Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,005.
The best of Union Township’s subject grades are an A for incomes and schools and an A+ for history; the weakest is a D− for walkability. Only 125 of Ohio’s 1,707 towns score higher on incomes. 1.6% of residents live below the poverty line in Union Township, where Ohio’s towns sit at 9.1% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Only 30 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score higher on history. Union Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 96% of U.S. towns. Union Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Union Township beats most towns.
Elmwood PlaceWhere Union 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 Union Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1912.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Union 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 Union Township.
Most working residents leave Union Township for work: only 2% work in town. At $108,000, Union Township’s median household income is against $75,000 in Ohio’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. Jobs based in Union Township fell to 203 in 2023, 82 fewer than in 2013.
| Union Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $108,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.5% | 6.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Union Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Union Township beats the Ohio average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 18% of Union Township adults binge drink.
| Union Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 20% | 19% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Union Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.3% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.7% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 60% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Ohio average. Union Township has grown 19% since 2020, to 2,005 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 14% of residents are 65 or older in Union Township.
| Union Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 14% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 38.8 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 23% | 22% | 22% |
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.2 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Union Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.3% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.2% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.8% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7.7% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.5% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 19.2% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.7% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.6% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.8% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 38.2% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.4% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.1% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.1% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.3% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,000, single groups can be off by several points
| Union Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.4% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Union Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw24 mi Stadium & arenaOhio Stadium
17 mi Zoo & aquariumColumbus Zoo and Aquarium
25 mi Stadium & arenaHistoric Crew Stadium
25 mi Stadium & arenaScottsMiracle-Gro Field
22 mi MountainCampbell Hill
24 mi Stadium & arenaValue City ArenaOhio 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 · Campbell Hill: Analogue Kid (talk)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Value City Arena: Nick81aku at English Wikipedia, Public domain
1 within 15 miles of the center of Union Township
About 2 of every 100 Union Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Union Township is one of the fourteen townships of Union County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,710 people in the township, 807 of whom lived in the village of Milford Center.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
6 towns share a border with Union Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Township | — | — | B | — | A | B |
| Darby Township | #385 | B+ | C | — | A | A− |
| Allen Township | #270 | A− | C+ | — | A− | B |
| Paris Township | #255 | A− | C+ | — | A− | B |
| Pike Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rush Township | #587 | B− | A− | — | A− | C− |
| Marysville | #247 | A− | C+ | B | A− | B |
Union Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Union Township, Darby Township, Allen Township, Paris Township and Rush Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Pike Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Union 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.
