Unity TownshipOH
Today 9,444 people live in this town, first platted in 1810.
Is Unity Township a good place to live?
Unity Township’s best grade is for cost of living — a typical home costs about $146K, 2.5 years of the Salem area’s $58K median household income. Schools are a strength too (B+) — its public schools beat nearly two thirds of Ohio towns on state tests and graduation. The trade-off is health: residents are less healthy than 87% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Put together, the subjects come to a B overall, ranking 538th of 987 in Ohio. Nationally, it does better than 56% of U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is East Palestine City Park, 81 acres with 1.3 miles of trail. 13% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in the town, where Ohio’s towns sit at 24% and U.S. towns at 29%. Its median household income is $52,000, below both the Ohio town median ($75,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000).
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · schools, state test and graduation results · health, CDC PLACES · OpenStreetMap.
88% of working residents leave Unity Township for work
Where Unity Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Unity Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Unity Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Unity Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Unity 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Unity Township.
Unity Township sends many workers across the state line and is healthier than towns with similar incomes, but it trails Columbiana and its other neighbors on schools.
Unity Township earns a D for health
Against the 6,435 U.S. towns with household incomes like Unity Township’s, it is less healthy than 72%, so that grade isn’t only a matter of income. All 3 graded neighbors score healthier than it, from Middleton Township (C) to Columbiana (C+).
Unity Township: 15% of adults have diabetes. Nearly a fifth of adults in Unity Township smoke cigarettes; 42% have high blood pressure.
| Unity Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 28% | 25% |
| What stands out | Unity Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.5% | 8% |
| More smokers | 19.3% | 15.4% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.6% | 7.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Public schools in Unity Township beat 66% of Ohio districts
Each of its 3 graded neighbors has a higher School Grade than its B+, Columbiana highest at A.
Its public schools are run by the East Palestine City school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. 3 public schools serve Unity Township, with 949 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Palestine Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 415 | B |
| East Palestine High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 269 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Unity Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
24% of working residents cross a state line to work.
Among workers in Unity Township, 6% do their job from home. Just just over a tenth of the town’s working residents have a job in town. The top destinations are East Palestine (8%), Columbiana (7%) and Boardman Township (6%). For half of commuters, work is under 15 miles away.
| Unity Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $52,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 6% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 12% | 6.8% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in Unity Township brings four seasons and pleasant summers
For Unity Township, the July high is 83°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a low hazard risk in Unity Township: inland flooding
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Unity Township after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2004. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in two thirds of U.S. communities. 77% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 9%. The town has had 8 paid flood insurance claims since 2004.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Conserved land covers 0.3% of Unity Township
Count the trails in 2 parks and preserves and they come to 3.0 miles. Unity Township’s density of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves here: 2, covering 86 acres.
| Unity Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.3% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. East Palestine City Park | 1.3 mi | 81 |
| 2. New Waterford Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Meadowcroft Rockshelter and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Unity Township. Close and well known come first.
40 mi MuseumMeadowcroft Rockshelter14 mi Park & preserveMill Creek Park
17 mi MuseumButler Institute of American Art
17 mi AttractionChester teapot
25 mi MuseumOld Economy Village
15 mi Theme parkCascade ParkPhoto credits
Meadowcroft Rockshelter: Lee Paxton, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Butler Institute of American Art: Lorinda Dixon, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chester teapot: Navy2004, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old Economy Village: Lee Paxton, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cascade Park: Pianotech, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Unity Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Unity Township
About 2 of every 100 Unity Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
About Unity Township
Unincorporated community in Ohio, United States
Unity is an unincorporated community in Unity Township, Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. It lies north of East Palestine at the confluence of Ohio State Routes 14, 165, and 170.
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Unity Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Unity Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unity Township | #538 | B | B+ | — | B+ | D |
| Fairfield Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Middleton Township | #310 | B+ | A− | — | A− | C |
| Columbiana | #110 | A | B | A | A | C+ |
| Springfield Township | #561 | B− | C− | A− | A | C+ |
Unity Township and Middleton Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Fairfield Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Unity Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Unity Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Unity Township, OH a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Unity Township grades B overall, better than 56% of U.S. towns and #538 of 987 in Ohio. It grades D for health and B+ for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Unity 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 B+.