Washington TownshipOH
A town of 1,535. Public schools that outperform most of Ohio.
Is Washington Township a good place to live?
The best of Washington Township’s subject grades are an A− for schools, cost of living, and civic life; the weakest is a D− for walkability. Washington Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Washington Township stand out
Where Washington Township beats most towns.
97% of working residents leave Washington Township for work
Where Washington Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Washington Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Washington Township is from typical.
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Moving to Washington Township: who provides what
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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Washington Township.
On state tests, Washington Township’s schools beat 78% of Ohio districts
The Central Local school district runs its public schools. Its three schools are below. The 3 public schools in Washington Township teach 882 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 411 | B+ |
| Fairview High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 254 | B |
| Fairview Middle SchoolTop results in townGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 217 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Washington Township has 0.2 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
The income of the median household for Washington Township comes to $90,000. For most workers, Washington Township is a place to come home to: only 3% work in town. Since 2013, Washington Township has lost 37 jobs, to 169 in 2023. Washington Township: 6.2% of residents live below the poverty line.
| Washington Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 6.2% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.9% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $90,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Washington Township is less healthy than 72% of U.S. towns
Washington Township tracks Ohio closely on all 32 CDC measures. The share of adults in Washington Township who have diabetes: 14%. In Washington Township, 29% of adults get no exercise outside work, close to Ohio’s towns (28%) and above U.S. towns (25%).
| Washington Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 28% | 25% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Washington Township
Expect chilly winters and warm summers in Washington Township. Summer afternoons peak near 84° in July, and January nights bottom out around 18°; snowfall runs to about 24 inches a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Washington Township has a moderate natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Washington Township’s FEMA hazard score stands at 40 of 100, above the Ohio town median (23 of 100) but below the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100). FEMA puts 58% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 20% to tornadoes. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in three fifths of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
An age mix much like Ohio’s
Ohio has 32% of adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 27%. By age, Washington Township looks like Ohio: each broad group is within 4 points. Nearly a fifth of residents are under 18 here.
| Washington Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 19% | 22% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 20% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 32% and 56% women
The Census survey reached too few of Washington Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±11.7 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Washington Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 5.8% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.5% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.9% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.6% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 17.3% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.4% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.4% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.9% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.2% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.4% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 41.3% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.6% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.9% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.6% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 5.3% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,500, single groups can be off by several points
0.2% of Washington Township is conserved land
2.6 miles of trail. Washington Township’s density of trails stands at 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Washington Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.2% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Washington Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Washington Township
About 2 of every 100 Washington Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Washington Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Washington Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Township | — | — | A− | — | A− | C |
| Delaware Township | — | — | A | — | A− | C+ |
| Tiffin Township | — | — | A | — | B+ | C+ |
| Farmer Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pulaski Township | — | — | A− | — | B+ | C− |
Washington Township, Delaware Township, Tiffin Township and Pulaski Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Washington Township, Delaware Township, Tiffin Township and Pulaski Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Farmer Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Washington Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Washington Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Washington Township, OH a good place to live?
Public schools that outperform most of Ohio.
Is Washington Township, OH expensive?
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−.