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Van Buren TownshipOH
A town of 1,523.
5 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
1,523
2025 Census estimate · −0.7% since 2020
Median home value
$191K
Census ACS
Household income
$76K
median
Median age
40.7
years
Jobs based here
286
A commuter town
Is Van Buren Township a good place to live?
Van Buren Township’s best subject grade is an A for schools; its weakest is a D− for walkability. Only 124 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score lower on the outdoors. Van Buren Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
A commuter town
97% of working residents leave Van Buren Township for work
Where Van Buren Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
286jobs based in Van Buren Township
3%of working residents work in town
23 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Van Buren Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Van Buren Township is from typical.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 2.7 of 20; 0% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitD−Open →SchoolsBeat 87% of Ohio districts on tests and graduationAOpen →HealthWayne Hospital 5.4 miles awayC−Open →Cost of livingTypical home $191K, 3 years of the Greenville area’s $64K median household incomeA−Open →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listB+Open →Jobs & income$76K median household incomeC+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors2 miles of trailsD−Open →HistoryB+Open →Civic life3.1 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsB−Open →
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 Van Buren Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Van Buren Township, and how to reach them.
PowerAES Ohio16.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Van Buren Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsFranklin Monroe Local School DistrictArcanum-Butler Local School District2 districts serve Van Buren Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
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, Darke County Board of ElectionsDarke County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2019
ZIP codes45304, 4533145304 67% · 45331 33%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 Van Buren Township.
HealthC−
Residents of Van Buren Township are less healthy than 78% of U.S. towns
Two figures for adults in Van Buren Township: 41% have high blood pressure, 16% report frequent physical distress. The share of adults in Van Buren Township who smoke cigarettes is 18%, where Ohio’s towns sit at 16% and U.S. towns at 14%. In Van Buren Township, 34% of adults sleep under 7 hours.
22%healthier than U.S. townsC−Health Grade
| Van Buren Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 38% | 36% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better25 too close to call7 worse
| What stands out | Van Buren Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.2% | 8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.8% | 7.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.4% | 8.7% |
Wayne Hospital
5.4 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C+
Van Buren Township has 0.4 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
The top destinations are Greenville (13%), Dayton (5%) and Troy (4%). Only 3% of working residents stay in Van Buren Township for work; the rest commute out. The mean commuting time for Van Buren Township comes to 33 minutes, above both the Ohio town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Since 2013, Van Buren Township has added 166 jobs, to 286 in 2023.
3%work in town
| Van Buren Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.5% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Van Buren Township3%
Greenville13%
Dayton5%
Troy4%
Greenville Township3%
23 mi
median commute distance
286
jobs based in Van Buren Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 0% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Van Buren Township: four seasons and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
26″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter22–38°
Spring40–62°
Summer61–83°
Fall43–64°
Oct 20
typical first frost
Apr 21
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B+
The biggest natural risk in Van Buren Township is inland flooding, at a low overall level
For Van Buren Township, the FEMA hazard score is 34 of 100. Nearly half of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 27%. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 66% of U.S. communities.
34risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesEarthquakes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 16,148 acres
2.1 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Routzong Preserve | 2.1 mi | 53 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Van Buren Township
18pages on Van Buren Township
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Van Buren Township; the nearest are
Edison State Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Piqua19.4 mi$4,499 in-state tuitionIndiana University-EastUniversity or college · Public · Richmond, IN21.5 mi$8,424 in-state tuitionSouthern State Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Hillsboro74.8 mi$5,912 in-state tuition
About 1 of every 100 Van Buren Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
About Van Buren Township
Township in Ohio, US
Van Buren Township is one of the twenty townships of Darke County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,528 people in the township.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 25 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,033 ft
Van Buren Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Van Buren Township.
Greenville TownshipFranklin TownshipAdams TownshipNeave TownshipTwin TownshipVan Buren Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Van Buren Township | — | — | A− | — | A | C− |
| Greenville Township | #745 | C+ | A− | — | B− | D |
| Franklin Township | — | — | B− | — | A | C |
| Adams Township | #672 | C+ | A− | — | C+ | C |
| Neave Township | — | — | B+ | — | B | C− |
| Twin Township | #291 | B+ | B+ | — | A | C+ |
Van Buren Township, Franklin Township and Neave Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Van Buren Township, Greenville Township, Franklin Township, Adams Township, Neave Township and Twin Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Van Buren Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Van Buren Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Van Buren 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−.