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A city of 50,908.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Violet Township grades B+ overall, 335th of 987 graded towns in Ohio. The median household earns $122K. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 78% of the country and its schools outperform 75% of the state's. What holds it back is price: the typical home is worth about $362K, 4.4 years of the Columbus metro’s $82K median household income. 49% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Violet Township, above both Ohio’s towns (24%) and U.S. towns (29%). Lockville Canal Locks is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Violet Township beats most towns.
38,572 counted in 2010 and 45,785 in 2020; an estimated 50,908 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 11.2% since 2020, after 18.7% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Violet Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 2012 and 3 maps from 1958 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Violet Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaOhio Stadium
16 mi Stadium & arenaHistoric Crew Stadium
16 mi Stadium & arenaScottsMiracle-Gro Field
17 mi Stadium & arenaValue City Arena
28 mi Zoo & aquariumColumbus Zoo and Aquarium
33 mi State parkHocking Hills State ParkOhio Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Historic Crew Stadium: Rick Dikeman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · ScottsMiracle-Gro Field: Nova Crystallis, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Value City Arena: Nick81aku at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Columbus Zoo and Aquarium: Adolphus79 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Hocking Hills State Park: Ramseybuckeye, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Violet 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 Violet Township.
Violet Township owes part of its health edge to its incomes, has household incomes well above the Ohio norm and has an unusually large share working from home.
Against the 5,391 U.S. towns with household incomes like Violet Township’s, it is less healthy than 52%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
12% of adults report frequent physical distress in Violet Township. Violet Township beats the Ohio average on 18 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 21% of adults get no exercise outside work in Violet Township.
| Violet Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 28% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 20% | 19% |
| What stands out | Violet Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10% | 15.3% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 5.6% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Pickerington Local school district. Three of its 16 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pickerington Ridgeview Junior High SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 948 | B |
| Pickerington High School NorthLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,761 | B+ |
| Toll Gate Middle SchoolTop results in townGrades 5–6 | Grades 5–6 | 592 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
12 miles of trail in 18 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Pickerington Ponds Metro Park, at 457 acres.
| Violet Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Blacklick Woods Metro Park | 2 mi | 264 |
| 2. Pickerington Ponds Metro Park | 0.9 mi | 457 |
| 3. Busey Road Park | 0.6 mi | 31 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
22.3% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio.
Most working residents leave Violet Township for work: only 11% work in town. 22% of Violet Township workers work from home. Since 2013, Violet Township has added 3,036 jobs, to 14,616 in 2023.
| Violet Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 22% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Median household income | $122,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.4% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Violet Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 21° and about 28 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 65% of U.S. communities. Since 2006, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Violet Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
8 within 15 miles of the center of Violet Township
About 5 of every 100 Violet Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
Where Violet Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Township in Ohio, US
Violet Township is one of the thirteen townships of Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 45,785, up from 38,572 people at the 2010 census. It is the only Township in Fairfield County that is classified as an urban township.
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9 towns share a border with Violet Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violet Township | #335 | B+ | C− | — | A− | A− |
| Columbus | #933 | D | C | D | C | B− |
| Pickerington | #314 | B+ | C− | B | A− | A |
| Madison Township | #464 | B | C+ | A | C+ | B− |
| Bloom Township | #421 | B | C | — | B+ | B |
| Truro Township | #669 | C+ | C+ | — | C+ | B− |
| Liberty Township | #521 | B | B− | — | B | B |
| Reynoldsburg | #861 | C− | C | D | C+ | B− |
Violet Township, Bloom Township, Truro Township and Liberty Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Violet Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Violet Township grades B+ overall, better than 70% of U.S. towns and #335 of 987 in Ohio. It grades A− for health and A− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
