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With a C+ overall, Washington Court House is better than 44% of U.S. towns and ranks 661st of 987 in Ohio. Its weakest subject is health — residents are less healthy than 90% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Cost of living is its strong suit — a typical home costs about $234K, 3.7 years of the Washington Court House area’s $63K median household income. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for safety, B for schools and B for walkability. Its National Register listings include Fayette County Courthouse and Morris Sharp House. The biggest park or preserve is Christman Memorial Park, at 29 acres. Just over a fifth of working residents work locally in the town, above both the Ohio town median (6.8%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 91% of U.S. towns, with 12 places on the National Register.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · FBI crime data, 2025 · schools, state test and graduation results · National Register of Historic Places · OpenStreetMap · Census LEHD, 2023.
Where Washington Court House beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Fayette County Courthouse| Widest gap | Washington Court House | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.9% | 8% |
Census counts: 191 in 1820, 14,401 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1889 and 4 maps from 1906 on.
12 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Washington Court House is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Washington Court House, 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 Court House.
Washington Court House trades lower home prices for longer drives to work, trades workers with Union Township and other neighbors and has seen reported crime fall by a fifth or more.
17% of Washington Court House adults worry about having enough food. Among adults here, 33% get no exercise outside work and 43% have high blood pressure.
| Washington Court House | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 28% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 38% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Washington Court House | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.9% | 8% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.8% | 15.3% |
| More smokers | 20.2% | 15.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The largest public high school is Washington High School, with 522 students. The public schools here belong to the Washington Court House City school district. Two of its 4 schools are shown below, with the reason for each.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Hill PrimaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 503 | – |
| Washington High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 522 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Washington Court House’s natural-hazard score from FEMA comes in at 23 of 100. Flood insurance has paid out on 6 claims here since 1985. 61% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 13%.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Trails total 1.5 miles in 4 parks and preserves. For Washington Court House, the concentration of trails is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Washington Court House | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.5% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Christman Memorial Park | — | 29 |
| 2. Eyman Park | 0.1 mi | 18 |
| 3. Washington Park | 0.1 mi | 17 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Summers in Washington Court House are warm, and winters chilly. Summer afternoons peak near 84° in July, and January nights bottom out around 21°; snowfall runs to about 18 inches a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Washington Court House has about as many jobs (5,510) as working residents, but only 1,243 people both live and work here.
Employers in Washington Court House shed 689 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 5,510. The top destinations are Union Township (8%), Columbus (5%) and Wilmington (4%). The middle household income locally is $56,000.
| Washington Court House | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 22% | 6.8% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 3.7% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Median household income | $56,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Homes are within reach (about $234K for the typical one, A− for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 24 miles. The median property tax bill is $1,367, against $2,822 across Ohio, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 3%. For households in Washington Court House, the share who are owner-occupiers is 55%. Its going rate for rent is $771 a month.
| Washington Court House | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 55% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $771 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Reported crimes fell from 212 to 158 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The rate of reported violence for Washington Court House comes to 1.5 per 1,000 residents. The level of property crime for Washington Court House comes to 9.5 per 1,000 residents.
| Washington Court House | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.5 per 1,000 residents | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 9.5 per 1,000 residents | 9.4 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
None within 15 miles of Washington Court House; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Washington Court House residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
12 places in Washington Court House on the National Register of Historic Places.
9 notable people were born in Washington Court House.
City in Fayette County, Ohio, US
Washington Court House (often abbreviated as Washington C.H.) is a city in Fayette County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. The population was 14,401 at the 2020 census. The area was initially settled by Virginia veterans of the American Revolution, who received the land from the government as payment for their service in the war.
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One town shares a border with Washington Court House.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Court House | #661 | C+ | A− | B− | B | D |
| Union Township | #742 | C+ | B | — | B+ | D |
Union Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Washington Court House with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
It grades D for health, B− for safety and B for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
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−.
9 notable people were born here, including Margaret Peterson Haddix and Travis Shaw.
