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A city of 51,915.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Washington Township grades A overall, 155th of 987 graded towns in Ohio. The median household earns $148K. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 95% of the country. The catch is cost: the typical home is worth about $537K, 6.6 years of the Columbus metro’s $82K median household income. 72% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Washington Township, against 24% in Ohio’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Washington Township has 9 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Benjamin Sells House and J. L. Hamilton Residence. On the outdoors, just 126 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do better.
Where Washington Township beats most towns.
1,549 counted in 2010 and 43,593 in 2020; an estimated 51,915 in 2025.
Growth has leveled off: within 1% of 2020, after 2,714.3% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
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 6 old photos and papers going back to 1842 and 4 maps from 1901 on.
9 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Washington Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw10 mi Stadium & arenaOhio Stadium
4 mi Zoo & aquariumColumbus Zoo and Aquarium
10 mi Stadium & arenaHistoric Crew Stadium
12 mi Stadium & arenaScottsMiracle-Gro Field
9 mi Stadium & arenaValue City Arena
4 mi Theme parkZoombezi Bay440K visitors a yearOhio Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Columbus Zoo and Aquarium: Adolphus79 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Historic Crew Stadium: Rick Dikeman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · ScottsMiracle-Gro Field: Nova Crystallis, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Value City Arena: Nick81aku at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Zoombezi Bay: JBTHEMILKER, CC BY-SA 4.0
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 draws workers from Columbus and beyond, has less tooth loss than most of Ohio and has household incomes well above the Ohio norm.
The trail density in Washington Township is 1.8 miles per square mile. The biggest park or preserve is Darree Fields, at 148 acres. 44 miles of trail in 65 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Thaddeus Kosciuszko Park | 1.1 mi | 42 |
| 2. Ted Kaltenbach Park | 0.9 mi | 23 |
| 3. Darree Fields | 0.7 mi | 148 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Dublin City school district. Three of its 20 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Karrer Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 885 | A |
| Dublin Coffman High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,824 | B+ |
| Mary Emma Bailey Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 540 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Ohio is tooth loss: 6.7% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 15.3% statewide.
9.9% of adults report frequent physical distress in Washington Township. Washington Township beats the Ohio average on 25 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 12% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Washington Township.
| Washington Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.9% | 15% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9% | 16% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 38% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Washington Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.7% | 15.3% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 4.3% | 8% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 76.5% | 79.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
50,503 jobs are based in Washington Township, 2.5 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. 31% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio.
Most working residents leave Washington Township for work: only 15% work in town. 31% of Washington Township workers work from home. Since 2013, Washington Township has added 8,608 jobs, to 50,503 in 2023.
| Washington Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 31% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Median household income | $148,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.2% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 15% | 6.8% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Washington Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 21° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 65% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
15 within 15 miles of the center of Washington Township
About 4 of every 100 Washington Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
10.8% of the town is conserved land, across 65 parks and preserves.
9 places in Washington Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Ohio, US
Washington Township is one of the seventeen townships of Franklin County, Ohio, United States. It also includes portions of Delaware County and Union County within the city of Dublin. The population was 43,593 at the 2020 census. In 1991, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled that the city of Dublin was permitted to include the entire territory of the city in Washington Township, including areas outside of Franklin County.
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7 towns share a border with Washington Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Township | #155 | A | C− | — | B+ | A+ |
| Columbus | #933 | D | C | D | C | B− |
| Dublin | #121 | A | C− | B+ | A− | A+ |
| Hilliard | #276 | B+ | C− | B | B | A |
| Norwich Township | #265 | A− | C− | — | B | A |
| Perry Township | #64 | A | C | A+ | B+ | A |
| Darby Township | #29 | A+ | B− | — | A− | A |
| Brown Township | #569 | B− | C− | — | B | A |
Washington Township, Norwich Township, Darby Township and Brown Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Washington Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Washington Township grades A overall, better than 86% of U.S. towns and #155 of 987 in Ohio. It grades A+ for health and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
