Spencer Township farmstead, 2017
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Spencer TownshipOH
1,033 people live in this town in Ohio.
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Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
1,033
2025 Census estimate · +0.3% since 2020
Median home value
$98K
Census ACS
Household income
$73K
median
Median age
49.9
years
Jobs based here
81
A commuter town
Is Spencer Township a good place to live?
The best of Spencer Township’s subject grades is an A+ for cost of living; the weakest is a D for walkability. Only 65 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score higher on cost of living. 15% of the land in Spencer Township is conserved, against 3.7% in Ohio’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Spencer Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Spencer Township stand out
Where Spencer Township beats most towns.
Small town
1,033 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Rich Hill TownshipValley TownshipNoble TownshipBrookfield TownshipWestland TownshipBuffalo TownshipSpencer Township
How Spencer Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Spencer Township is from typical.
Cost of livingTypical home $98K, 1.7 years of the Cambridge area’s $58K median household incomeA+Open →Hazard riskInland flooding tops the listAOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 3.2 of 20; 2.8% of households have no car; 1.4% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →HealthSoutheastern Ohio Regional Medical Center 11.4 miles awayC−Open →Jobs & income$73K median household income; 81 jobs based hereCOpen →SchoolsBehind 53% of Ohio districts on tests and graduationB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors1 mile of trailCOpen →HistoryBased on listed places, the town’s age and notable peopleBOpen →Civic life2.4 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsBOpen →
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 Spencer Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Spencer Township, and how to reach them.
PowerAEP Ohio19.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet4 providers74% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Spencer 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, Guernsey County Board of ElectionsGuernsey County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2019
ZIP code4373243732 100%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 Spencer Township.
HealthC−
Health in Spencer Township trails 80% of U.S. towns
16% of Spencer Township adults binge drink. In Spencer Township, two in five adults have high blood pressure, and 18% smoke cigarettes.
21%healthier than U.S. townsC−Health Grade
| Spencer Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 28% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better22 too close to call10 worse
| What stands out | Spencer Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10% | 8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.8% | 7.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 8.7% |
Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center
11.4 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A
Very low risk in Spencer Township, with inland flooding at the top
The risk rating from FEMA for Spencer Township comes to 17 of 100. Since 1979, 16 flood insurance claims have been paid out locally. FEMA puts 72% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 7% to tornadoes.
17risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoes
16
paid flood claims since 1979
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
Spencer Township stands out in Ohio and nationally, with fewer of its working residents who work locally
Spencer Township’s mean commuting time is 30 minutes. The top destinations are Cambridge (20%), Jackson Township (9%) and Zanesville (7%). Among residents locally, 13% live below the poverty line. Half of commuters travel less than 18 miles.
0%work in town
| Spencer Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.5% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Spencer Township0%
Cambridge20%
Jackson Township9%
Zanesville7%
Byesville3%
18 mi
median commute distance
81
jobs based in Spencer Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Spencer Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Expect chilly winters and pleasant summers in Spencer Township. Summer afternoons peak near 84° in July, and January nights bottom out around 20°; snowfall runs to about 17 inches a winter.
17″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter23–40°
Spring40–63°
Summer60–83°
Fall42–65°
Oct 17
typical first frost
Apr 28
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
OutdoorsC
In Spencer Township, 15.4% of the land is conserved
1.2 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Spencer Township has one park or preserve, 4 acres in all.
15.4%conserved
15.4%
conserved · 2,892 of 18,829 acres
1.2 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cumberland City Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Spencer Township
18pages on Spencer 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 Spencer Township
About 2 of every 100 Spencer Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Spencer Township for work
Where Spencer Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
81jobs based in Spencer Township
0%of working residents work in town
18 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Spencer Township
Township in Ohio, US
Spencer Township is one of the nineteen townships of Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,041.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 30 sq mi
- Elevation
- 902 ft
Questions about Spencer Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Spencer Township, OH a good place to live?
1,033 people live in this town in Ohio.
Is Spencer 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+.