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A town of 2,513.
Staunton Township grades B+ overall, 349th of 987 graded towns in Ohio, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Its schools rank ahead of 92% of Ohio towns and the median household earns $111K. A typical home there costs about $353K, 4.9 years of the Dayton metro’s $72K median household income. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 93% of U.S. towns. Staunton Township’s median household income is $111,000, where Ohio’s towns sit at $75,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. The biggest park or preserve is Farrington Reserve, at 30 acres.
Where Staunton Township beats most towns.
2,090 counted in 2010 and 2,439 in 2020; an estimated 2,513 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Staunton Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 2007 and 5 maps from 1914 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Staunton 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 Staunton Township.
Staunton Township sends most of its workers to Troy and beyond, owes part of its health edge to its incomes and has household incomes well above the Ohio norm.
Staunton Township has 129 jobs for its 1,107 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
0.6% of working residents work locally in Staunton Township. Jobs based in Staunton Township fell to 129 in 2023, 156 fewer than in 2013. The top destinations are Troy (26%), Piqua (9%) and Dayton (6%).
| Staunton Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.6% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.8% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The median household earns $111,458, against $71,389 across Ohio, one input to its A− for jobs and income.
Adults 18 to 34 are 9% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 49% of residents (38% statewide). Staunton Township’s median age is 45.7 years. Staunton Township has grown 3.8% since 2020, to 2,513 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Staunton Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45.7 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 31% | 24% | 29% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.7 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Staunton Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 15% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 2.9% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.3% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16.7% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.2% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.2% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.6% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.4% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 39.4% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.9% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.1% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.6% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.5% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,500, single groups can be off by several points
Staunton Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 21° and about 12 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 59% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, 16 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Staunton Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Against the 6,943 U.S. towns with household incomes like Staunton Township’s, it is less healthy than 74%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Staunton Township beats the Ohio average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 33% of Staunton Township adults have obesity.
| Staunton Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 38% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 20% | 19% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 26% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 16% |
| What stands out | Staunton Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.4% | 15.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.5% | 14.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.4 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Farrington Reserve | — | 30 |
| 2. Paul G. Duke Park | — | 16 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Staunton Township. Close and well known come first.
20 mi MuseumNational Museum of the United States Air Force1.0M visitors a year
32 mi MountainCampbell Hill20 mi MuseumNational Aviation Hall of Fame300K visitors a year
22 mi LandmarkMadonna of the Trail
36 mi State parkGrand Lake St. Marys State Park
20 mi MuseumHuffman PrairieNational Museum of the United States Air Force: No machine-readable author provided. Rogerd assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Campbell Hill: Analogue Kid (talk)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Madonna of the Trail: W. Guy Finley, Public domain · Grand Lake St. Marys State Park: Bruin, CC BY 2.0 · Huffman Prairie: Wright Brothers, Public domain
1 within 15 miles of the center of Staunton Township
About 5 of every 100 Staunton Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
Where Staunton Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Township in Ohio, US
Staunton Township is one of the twelve townships of Miami County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,439 at the 2020 census. It is the only Staunton Township statewide.
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9 towns share a border with Staunton Township.
Piqua next door grades lower for schools (B− to Staunton Township’s A) and higher for cost of living (A− to C+).
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staunton Township | #349 | B+ | C+ | — | A | B |
| Concord Township | #317 | B+ | B | — | B+ | B |
| Troy | #295 | B+ | B | B | B+ | B |
| Monroe Township | #67 | A | B− | — | A | B+ |
| Piqua | #805 | C | A− | D | B− | C− |
| Tipp City | #31 | A+ | B− | A− | A | B+ |
| Elizabeth Township | — | — | B− | — | A | B− |
| Springcreek Township | — | — | B | — | B− | C− |
Elizabeth Township and Springcreek Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Staunton Township, Concord Township, Monroe Township, Elizabeth Township and Springcreek Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Staunton Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Staunton Township grades B+ overall, better than 70% of U.S. towns and #349 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B for health and A 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 C+.
