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Springfield Township grades C+ overall, 660th among Ohio's 987 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $88K. On the other side, CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 88% of the country. Only 67 of Ohio’s 1,560 towns score lower on civic life. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 83% of U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Gallagher Fen Sate Nature Preserve, 221 acres with 1.2 miles of trail.
Where Springfield Township beats most towns.
Where Springfield 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 Springfield Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 593 in 1810, a low of 593 in 1810, 58,662 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1830 and 3 maps from 1904 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Springfield 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 Springfield Township.
Among adults in Springfield Township, 23% say their health is fair or poor, above both Ohio’s towns (20%) and U.S. towns (19%). For adults locally, the share who have diabetes is 15%. 43% of adults in the town have obesity; 42% have high blood pressure.
| Springfield Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 28% | 25% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 38% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Springfield Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19.8% | 15.3% |
| More adults who get no exercise | 33.5% | 26.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.9% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The largest public high school is Shawnee Middle School/High School, with 667 students. Public schools: the Clark-Shawnee Local school district. Two of its 4 schools are shown below, with the reason for each.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 983 | C+ |
| Shawnee Middle School/High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 667 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Jobs based here fell from 2,393 in 2013 to 1,837.
Just 5% of Springfield Township’s working residents have a job in town. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Springfield Township dropped by 556, to 1,837. The top destinations are Springfield (32%), Columbus (5%) and Dayton (4%). The median commute is under 14 miles.
| Springfield Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $88,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.9% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.1% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In 6 parks and preserves, walkers have 5.6 miles of trail. Springfield Township’s density of trails is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Springfield Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.7% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Gallagher Fen Sate Nature Preserve | 1.2 mi | 221 |
| 2. Clark County Fairgrounds | — | 104 |
| 3. New Reid Park | — | 26 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Flood insurance has paid out on 11 claims in Springfield Township since 1981. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage locally than in just over two thirds of U.S. communities. Expected losses in Springfield Township break down as 67% from inland flooding and 12% from tornadoes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The range runs from 21° on a January night to 84° on a July afternoon, with about 20 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A bachelor’s degree or higher: 26% of adults 25 and older, vs 32% across Ohio. Age groups here sit within 4 points of the Ohio average. Among residents in Springfield Township, 20% are 65 or older, near the Ohio town median (20%) and above the median of U.S. towns (18%).
| Springfield Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 26% | 24% | 29% |
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.1 points). Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Springfield Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.8% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.3% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.1% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.3% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.8% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.6% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.9% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.4% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.7% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.5% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 37.3% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.5% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.8% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 14.7% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.2% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Springfield Township. Close and well known come first.
20 mi MuseumNational Museum of the United States Air Force1.0M visitors a year
Big draw40 mi Stadium & arenaOhio Stadium
4 mi LandmarkMadonna of the Trail
40 mi Stadium & arenaScottsMiracle-Gro Field
34 mi MountainCampbell Hill
39 mi Zoo & aquariumColumbus Zoo and AquariumNational Museum of the United States Air Force: No machine-readable author provided. Rogerd assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ohio Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Madonna of the Trail: W. Guy Finley, Public domain · ScottsMiracle-Gro Field: Nova Crystallis, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Campbell Hill: Analogue Kid (talk)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Columbus Zoo and Aquarium: Adolphus79 at English Wikipedia, Public domain
8 within 15 miles of the center of Springfield Township
About 4 of every 100 Springfield Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
City in the United States
Springfield is a city in Clark County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is located in southwestern Ohio along the Mad River, Buck Creek, and Beaver Creek, about 45 miles (72 km) west of Columbus and 25 miles (40 km) northeast of Dayton. The city had a total population of 58,662 at the 2020 census, while the Springfield metropolitan area had 136,001 residents. Springfield is home to Wittenberg University, a liberal arts college, and Clark State College, a community college. The Little Miami Scenic Trail, a paved rail-trail that is nearly 80 mi (130 km) long, extends from the Buck Creek Scenic Trail head in Springfield south to Newtown, Ohio. Buck Creek State Park and its Clarence…
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7 towns share a border with Springfield Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield Township | #660 | C+ | B | — | B | D |
| Springfield | #973 | D | B+ | D− | C | D− |
| Mad River Township | #754 | C+ | B− | — | B− | C+ |
| German Township | #770 | C | C+ | — | B+ | C+ |
| Green Township | #691 | C+ | B− | — | B | C+ |
| Moorefield Township | #710 | C+ | C+ | — | B | C |
| Harmony Township | #414 | B+ | B+ | — | B | C |
| Bethel Township | #804 | C | B+ | — | C+ | C− |
Springfield Township, Mad River Township, German Township, Green Township, Moorefield Township, Harmony Township and Bethel Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Springfield Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Springfield Township grades C+ overall, better than 44% of U.S. towns and #660 of 987 in Ohio. It grades D for health and B for schools. Health 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.
