The Sandusky near Tiffin, 1892
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Tiffin TownshipOH
A town of 1,582.
4 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
1,582
2025 Census estimate · +0.5% since 2020
Median home value
$151K
Census ACS
Household income
$77K
median
Median age
35.4
years
Jobs based here
188
A commuter town
Is Tiffin Township a good place to live?
The best of Tiffin Township’s subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a D− for walkability. Tiffin Township’s average trip to work is 19 minutes, below both the Ohio town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). The biggest park or preserve is Oxbow Lake State Wildlife Area, at 394 acres. Tiffin Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Tiffin Township for work
Where Tiffin Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
188jobs based in Tiffin Township
1%of working residents work in town
12 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Tiffin Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Tiffin Township is from typical.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.4 of 20; 3.6% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitD−Open →Cost of livingTypical home $151K, 2.1 years of the Defiance area’s $73K median household incomeAOpen →Jobs & income$77K median household incomeCOpen →SchoolsBeat 65% of Ohio districts on tests and graduationB+Open →HealthPromedica Defiance Regional Hospital 6.2 miles awayC+Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 47% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors1 mile of trail; 4% conserved landCOpen →HistoryBOpen →Civic life0.9 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsC+Open →
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 Tiffin Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Tiffin Township, and how to reach them.
PowerThe Toledo Edison16.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterMontpelier Village water system1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet8 providers75% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Tiffin 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, Defiance County Board of ElectionsDefiance County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2019
ZIP codes43512, 4351943512 91% · 43519 9%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 Tiffin Township.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
Most of Tiffin Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.3 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Tiffin Township for work: only 1% work in town. 16% of Tiffin Township residents live below the poverty line, where Ohio’s towns sit at 9.1% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Jobs based in Tiffin Township fell to 188 in 2023, 37 fewer than in 2013.
1%work in town
| Tiffin Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 6.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Tiffin Township1%
Defiance22%
Bryan7%
Archbold6%
Napoleon5%
12 mi
median commute distance
188
jobs based in Tiffin Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Tiffin Township
Tiffin Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 18° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
24″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter21–35°
Spring39–60°
Summer61–83°
Fall43–63°
Oct 24
typical first frost
Apr 22
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HealthC+
On CDC estimates, Tiffin Township is less healthy than 60% of U.S. towns
Tiffin Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 14% of adults have diabetes in Tiffin Township.
40%healthier than U.S. townsC+Health Grade
| Tiffin Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 38% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 28% | 25% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 38% | 36% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better31 too close to call1 worse
| What stands out | Tiffin Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 8.7% |
Promedica Defiance Regional Hospital
6.2 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
3.8%conserved
3.8%
conserved · 872 of 23,169 acres
1.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Oxbow Lake State Wildlife Area | 0.3 mi | 394 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B−
Tiffin Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 53% of U.S. communities.
47risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Tiffin Township
18pages on Tiffin Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Tiffin Township
Defiance CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Defiance6.7 mi$29,320 tuitionNorthwest State Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Archbold7.5 mi$4,698 in-state tuition
About 1 of every 100 Tiffin Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
About Tiffin Township
Township in Ohio, US
Tiffin Township is one of twelve townships in Defiance County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census reported 1,586 residents in the township.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 712 ft
Tiffin Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Tiffin Township.
Springfield TownshipWashington TownshipNoble TownshipAdams TownshipTiffin Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiffin Township | — | — | A | — | B+ | C+ |
| Springfield Township | #287 | B+ | A | — | B | C+ |
| Washington Township | — | — | A− | — | A− | C |
| Noble Township | #339 | B+ | A | — | B+ | C+ |
| Adams Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Tiffin Township and Washington Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Tiffin Township, Springfield Township, Washington Township and Noble Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Adams Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Tiffin Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Tiffin Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Tiffin Township, OH expensive?
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.