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. On walkability, just 122 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do worse. 92% of households own their home in Washington Township, where Ohio’s towns sit at 77% and U.S. towns at 73%. 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.
How TownRatings grades towns →
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
Its public schools are run by the Central Local school district. Its three schools are below.
| 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 for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Washington Township for work: only 3% work in town. Since 2013, Washington Township has lost 37 jobs, to 169 in 2023. 6.2% of residents live below the poverty line in Washington Township, below both Ohio’s towns (9.1%) and U.S. towns (9.6%).
| 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. 18% of Washington Township adults smoke cigarettes.
| 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
Washington Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 18° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Moderate risk in Washington Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 60% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
An age mix much like Ohio’s
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Ohio average. 19% of residents are under 18 in Washington Township. 27% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio.
| 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 in 0 parks and preserves. Washington Township’s trail density is 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−.