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A town of 5,554. 2 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Ohio town.
Warren Township's standout: natural-hazard risk is low. Overall it grades C, ranked 848th of 987 in Ohio. Its weakest subject is incomes: the median household income is $53K, and 23% of residents live below the poverty line. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 97% of U.S. towns, with 1 place on the National Register. 23% of residents live below the poverty line in Warren Township, against 9.1% in Ohio’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. On civic life, just 24 of Ohio’s 1,560 towns do better. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 87% of the country.
Where Warren Township beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Warren Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2008 and 4 maps from 1905 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Warren Township, and how to reach them.
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Ordered by what stands out in Warren Township.
Warren Township is healthier than towns with similar incomes, but it has little public open land.
62% of Warren Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by lightning at 11%. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 96% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The Barnesville Exempted Village school district runs its public schools. The largest public high school is Barnesville High School, with 385 students. Two of the 4 schools are below, and why each made the list.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnesville Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 516 | B |
| Barnesville High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 385 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Against the 6,669 U.S. towns with household incomes like Warren Township’s, it is less healthy than 72%, so that grade isn’t only a matter of income.
The share of adults in Warren Township who sleep under 7 hours: 38%. Two figures for adults here: 33% get no exercise outside work, 42% have high blood pressure.
| Warren Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 28% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Warren Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.3% | 8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.8% | 7.1% |
| More adults who get no exercise | 32.9% | 26.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Warren Township, the peak summer temperature is 83°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Warren Township: 24% of working residents work locally. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs here rose by 167, to 1,710. For half of commuters, work is under 20 miles away. In Warren Township, the average trip to work is 27 minutes.
| Warren Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 24% | 6.8% | 8% |
| Median household income | $53,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Just 18 of its 22,440 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Warren Township itself; its outdoors grade is D.
Trails run 1.8 miles in 1 park or preserve. The biggest park or preserve is Barnesville Memorial Park, at 21 acres.
| Warren Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.1% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Barnesville Memorial Park | — | 21 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
2 within 15 miles of the center of Warren Township
About 5 of every 100 Warren Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Warren Township is one of the sixteen townships of Belmont County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 5,743 people in the township.
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4 towns share a border with Warren Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Township | #848 | C | B | — | B | D |
| Millwood Township | — | — | A | — | B | C− |
| Somerset Township | — | — | B+ | — | B | D |
| Kirkwood Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Goshen Township | #800 | C | A− | — | C+ | D |
Millwood Township and Somerset Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Warren Township, Millwood Township, Somerset Township and Goshen Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Kirkwood Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Warren Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Warren Township grades C overall, better than 26% of U.S. towns and #848 of 987 in Ohio. It grades D for health and B for schools. Jobs & income 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.