by several points
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 53% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Somerford Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Somerford Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw25 mi Stadium & arenaOhio Stadium
36 mi MuseumNational Museum of the United States Air Force1.0M visitors a year
25 mi Stadium & arenaScottsMiracle-Gro Field
26 mi Stadium & arenaHistoric Crew Stadium
23 mi Zoo & aquariumColumbus Zoo and Aquarium
30 mi MountainCampbell HillOhio Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · National Museum of the United States Air Force: No machine-readable author provided. Rogerd assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · ScottsMiracle-Gro Field: Nova Crystallis, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Historic Crew Stadium: Rick Dikeman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Columbus Zoo and Aquarium: Adolphus79 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Campbell Hill: Analogue Kid (talk)., CC BY-SA 3.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Somerford Township
About 6 of every 100 Somerford Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Somerford Township is one of the fourteen townships of Madison County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 3,035 people in the township.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
6 towns share a border with Somerford Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somerford Township | #724 | C+ | B− | — | B− | C− |
| Union Township | #352 | B+ | A | — | B+ | C− |
| Deer Creek Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pleasant Township | #774 | C | C | — | B | C |
| Monroe Township | — | — | B | — | A− | C |
| Pike Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Goshen Township | #334 | B+ | A− | — | A− | C− |
Monroe Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Somerford Township, Union Township, Pleasant Township, Monroe Township and Goshen Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Deer Creek Township and Pike Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Somerford Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Somerford Township grades C+ overall, better than 39% of U.S. towns and #724 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C− for health and B− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
