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St. Marys Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $151K for a typical one, or 1.9 years of the Wapakoneta area’s $79K median household income. It grades A overall, 96th of 987 graded towns in Ohio. On the plus side, 13% of its land is conserved. 13% of the land in St. Marys Township is conserved, against 3.7% in Ohio’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Grand Lake St. Marys State Park, at 158 acres.
Where St. Marys Township beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far St. Marys Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 92 in 1840, 8,397 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1907 and 5 maps from 1911 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in St. Marys 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 St. Marys Township.
Its public schools are run by the St Marys City school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Marys East Primary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–2 | Grades K–2 | 445 | – |
| St Marys West Intermediate SchoolTop results in townGrades 3–5 | Grades 3–5 | 425 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Marys Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 10 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
3.6 miles of trail in 10 parks and preserves. At 0.1 miles per square mile, St. Marys Township’s trail density is where Ohio’s towns sit at 0.2 and U.S. towns at 0.4.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. K.C. Geiger Park | 0.3 mi | 67 |
| 2. Grand Lake St. Marys State Park | 0.1 mi | 158 |
| 3. Grand Lake St. Marys East Bank Park | 0.2 mi | 51 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The average commute for its 5,330 working residents takes 16.1 minutes, against 23.4 across Ohio.
The average trip to work in St. Marys Township is 16 minutes. About one in 4 of St. 23% of St. Marys Township working residents work locally.
| St. Marys Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 16 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 23% | 6.8% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.8% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 54% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, 63 flood insurance claims have been paid out in St. Marys Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
39% of adults have obesity in St. Marys Township. Marys Township beats the Ohio average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 10% of adults worry about having enough food in St. Marys Township.
| St. Marys Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 35% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 26% | 23% |
| What stands out | St. Marys Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.3% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.2% | 8.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around St. Marys Township. Close and well known come first.
5 mi State parkGrand Lake St. Marys State Park
37 mi MountainCampbell Hill
21 mi MuseumFort Recovery
13 mi MuseumArmstrong Air and Space Museum
8 mi MuseumShrine of the Holy Relics
22 mi MuseumAllen County MuseumGrand Lake St. Marys State Park: Bruin, CC BY 2.0 · Campbell Hill: Analogue Kid (talk)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Recovery: Nyttend, Public domain · Armstrong Air and Space Museum: Tysto, Public domain · Shrine of the Holy Relics: Rfgagel, Public domain · Allen County Museum: WeaponizingArchitecture, CC BY-SA 4.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of St. Marys Township
About 5 of every 100 St. Marys Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
City in Ohio, US
St. Marys is a city in Auglaize County, Ohio, United States. Located in western Ohio, it is 11 miles (18 km) west of Wapakoneta and 20 miles (32 km) east of the Ohio–Indiana border. Founded in 1823, the city is located on a portage between the St. Marys and Auglaize river systems, which was a significant factor in its development before the era of canals. The population was 8,397 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Wapakoneta micropolitan area.
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5 towns share a border with St. Marys Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Marys Township | #96 | A | A+ | — | B+ | B− |
| Noble Township | — | — | B | — | B+ | C+ |
| Franklin Township | #446 | B | A | — | A− | C+ |
| Washington Township | — | — | A | — | A+ | C+ |
| German Township | #5 | A+ | A | — | A+ | B+ |
| St. Marys | #74 | A | A+ | — | B+ | B− |
Noble Township and Washington Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. St. Marys Township, Noble Township, Franklin Township, Washington Township, German Township and St. Marys report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare St. Marys Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. St. Marys Township grades A overall, better than 92% of U.S. towns and #96 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B− for health and B+ for schools.
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+.
