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A town of 3,035. Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 97% of U.S. towns. Overall it grades C+, 733rd among Ohio's 987 graded towns. It also does better than most on schools: its public schools beat 72% of Ohio towns on state tests and graduation. Its lowest everyday mark is in health: residents are less healthy than 66% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. A typical home there costs about $228K, 3.2 years of the Wilmington area’s $70K median household income. Vernon Township’s average trip to work is 35 minutes, above both Ohio’s towns (24 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Its National Register listings include Cowan Creek Circular Enclosure.
Where Vernon Township beats most towns.
Where Vernon 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 Vernon Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2015 and 3 maps from 1907 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Vernon 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 Vernon Township.
Vernon Township has 105 jobs for its 1,259 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 35 minutes, against 23.4 across Ohio.
0.9% of working residents work locally in Vernon Township. The top destinations are Wilmington (16%), Adams Township (5%) and Columbus (5%). Half commute less than 20 miles.
| Vernon Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
17% of Vernon Township adults smoke cigarettes. Vernon Township tracks Ohio closely on all 32 CDC measures. 39% of Vernon Township adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Vernon Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 38% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 17% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Vernon Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 22° and about 27 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 67% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Vernon Township since 2025.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1.3 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The biggest park or preserve is Culberson Woods State Nature Preserve, at 337 acres. The trail density in Vernon Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Culberson Woods State Nature Preserve | — | 337 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Vernon Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw18 mi Theme parkKings Island3.5M visitors a year
28 mi MuseumNational Museum of the United States Air Force1.0M visitors a year
38 mi MountainSerpent Mound
37 mi Stadium & arenaPaycor Stadium
36 mi Stadium & arenaGreat American Ball Park
35 mi Stadium & arenaNippert StadiumKings Island: Eli Duke from Portland, OR, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · National Museum of the United States Air Force: No machine-readable author provided. Rogerd assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Serpent Mound: The British Library, No restrictions · Paycor Stadium: JonRidinger, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Great American Ball Park: Eric Kilby profile at Flickr website, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Nippert Stadium: Ben Levin, CC BY-SA 4.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Vernon Township
About 3 of every 100 Vernon Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
2 places in Vernon Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Ohio, US
Vernon Township is one of the thirteen townships of Clinton County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census reported 2,951 people living in the township.
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4 towns share a border with Vernon Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon Township | #733 | C+ | B | — | B+ | C |
| Adams Township | — | — | B− | — | B+ | C+ |
| Washington Township | — | — | A− | — | C+ | C |
| Marion Township | #760 | C+ | B | — | B | C− |
| Washington Township | #149 | A | B+ | — | A− | B |
Adams Township and Washington Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Vernon Township, Adams Township, Washington Township, Marion Township and Washington Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Vernon Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Vernon Township grades C+ overall, better than 39% of U.S. towns and #733 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C for health and B+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
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