Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,529.
The best of Washington Township’s subject grades are an A− for incomes and an A for history; the weakest is a C for health. Washington Township’s median age is 52.5 years, above both Ohio’s towns (41.7 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). On civic life, just 94 of Ohio’s 1,560 towns do worse. Lockington Locks Historical Area is on the National Register of Historic Places. Washington Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Washington Township beats most towns.
Where 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 1912.
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.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 89% of U.S. communities. Since 2003, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Washington Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piqua Adventist Christian School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades K–7 | Grades K–7 | 13 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
0.7% of working residents work locally in Washington Township, where Ohio’s towns sit at 6.9% and U.S. towns at 8%. 3% of Washington Township residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Piqua (25%), Troy (10%) and Sidney (5%).
| Washington Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.7% | 6.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Washington Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 18% of adults smoke cigarettes in Washington Township.
| Washington Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Washington Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 18.4% | 15.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.5% | 8% |
| Fewer adults seeing a dentist | 57.5% | 62.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Washington Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 20° and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
2.2 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Johnston Farm & Indian Agency, 100 acres with 1.8 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Johnston Farm & Indian Agency | 1.8 mi | 100 |
| 2. Hartzell Ostrich Farm | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Washington Township
About 3 of every 100 Washington Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Washington Township is one of the twelve townships of Miami County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,503 people in the township.
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7 towns share a border with Washington Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Township | — | — | C+ | — | B− | C |
| Piqua | #805 | C | A− | D | B− | C− |
| Springcreek Township | — | — | B | — | B− | C− |
| Newberry Township | #224 | A− | A | — | B | C+ |
| Washington Township | — | — | A− | — | A− | C− |
| Orange Township | — | — | C | — | C+ | C− |
| Concord Township | #317 | B+ | B | — | B+ | B |
| Newton Township | #41 | A+ | A− | — | A+ | B− |
Washington Township, Springcreek Township, Washington Township and Orange Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Washington Township, Springcreek Township, Newberry Township, Washington Township, Orange Township, Concord Township and Newton Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Washington Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
