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A town of 35,887, settled in 1795.
Springfield Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C overall, ranked 814th of 987 in Ohio, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $74K. Its lowest everyday mark is in schools: its public schools trail 71% of Ohio towns on state tests and graduation. A typical home there costs about $208K, 2.6 years of the Cincinnati metro’s $81K median household income. Springfield Township’s trail density is 1.3 miles per square mile, against 0.2 in Ohio’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Springfield Township is home to Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science. On civic life, just 142 of Ohio’s 1,560 towns do worse.
Where Springfield Township beats most towns.
Its founding year, 1795, comes before those of 95% of the Ohio towns we grade with a known year.
Census counts: 2,197 in 1820, a peak of 77,420 in 1960, 35,862 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1825 and 4 maps from 1953 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Springfield Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Springfield Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw15 mi Theme parkKings Island3.5M visitors a year
10 mi Stadium & arenaPaycor Stadium
10 mi Stadium & arenaGreat American Ball Park
8 mi Stadium & arenaNippert Stadium
7 mi Zoo & aquariumCincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden1.2M visitors a year
9 mi Stadium & arenaTQL StadiumKings Island: Eli Duke from Portland, OR, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Paycor Stadium: JonRidinger, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Great American Ball Park: Eric Kilby profile at Flickr website, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Nippert Stadium: Ben Levin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · TQL Stadium: Cornfield948, CC BY-SA 3.0
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.
21 miles of trail in 12 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Winton Woods, 1,722 acres with 9.4 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Winton Woods | 9.4 mi | 1,722 |
| 2. Warder Park | 0.6 mi | 50 |
| 3. Stephanie Hummer Memorial Park | 0.1 mi | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Finneytown Local school district. Two of its 7 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finneytown ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 648 | – |
| Finneytown Secondary Campus - Middle and High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 501 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Jobs based here grew from 6,164 in 2013 to 9,698.
Most working residents leave Springfield Township for work: only 3% work in town. Jobs based in Springfield Township grew to 9,698 in 2023, 3,534 more than in 2013. 16% of Springfield Township workers work from home, where Ohio’s towns sit at 9.7% and U.S. towns at 11%.
| Springfield Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 16% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.3% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 78% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 41 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Springfield Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Springfield Township beats the Ohio average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 17% of Springfield Township adults have diabetes.
| Springfield Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 12% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 35% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Springfield Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.8% | 8.7% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.5% | 79.2% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 12.2% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Springfield Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 23° and about 16 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (22% statewide). 35% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Springfield Township.
| Springfield Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 24% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 23% | 22% | 22% |
| Median age | 42.6 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
55% women, 45% men
About 81 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.2 points). Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Springfield Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.4% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.9% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.3% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.3% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.7% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.1% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.5% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.5% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.4% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.4% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.2% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.9% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.6% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
The violent crime rate in Springfield Township is 2.1 per 1,000 residents.
| Springfield Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.1 per 1,000 residents | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 11.1 per 1,000 residents | 9.4 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
15 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.
6.4% of the town is conserved land, across 12 parks and preserves.
4 places in Springfield Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Ohio, US
Springfield Township is one of the twelve townships of Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 35,862 as of the 2020 census. Springfield Township is home to the largest private school in Ohio (St. Xavier High School), the largest lake in Hamilton County (at Winton Woods County Park), and the Cincinnati area's annual Greek Festival (at Holy Trinity-St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church).
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10 towns share a border with Springfield Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield Township | #814 | C | C+ | B− | C | C |
| Cincinnati | #957 | D | C+ | D− | C | C |
| Finneytown | #631 | B− | C+ | — | C+ | B |
| Wyoming | #16 | A+ | C | A− | A+ | A |
| Mount Healthy | #958 | D | B | D | C | D |
| Forest Park | #778 | C | C+ | C | C | C+ |
| Greenhills | #524 | B | B+ | C+ | C | B− |
| Pleasant Run Farm | #497 | B | B | — | C+ | B− |
Finneytown and Pleasant Run Farm 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 30% of U.S. towns and #814 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C for health, B− for safety and C for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
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