Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,408.
The best of Troy Township’s subject grades are an A− for health, incomes, and the outdoors; the weakest is a D for walkability. Only 142 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score higher on health. 13% of residents are under 18 in Troy Township, below both the Ohio town median (22%) and the median of U.S. towns (22%). 26% of the land in Troy Township is conserved, against 3.7% in Ohio’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Delaware Reservoir Wildlife Area, at 3,180 acres with 12 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Only 155 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score higher on the outdoors. Troy Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Troy Township beats most towns.
Where Troy Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Troy Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 10 old photos and papers going back to 1905 and 4 maps from 1924 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Troy 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 Troy Township.
Troy Township beats the Ohio average on 19 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 11% of Troy Township adults report frequent physical distress.
| Troy Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 28% | 25% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | Troy Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.6% | 15.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.4% | 14.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Buckeye Valley Local school district. Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is Buckeye Valley Local High School, with 597 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckeye Valley Local Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 612 | B |
| Buckeye Valley Local High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 597 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
21 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. Troy Township’s trail density is 0.9 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Delaware Reservoir Wildlife Area | 12 mi | 3,180 |
| 2. Gallant Woods Preserve | 3 mi | 232 |
| 3. Gallant Woods Farm | 0.4 mi | 19 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most working residents leave Troy Township for work: only 2% work in town. Jobs based in Troy Township grew to 419 in 2023, 153 more than in 2013. The median household income in Troy Township is $91,000.
| Troy Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.1% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $91,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Troy Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 20° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 55% of U.S. communities. Since 2013, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Troy Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Troy Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw25 mi Stadium & arenaOhio Stadium
15 mi Zoo & aquariumColumbus Zoo and Aquarium
25 mi Stadium & arenaHistoric Crew Stadium
28 mi Stadium & arenaScottsMiracle-Gro Field
15 mi LandmarkHarding Tomb
34 mi MountainCampbell HillOhio Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Columbus Zoo and Aquarium: Adolphus79 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Historic Crew Stadium: Rick Dikeman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · ScottsMiracle-Gro Field: Nova Crystallis, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Harding Tomb: User:Postdlf, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Campbell Hill: Analogue Kid (talk)., CC BY-SA 3.0
4 within 15 miles of the center of Troy Township
About 5 of every 100 Troy Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Troy Township is one of the eighteen townships of Delaware County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 2,105.
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4 towns share a border with Troy Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Township | — | — | B | — | B | A− |
| Delaware | #145 | A | C | B | A | A− |
| Marlboro Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Delaware Township | #387 | B+ | C+ | — | B | A− |
| Radnor Township | — | — | C− | — | A− | A− |
Troy Township and Radnor Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Troy Township, Delaware Township and Radnor Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Marlboro Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Troy Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
