Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Public schools that outperform most of Ohio. A town in Ohio, home to 2,119 people.
Van Buren Township’s best subject grades are an A for schools and an A− for incomes and cost of living; its weakest is a C− for walkability. 29% of residents are under 18 in Van Buren Township, above both Ohio’s towns (22%) and U.S. towns (22%). Sacred Heart of Jesus Rectory is on the National Register of Historic Places. Van Buren Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Van Buren Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| St. Philomena Montessori | PK–K | 55 |
Sacred Heart of Jesus RectoryWhere Van Buren 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 Van Buren Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2009.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Van Buren 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 Van Buren Township.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Philomena Montessori PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades PK–K | Grades PK–K | 55 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
The share of working residents in Van Buren Township who work locally: 1.5%. The median commute is under 13 miles. The town’s median household income is $105,000. The top destinations are Sidney (13%), Botkins (6%) and New Bremen (5%).
| Van Buren Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $105,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.5% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 7.8% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
43% of Van Buren Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by earthquakes at 28%. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage locally than in 77% of U.S. communities. Flood insurance has paid out on 2 claims locally since 2011.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect July afternoons of 84° and January nights of 19°, with about 10 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Four-year graduates: 24% of adults 25 and older here, 32% across Ohio. Van Buren Township’s age of the median resident comes in at 36.5 years. 15% of Van Buren Township residents are 65 or older.
| Van Buren Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36.5 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 20% | 18% |
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2 points). Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Van Buren Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.8% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 18.2% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.1% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.1% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.4% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.5% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.4% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.7% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.8% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.9% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 42.6% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 10% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 19.2% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 11.2% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.1% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,100, single groups can be off by several points
38% of adults have obesity in Van Buren Township. Two figures for adults locally: 17% say their health is fair or poor, 10% worry about having enough food.
| Van Buren Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 20% | 19% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Van Buren Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.3% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.2% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Van Buren Township. Close and well known come first.
29 mi MountainCampbell Hill
14 mi State parkGrand Lake St. Marys State Park
27 mi MuseumFort Recovery
10 mi MuseumArmstrong Air and Space Museum
11 mi MuseumShrine of the Holy Relics
34 mi MuseumZane Shawnee CavernsCampbell Hill: Analogue Kid (talk)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Grand Lake St. Marys State Park: Bruin, CC BY 2.0 · Fort Recovery: Nyttend, Public domain · Armstrong Air and Space Museum: Tysto, Public domain · Shrine of the Holy Relics: Rfgagel, Public domain · Zane Shawnee Caverns: Darkbluejacket, CC BY-SA 3.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Van Buren Township
About 5 of every 100 Van Buren Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Van Buren Township is one of the fourteen townships of Shelby County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,083 people in the township.
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4 towns share a border with Van Buren Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Van Buren Township | — | — | A− | — | A | B− |
| Washington Township | — | — | A | — | A+ | C+ |
| McLean Township | #72 | A | B+ | — | A+ | B |
| Turtle Creek Township | — | — | B− | — | A− | C− |
| Dinsmore Township | #123 | A | A− | — | A+ | B− |
Van Buren Township, Washington Township and Turtle Creek Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Van Buren Township, Washington Township, McLean Township, Turtle Creek Township and Dinsmore Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Van Buren Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Public schools that outperform most of Ohio.
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−.
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