Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,283.
Washington Township’s best subject grade is an A− for cost of living; its weakest is a D for incomes. Washington Township’s average trip to work is 48 minutes, against 24 minutes in Ohio’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. On incomes, just 46 of Ohio’s 1,707 towns do worse. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 95% of U.S. towns. Schafer House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Washington Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Washington 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 Washington Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2012 and 5 maps from 1931 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Washington 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 Washington Township.
Washington Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 20% of adults smoke cigarettes in Washington Township, where Ohio’s towns sit at 16% and U.S. towns at 14%. 19% of Washington Township adults report frequent mental distress.
| Washington Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Washington Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 20.4% | 15.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.9% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Washington Township for work: only 2% work in town. 23% of residents live below the poverty line in Washington Township. Since 2013, Washington Township has lost 160 jobs, to 157 in 2023.
| Washington Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 23% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $57,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2% | 6.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Washington Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 23° and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 55% of U.S. communities. Since 1997, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Washington Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
4.2 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Washington Township Park, at 102 acres.
| Washington Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.6% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Riverfront Park | 0.3 mi | 5 |
| 2. Washington Township Park | 0.1 mi | 102 |
| 3. Playground Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Washington Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw28 mi Theme parkArk Encounter
Big draw34 mi Theme parkKings Island3.5M visitors a year
24 mi Stadium & arenaPaycor Stadium
24 mi Stadium & arenaGreat American Ball Park
26 mi Stadium & arenaNippert Stadium
25 mi Stadium & arenaTQL StadiumArk Encounter: OlinEJ, CC0 · Kings Island: Eli Duke from Portland, OR, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · 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 · TQL Stadium: Cornfield948, CC BY-SA 3.0
None within 15 miles of Washington Township; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Washington Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Washington Township is one of the fourteen townships of Clermont County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,182 at the 2020 census.
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5 towns share a border with Washington Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Township | — | — | A− | — | B+ | C− |
| Monroe Township | #599 | B− | A− | — | B+ | C |
| Franklin Township | #799 | C | B+ | — | B | D |
| Tate Township | #586 | B− | A− | — | B+ | C− |
| Moscow | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Neville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Washington Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Washington Township, Monroe Township, Franklin Township and Tate Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Moscow and Neville aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Washington Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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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