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Venice TownshipOH
A town of 1,634. 2.6 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Ohio town.
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Population
1,634
2025 Census estimate · −1.8% since 2020
Median home value
$151K
Census ACS
Household income
$86K
median
Median age
47.3
years
Jobs based here
438
A commuter town
Is Venice Township a good place to live?
Venice Township’s best subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and civic life and an A for schools. Only 44 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score higher on cost of living. Only 44 of Ohio’s 1,560 towns score higher on civic life. Venice Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Venice Township stand out
Where Venice Township beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
Venice Township10
Typical U.S. town3.7
Typical OH town3.9
Civic lifeA+
2.6 times the nonprofits per person
than the typical Ohio town
Charities, civic groups and human services; churches not counted.
Seneca East Local schools
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Seneca East Elementary | K–5 | 345 |
| Seneca East Middle School | 6–8 | 193 |
| Seneca East High School | 9–12 | 289 |
SchoolsA
On state tests and graduation
NCES · EDFacts.
A commuter town
93% of working residents leave Venice Township for work
Where Venice Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
438jobs based in Venice Township
7%of working residents work in town
18 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Venice Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Venice Township is from typical.
Cost of livingTypical home $151K, 2.3 years of the Tiffin area’s $66K median household incomeA+Open →SchoolsAOpen →HealthMercy Health - Willard Hospital 10.1 miles awayCOpen →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 36% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listBOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 6.3 of 20; 3.7% of households have no car; 2% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC+Open →Jobs & income$86K median household incomeBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors1 mile of trail; 0% conserved landCOpen →History2 notable people born hereB+Open →Civic life10 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsA+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 Venice Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Venice Township, and how to reach them.
PowerNorth Central Elec Coop17.8¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterAttica Village water system5 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet8 providers84% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Venice 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, Seneca County Board of ElectionsSeneca County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2019
ZIP codes44807, 4485444807 96% · 44854 4%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 Venice Township.
SchoolsA
Venice Township’s schools rank ahead of 86% of Ohio districts
Its public schools are run by the Seneca East Local school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
86%of OH districts it outscoresASchool Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seneca East ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 345 | A |
| Seneca East High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 289 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B
Most of Venice Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.6 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Venice Township for work: only 7% work in town. Jobs based in Venice Township grew to 438 in 2023, 117 more than in 2013. At 21 minutes, Venice Township’s average trip to work is below both Ohio’s towns (24 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes).
7%work in town
| Venice Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.7% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $86,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Venice Township7%
Tiffin15%
Willard6%
Attica4%
New Haven Township3%
18 mi
median commute distance
438
jobs based in Venice Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 42% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
HealthC
Residents of Venice Township are less healthy than 66% of U.S. towns
Venice Township beats the Ohio average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 30% of adults get no exercise outside work in Venice Township, where Ohio’s towns sit at 28% and U.S. towns at 25%. 14% of Venice Township adults have diabetes.
34%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
| Venice Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 28% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
2 better26 too close to call4 worse
| What stands out | Venice Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.9% | 8.3% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.5% | 11.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 8.7% |
Mercy Health - Willard Hospital
10.1 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Climate
In Venice Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Venice Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 18° and about 30 inches of snow falls in a winter.
30″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter21–36°
Spring38–59°
Summer60–82°
Fall42–63°
Oct 23
typical first frost
Apr 23
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Who lives here
Fewer young adults than Ohio overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 44% of residents (38% statewide). The median age in Venice Township is 47.3 years. 26% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio.
47.3median age · OH 39.7
| Venice Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47.3 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 19% | 22% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 20% | 18% |
Venice TownshipOhioUnited States
Ages · share of residents
19%
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma4%
High school41%
Some college12%
Associate’s17%
Bachelor’s15%
Graduate11%
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 34% and 62% women
The Census survey reached too few of Venice Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±13.9 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Venice Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.6% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.5% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.7% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.4% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.5% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 19% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.8% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.1% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.3% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.1% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 40.6% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 12.3% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 16.8% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.2% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.1% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,600, single groups can be off by several points
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Venice Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 64% of U.S. communities.
36risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesHail
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
OutdoorsC
0.1% of Venice Township is conserved land
0.6 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The biggest park or preserve is Attica Raceway Park, at 44 acres.
0.1%conserved
0.1%
conserved · 31 of 25,241 acres
0.6 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Attica Raceway Park | — | 44 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Venice Township
19pages on Venice Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Venice Township; the nearest are
Heidelberg UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Tiffin15.6 mi$33,650 tuitionOhio State University-Mansfield CampusUniversity or college · Public · Mansfield22.9 mi$9,488 in-state tuitionTerra State Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Fremont26.4 mi$5,748 in-state tuition
About 7 of every 100 Venice Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
About Venice Township
Township in Ohio, US
Venice Township is one of the fifteen townships of Seneca County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,683 people in the township.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 40 sq mi
- Elevation
- 928 ft
Venice Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Venice Township.
Richmond TownshipCranberry TownshipReed TownshipBloom TownshipVenice Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venice Township | — | — | A+ | — | A | C |
| Richmond Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cranberry Township | — | — | A | — | A | C− |
| Reed Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bloom Township | — | — | A | — | A | C |
Venice Township, Cranberry Township and Bloom Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Venice Township, Cranberry Township and Bloom Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Richmond Township and Reed Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Venice Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Venice Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Venice Township, OH a good place to live?
2.6 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Ohio town.