Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,685.
Washington Township’s best subject grades are an A− for cost of living, history, and civic life; its weakest is a D for walkability. 2.6% of residents live below the poverty line in Washington Township, where Ohio’s towns sit at 9.1% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Washington Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Washington Township beats most towns.
DeYarmon, Joseph L. HouseWhere 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 6 old photos and papers going back to 2007.
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 9. 19% of Washington Township adults smoke cigarettes, above both Ohio’s towns (16%) and U.S. towns (14%). 40% of adults have high blood pressure in Washington Township.
| Washington Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 28% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Washington Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.2% | 8% |
| More smokers | 19.1% | 15.4% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.5% | 7.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the West Holmes Local school district. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeville Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades 3–5 | Grades 3–5 | 100 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Washington Township for work: only 6% work in town. Jobs based in Washington Township grew to 431 in 2023, 28 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Wooster (11%), Millersburg (8%) and Monroe Township (4%).
| Washington Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.8% | 6.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Washington Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 25 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 1980, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Washington Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Washington Township; the nearest are
About 1 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 Holmes County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,675.
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6 towns share a border with Washington Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Township | — | — | A− | — | B | C− |
| Knox Township | — | — | B− | — | B | D |
| Ripley Township | — | — | B | — | B | C− |
| Hanover Township | — | — | A | — | B | C− |
| Nashville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lake Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clinton Township | #205 | A− | A | — | B+ | C− |
Washington Township, Knox Township, Ripley Township and Hanover Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Washington Township, Knox Township, Ripley Township, Hanover Township and Clinton Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Nashville and Lake Township 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−.