Tully VanWert, 2006
Tully Township’s story
175 years in pictures
The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2006 and 2 maps from 1960 on.
- 1851Tully Township is settled
Tully TownshipOH
A town of 2,005, settled in 1851. 54% more nonprofits per person than the typical Ohio town.
3 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
2,005
2025 Census estimate · −0.5% since 2020
Median home value
$143K
Census ACS
Household income
$74K
median
Median age
36.0
years
Jobs based here
303
A commuter town
Is Tully Township a good place to live?
Tully Township’s best subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and an A for schools and civic life; its weakest is a D for walkability. On cost of living, just 80 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do better. 29% of residents are under 18 in Tully Township, where Ohio’s towns sit at 22% and U.S. towns at 22%. The biggest park or preserve is Edgewood Park, at 33 acres. Tully Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Tully Township stand out
Where Tully Township beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
Tully Township6
Typical U.S. town3.7
Typical OH town3.9
Civic lifeA
54% more nonprofits per person
than the typical Ohio town
Charities, civic groups and human services; churches not counted.
Crestview Local schools
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Crestview Elementary School | K–5 | 337 |
| Crestview Early Childhood Center | PK–K | 158 |
| Crestview Middle School | 6–8 | 195 |
SchoolsA
On state tests and graduation
NCES · EDFacts.
A commuter town
97% of working residents leave Tully Township for work
Where Tully Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
303jobs based in Tully Township
3%of working residents work in town
16 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Tully Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Tully Township is from typical.
Cost of livingTypical home $143K, 2.1 years of the Van Wert area’s $68K median household incomeA+Open →SchoolsAOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 3.9 of 20; 4.3% of households have no car; 0.9% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 36% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listBOpen →Jobs & income$74K median household incomeC+Open →HealthAdams Memorial Hospital 12.6 miles awayB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors2 miles of trailsC−Open →HistoryB+Open →Civic life6 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsAOpen →
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 Tully Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Tully Township, and how to reach them.
PowerAEP Ohio19.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterConvoy Village water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet9 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Tully 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, Van Wert County Board of ElectionsVan Wert County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Oct 2024
ZIP code4583245832 100%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 Tully Township.
SchoolsA
Tully Township’s public schools outperform 90% of Ohio districts
Public schools: the Crestview Local school district. Three of its 4 schools are shown below, with the reason for each. The 4 public schools in Tully Township teach 939 students between them.
90%of OH districts it outscoresASchool Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crestview Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 337 | A+ |
| Crestview High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 249 | B |
| Crestview Middle SchoolTop results in townGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 195 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C+
Most of Tully Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.3 jobs for each of them
For working residents in Tully Township, the share who work locally is 3.3%. The average trip to work for Tully Township comes to 19 minutes, below both Ohio’s towns (24 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Since 2013, Tully Township has added 72 jobs, to 303 in 2023. Half of commuters travel less than 16 miles.
3%work in town
| Tully Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.3% | 6.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Tully Township3%
Van Wert36%
Fort Wayne7%
Decatur3%
Convoy2%
16 mi
median commute distance
303
jobs based in Tully Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Tully Township
In July, afternoons reach 85°; in January, nights fall to 18°, and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.
17″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter21–36°
Spring39–60°
Summer61–83°
Fall43–64°
Oct 26
typical first frost
Apr 21
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B
Low risk in Tully Township, with inland flooding at the top
FEMA puts 55% of Tully Township’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 16% to tornadoes. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 64% of U.S. communities.
36risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
HealthB−
Tully Township ranks healthier than 52% of the country’s towns
In Tully Township, just over a quarter of adults have been diagnosed with depression. Among adults in the town, 18% binge drink.
52%healthier than U.S. townsB−Health Grade
| Tully Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 26% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 14% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
5 better27 too close to call0 worse
| What stands out | Tully Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.7% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.5% | 8.3% |
Adams Memorial Hospital
12.6 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
OutdoorsC−
0% of Tully Township is conserved land
Across 1 park or preserve: 2.0 miles of trail. The trail network density in Tully Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 23,025 acres
2.0 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Edgewood Park | — | 33 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Tully Township
18pages on Tully Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Tully Township; the nearest are
Indiana Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Fort Wayne, IN21.5 mi$31,361 tuitionPurdue University Fort WayneUniversity or college · Public · Fort Wayne, IN22.4 mi$9,532 in-state tuitionNorthwest State Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Archbold41.7 mi$4,698 in-state tuition
About 3 of every 100 Tully Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
About Tully Township
Township in Ohio, US
Tully Township is one of the twelve townships of Van Wert County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,013 people in the township.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 781 ft
Tully Township’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Tully Township.
Union TownshipBenton TownshipHarrison TownshipTully Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tully Township | — | — | A+ | — | A | B− |
| Union Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Benton Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harrison Township | — | — | A | — | A | C+ |
Tully Township and Harrison Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Tully Township and Harrison Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Union Township and Benton Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Tully Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Tully Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Tully Township, OH a good place to live?
54% more nonprofits per person than the typical Ohio town.
Is Tully 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+.