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Sutton TownshipOH
A town of 3,000.
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Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
3,000
2025 Census estimate · −2.1% since 2020
Median home value
$124K
Census ACS
Household income
$41K
median
Median age
48.5
years
Jobs based here
299
A commuter town
TownGrade
D
#982 of 987 in OH
Is Sutton Township a good place to live?
Sutton Township earns a D, 982nd among Ohio's 987 graded towns, mostly because of health and incomes. Residents are less healthy than 97% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. The median household income is $41K, and 22% of residents live below the poverty line. One bright spot: a typical home costs about $124K, 2.6 years of the county’s $47K median household income. 23% of residents live below the poverty line in Sutton Township, against 9.1% in Ohio’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. On hazard risk, just 58 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do worse. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 72% of U.S. towns.
A commuter town
95% of working residents leave Sutton Township for work
Where Sutton Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
299jobs based in Sutton Township
5%of working residents work in town
23 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Sutton Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Sutton Township is from typical.
HealthRivers Health 14.7 miles awayD−Open →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listC−Open →Jobs & incomeC−Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.8 of 20; 4.8% of households have no car; 1.3% of workers walk, bike or ride transitCOpen →SchoolsC+Open →Cost of livingB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors1 mile of trail; 2% conserved landCOpen →HistoryB−Open →Civic life4.1 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsCOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Sutton Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sutton Township, and how to reach them.
PowerAEP Ohio19.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterSyracuse Village PWS1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet7 providers79% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Sutton Township’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Ohio you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereDirector, Meigs County Board of ElectionsMeigs County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2019
ZIP codes45771, 4577945771 74% · 45779 25%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Sutton Township.
Sutton Township sends many workers across the state line, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Ohio (mostly inland flooding) and has household incomes well below the Ohio norm.
HealthD−
A larger share of adults in Sutton Township get no exercise outside work than in the typical Ohio or U.S. town
38% of Sutton Township adults get no exercise outside work. Sutton Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 19. 40% of Sutton Township adults sleep under 7 hours.
3%healthier than U.S. townsD−Health Grade
| Sutton Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 28% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 38% | 35% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better13 too close to call19 worse
| What stands out | Sutton Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 12.7% | 8% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 23.6% | 15.3% |
| More smokers | 22.4% | 15.4% |
Rivers Health
14.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
2nd
percentile among OH towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
SchoolsC+
On state tests, Sutton Township’s schools trail 57% of Ohio districts
Its public schools are run by the Southern Local school district. Its two schools are below.
43%of OH districts it outscoresC+School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 495 | B− |
| Southern High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 185 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C−
The median household income in Sutton Township is lower than in most of Ohio or the rest of the country
21% of working residents cross a state line to work. Sutton Township has 299 jobs for its 1,228 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Sutton Township’s average trip to work is 34 minutes. Since 2013, Sutton Township has added 47 jobs, to 299 in 2023. Most working residents leave Sutton Township for work: only 5% work in town.
5%work in town
| Sutton Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $41,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 5% | 6.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Sutton Township5%
Pomeroy7%
Athens5%
Columbus5%
Salisbury Township5%
23 mi
median commute distance
299
jobs based in Sutton Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C
Walkability grade: more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C−
Sutton Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 97% of Ohio towns, with expected losses of about $1,306 per resident a year; that rating is what its C− for hazard risk is built on.
The FEMA risk score in Sutton Township is 78 of 100. Since 1978, 69 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Sutton Township.
78risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland flooding
69
paid flood claims since 1978
6
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
In Sutton Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Sutton Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 23° and about 9 inches of snow falls in a winter.
9″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter25–43°
Spring41–66°
Summer61–84°
Fall44–67°
Oct 28
typical first frost
Apr 18
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
#663for trails in OH
1.9%
conserved · 387 of 20,083 acres
1.1 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Racine Boat Launch | — | 16 |
| 2. Star Mill Park | 0.1 mi | 13 |
| 3. Syracuse Park | — | 12 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Sutton Township
18pages on Sutton Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Sutton Township; the nearest are
Ohio UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Athens24.5 mi$14,158 in-state tuitionHocking CollegeCommunity college · Public · Nelsonville34.5 mi$5,540 in-state tuition
About 1 of every 100 Sutton Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
About Sutton Township
Township in Ohio, US
Sutton Township is one of the twelve townships of Meigs County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 3,077 people in the township.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 32 sq mi
- Elevation
- 574 ft
Sutton Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Sutton Township.
Chester TownshipLetart TownshipSalisbury TownshipSyracuseLebanon TownshipNew HavenSutton Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutton Township | #982 | D | B− | — | C+ | D− |
| Chester Township | — | — | B | — | B | D− |
| Letart Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Salisbury Township | #977 | D | B+ | — | C | D− |
| Syracuse | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lebanon Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Chester Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Sutton Township, Chester Township and Salisbury Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Letart Township, Syracuse and Lebanon Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Sutton Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Sutton Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sutton Township, OH a good place to live?
Sutton Township grades D overall, better than 6% of U.S. towns and #982 of 987 in Ohio. It grades D− for health and C+ for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Sutton Township, OH expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.