Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,798.
Troy Township is one of the best-graded places in America: an A, 70th among Ohio's 987 graded towns. The median household earns $87K, natural-hazard risk is low, and 24% of its land is conserved. Its lowest mark, a B, is in health. 24% of the land in Troy Township is conserved, above both Ohio’s towns (3.7%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest place to walk is LaDue State Wildlife Area, 3,216 acres with 1.1 miles of trail. A typical home costs about $231K, 3.3 years of the Cleveland metro’s $71K median household income.
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 12 old photos and papers going back to 1905 and 4 maps from 1905 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.
1,779 jobs are based in Troy Township, 1.8 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. The average commute takes 31.7 minutes, against 23.4 across Ohio.
Most working residents leave Troy Township for work: only 6% work in town. Troy Township’s average trip to work is 32 minutes, above both the Ohio town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). 4% of residents live below the poverty line in Troy Township.
| Troy Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $87,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 8.7% | 9.7% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mumford Road School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 22 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 94% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
3.2 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lucia S. Nash Preserve | 1.2 mi | 181 |
| 2. LaDue State Wildlife Area | 1.1 mi | 3,216 |
| 3. Troy Wetlands | 0.4 mi | 61 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Troy Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Troy Township is 82°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Troy Township beats the Ohio average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 33% of Troy Township adults have obesity.
| Troy Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 38% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 34% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 26% | 23% |
| What stands out | Troy Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.3% | 8.3% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.2% | 11.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Troy Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw30 mi MuseumRock and Roll Hall of Fame580K visitors a year
Big draw29 mi Stadium & arenaProgressive Field
30 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Field
20 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
12 mi Theme parkSeaWorld Ohio
29 mi Stadium & arenaRocket ArenaRock and Roll Hall of Fame: MusikAnimal, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Progressive Field: Jsawczuk, Public domain · Huntington Bank Field: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · Cuyahoga Valley National Park: Unknown, Public domain · SeaWorld Ohio: Jeremy Thompson from Los Angeles, California, CC BY 2.0 · Rocket Arena: Cards84664, CC BY-SA 4.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Troy Township
About 1 of every 100 Troy Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Troy Township is one of the sixteen townships of Geauga County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 2,778, up from 2,567 at the 2000 census.
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4 towns share a border with Troy Township.
At #70 in OH, it grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Auburn Township (A−) comes closest.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Township | #70 | A | B+ | — | B+ | B |
| Hiram Township | — | — | C+ | — | B | B |
| Auburn Township | #221 | A− | D | — | A | A |
| Burton Township | #240 | A− | B | — | B+ | B− |
| Parkman Township | #604 | B− | B− | — | B | C− |
Hiram Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Troy Township, Hiram Township, Auburn Township, Burton Township and Parkman Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Troy Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Troy Township grades A overall, better than 94% of U.S. towns and #70 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B for health and B+ for schools.
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 B+.
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