Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,989.
Washington Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $303K, 3.7 years of the Cincinnati metro’s $81K median household income. It grades A overall, 149th among Ohio's 987 graded towns. On the plus side, the median household earns $121K. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 99% of U.S. towns. Fort Ancient is on the National Register of Historic Places. Washington Township's schools rank ahead of 76% of Ohio towns.
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.
Its grades run from A for jobs and income (better than 94% of comparable towns) to D− for walkability (better than 1%), so the A overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Fort Ancient is a National Historic Landmark, the National Register’s top tier.
The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 1951 and 5 maps from 1914 on.
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 sends most of its workers to Lebanon and beyond, owes part of its health edge to its incomes and has household incomes well above the Ohio norm.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 82% of U.S. communities. Since 2004, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Washington Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Washington Township has 260 jobs for its 1,432 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Washington Township for work: only 3% work in town. 4.1% of Washington Township residents live below the poverty line, where Ohio’s towns sit at 9.1% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Jobs based in Washington Township grew to 260 in 2023, 123 more than in 2013.
| Washington Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $121,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4.1% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.9% | 6.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Washington Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 22° and about 27 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Against the 5,619 U.S. towns with household incomes like Washington Township’s, it is less healthy than 73%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Washington Township beats the Ohio average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 31% of Washington Township adults feel lonely, below both Ohio’s towns (34%) and U.S. towns (33%). 18% of adults binge drink in Washington Township.
| Washington Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 28% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 20% | 19% |
| What stands out | Washington Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.7% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
3.0 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Gulley Park, at 96 acres.
| Washington Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.5% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Gulley Park | — | 96 |
| 2. Little Miami State Park | — | 55 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median household earns $120,993, against $71,389 across Ohio, one input to its A for jobs and income.
Children under 18 are 17% of residents (22% statewide). Washington Township has grown 8.4% since 2020, to 2,989 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. The median age in Washington Township is 44.4 years.
| Washington Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 17% | 22% | 22% |
| Median age | 44.4 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 29% | 24% | 29% |
46% women, 54% men
About 119 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.9 points). Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Washington Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.3% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.7% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 11.9% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.3% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.6% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 17.7% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.6% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.4% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.6% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.7% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26.1% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 24% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 17.9% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.7% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.5% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,000, single groups can be off by several points
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Washington Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw14 mi Theme parkKings Island3.5M visitors a year
26 mi MuseumNational Museum of the United States Air Force1.0M visitors a year
34 mi Stadium & arenaPaycor Stadium
34 mi Stadium & arenaGreat American Ball Park
33 mi Stadium & arenaNippert Stadium
32 mi Zoo & aquariumCincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden1.2M visitors a yearKings Island: Eli Duke from Portland, OR, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · National Museum of the United States Air Force: No machine-readable author provided. Rogerd assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Paycor Stadium: JonRidinger, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Great American Ball Park: Eric Kilby profile at Flickr website, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Nippert Stadium: Ben Levin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5
1 within 15 miles of the center of Washington Township
About 7 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 eleven townships of Warren County, Ohio, United States. Located in the east-central part of the county, it is the only one of the eleven that does not contain a municipality. The population was 2,752 at the 2020 census.
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6 towns share a border with Washington Township.
It grades higher overall than all 5 graded towns on its borders; Wayne Township (B+) comes closest.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Township | #149 | A | B+ | — | A− | B |
| Turtlecreek Township | #633 | B− | D | — | A− | B− |
| Salem Township | #472 | B | C+ | — | A− | B+ |
| Massie Township | — | — | A | — | B+ | B+ |
| Harlan Township | #489 | B | C+ | — | A− | B− |
| Wayne Township | #374 | B+ | C | — | A+ | B+ |
| Vernon Township | #733 | C+ | B | — | B+ | C |
Massie Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Washington Township, Turtlecreek Township, Salem Township, Massie Township, Harlan Township, Wayne Township and Vernon Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Washington Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Washington Township grades A overall, better than 86% of U.S. towns and #149 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B for health and A− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D−.
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 B+.
