Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Steubenville Township earns a D, 968th of 987 graded towns in Ohio, mostly because of health and incomes. Residents are less healthy than 94% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. The median household income is $53K, and 27% of residents live below the poverty line. What it does well: much of its housing is old. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 94% of U.S. towns. 27% of residents live below the poverty line in Steubenville Township, above both the Ohio town median (9.1%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Only 120 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score lower on hazard risk. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 78% of U.S. towns.
Where Steubenville Township beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| Widest gap | Steubenville Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 11.6% | 8% |
Its founding year, 1795, comes before those of 95% of the Ohio towns we grade with a known year.
Census counts: 731 in 1800, a peak of 37,651 in 1940, 18,161 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1865 and 7 maps from 1904 on.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Steubenville Township is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Steubenville 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 Steubenville Township.
Steubenville Township sends many workers across the state line to Weirton, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Ohio (mostly inland flooding) and has poverty well above the Ohio rate.
Among adults in Steubenville Township, 37% feel lonely. In Steubenville Township, 18% of adults report frequent physical distress, and 44% have obesity.
| Steubenville Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 38% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 38% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Steubenville Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 11.6% | 8% |
| More smokers | 20.4% | 15.4% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.4% | 7.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Public schools: the Indian Creek Local school district. One of its 3 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. 3 public schools serve Steubenville Township, with 886 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hills Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 377 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
26% of working residents cross a state line to work, Weirton among the top destinations. Jobs based here grew from 480 in 2013 to 744.
For most workers, Steubenville Township is a place to come home to: only 4% work in town. Jobs based in Steubenville Township grew to 744 in 2023, 264 more than in 2013. Its mean commuting time comes in at 20 minutes. The top destinations are Steubenville (20%), Weirton (9%) and Wintersville (5%).
| Steubenville Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $53,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.2% | 6.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The range runs from 22° on a January night to 84° on a July afternoon, with about 15 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 91% of Ohio towns, with expected losses of about $420 per resident a year; that rating is what its C− for hazard risk is built on.
Since 1979, 7 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Steubenville Township. The town’s FEMA hazard score stands at 62 of 100. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Steubenville Township after 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2019. 85% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The biggest park or preserve is Aracoma Park, at 21 acres. Trails run 0.1 miles in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Aracoma Park | — | 21 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Steubenville Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw34 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
8 mi MuseumMeadowcroft Rockshelter
34 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
34 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
35 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints Arena
34 mi LandmarkFort PittAcrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Meadowcroft Rockshelter: Lee Paxton, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Duquesne: Sébastien Paquin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PNC Park: alpineinc, CC BY 2.0 · PPG Paints Arena: Jleedev, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Pitt: Downtown_Pittsburgh_May_2008.jpg: Allie Caufield derivative work: GrapedApe (tal, CC BY 2.0
4 within 15 miles of the center of Steubenville Township
About 3 of every 100 Steubenville Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Where Steubenville Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Ohio, United States
Steubenville ( STEW-bən-vil) is a city in Jefferson County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. The city is located on the eastern border of Ohio along the Ohio River, abutting the northern panhandle of West Virginia and 33 miles (53 km) west of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Steubenville had a population of 18,161 at the 2020 census. The Weirton–Steubenville metropolitan area has an estimated 113,000 residents. The city's name is derived from Fort Steuben, a 1786 fort that sat within the city's current limits and was named for Prussian military officer Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben. Steubenville's nickname is the "City of Murals" after its more than 25 downtown murals. Historically,…
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6 towns share a border with Steubenville Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steubenville Township | #968 | D | B | — | B− | D |
| Steubenville | #748 | C+ | B+ | C− | A− | D |
| Mingo Junction | #945 | D | B+ | — | B− | D |
| Wells Township | — | — | A+ | — | B− | D− |
| Cross Creek Township | #741 | C+ | B+ | — | B− | C− |
Wells Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Steubenville Township, Mingo Junction, Wells Township and Cross Creek Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Steubenville Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Steubenville Township grades D overall, better than 8% of U.S. towns and #968 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.
