Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,971.
Washington Township’s best subject grades are an A− for cost of living and schools; its weakest is a D for walkability. Only 62 of Ohio’s 1,560 towns score lower on civic life. Wilson-Lenox House 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 2 old photos and papers going back to 2010.
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.
The share of adults in Washington Township who get no exercise outside work: 30%. 14% of adults have diabetes in the town, above both Ohio’s towns (13%) and U.S. towns (12%).
| Washington Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 28% | 25% |
| 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 | 59.2% | 62.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected losses in Washington Township break down as 48% from inland flooding and 18% from earthquakes. Compared with 83% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in the town is lower.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The top destinations are Sidney (18%), Troy (7%) and Piqua (5%). Washington Township had 72 jobs in 2023, down 238 from 2013. Its middle household income stands at $96,000, against $75,000 in Ohio’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. Most people who work leave Washington Township to do it: just 1% work in town.
| Washington Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 15 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $96,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 8.2% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The range runs from 20° on a January night to 84° on a July afternoon, with about 15 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest place to walk is Lockington Reserve, 310 acres with 2.2 miles of trail. 3.6 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. Washington Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Washington Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.6% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lockington Reserve | 2.2 mi | 310 |
| 2. Miami Erie Canal Trail | 1 mi | 19 |
| 3. Lockington Locks Historical Area | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Washington Township. Close and well known come first.
33 mi MuseumNational Museum of the United States Air Force1.0M visitors a year
30 mi MountainCampbell Hill
23 mi State parkGrand Lake St. Marys State Park33 mi MuseumNational Aviation Hall of Fame300K visitors a year
33 mi LandmarkMadonna of the Trail
30 mi MuseumFort RecoveryNational Museum of the United States Air Force: No machine-readable author provided. Rogerd assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Campbell Hill: Analogue Kid (talk)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Grand Lake St. Marys State Park: Bruin, CC BY 2.0 · Madonna of the Trail: W. Guy Finley, Public domain · Fort Recovery: Nyttend, Public domain
1 within 15 miles of the center of Washington Township
About 5 of every 100 Washington Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Washington Township is one of the fourteen townships of Shelby County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,899 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 | — | — | A− | — | A− | C− |
| Orange Township | — | — | C | — | C+ | C− |
| Loramie Township | #575 | B− | B | — | A | C |
| Turtle Creek Township | — | — | B− | — | A− | C− |
| Clinton Township | #735 | C+ | A− | — | C+ | C− |
| Washington Township | — | — | C+ | — | B− | C |
| Cynthian Township | — | — | B− | — | A+ | C+ |
| Sidney | #849 | C | A− | C | C+ | D |
Washington Township, Orange Township, Turtle Creek Township, Washington Township and Cynthian Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Washington Township, Orange Township, Loramie Township, Turtle Creek Township, Clinton Township, Washington Township and Cynthian Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Washington Township with a neighbor →
