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A town of 3,458, established in 1789. 2.1 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Ohio town.
Waterford Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $195K, 3.1 years of the Marietta area’s $64K median household income. It grades C+ overall, 720th among Ohio's 987 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 66% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top, and residents are less healthy than 76% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 94% of U.S. towns, with 2 places on the National Register. Only 26 of Ohio’s 1,560 towns score higher on civic life. 15% of residents live below the poverty line in Waterford Township, where Ohio’s towns sit at 9.1% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Only 131 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score higher on history.
Where Waterford Township beats most towns.
Mason HouseEach subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Waterford Township is from typical.
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Its founding year, 1789, comes before those of 98% of the Ohio towns we grade with a known year.
The archive holds 5 maps from 1909 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Waterford 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 Waterford Township.
Waterford Township is healthier than towns with similar incomes and trades workers with Marietta and other neighbors, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Ohio (mostly inland flooding).
Against the 8,346 U.S. towns with household incomes like Waterford Township’s, it is less healthy than 59%, so that grade isn’t only a matter of income.
Two figures for adults in Waterford Township: 41% have high blood pressure, 30% get no exercise outside work. The share of adults in Waterford Township who have obesity: 43%.
| Waterford Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 38% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 28% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Waterford Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.6% | 8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.4% | 8.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.4% | 7.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Three of its 6 schools are shown below, with the reason for each. The public schools here belong to the Fort Frye Local school district. 6 public schools serve Waterford Township, with 1,301 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterford Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 428 | B |
| Fort Frye High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 227 | B |
| Beverly-Center Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 224 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
In 1 park or preserve, walkers have 8.3 miles of trail. The trail density in Waterford Township is 0.2 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves locally: one, of 3 acres.
| Waterford Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 6.6% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Dodge Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
For residents in Waterford Township, the share who are under 18 is 26%. Adults 18 to 34 are 13% of residents (22% statewide); children under 18 are 26% of residents (22% statewide). 3,458 people lived in Waterford Township by the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate, 2.8% fewer than in 2020. The town’s age of the median resident is 45 years.
| Waterford Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 26% | 22% | 22% |
| Median age | 45 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 20% | 18% |
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Waterford Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.4% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.8% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.2% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.6% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.1% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.4% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.3% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.7% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.6% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.2% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 47.5% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 12.9% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.9% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.6% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,500, single groups can be off by several points
July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 22° and about 16 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Home values are up 8.6% over the year to September 2026. The going rate for rent for Waterford Township comes to $781 a month. In Waterford Township, 77% of households are owner-occupiers.
| Waterford Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $781 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 77% | 77% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 93% of Ohio towns; that rating is what its C− for hazard risk is built on.
Federal aid has come to Waterford Township households in 7 declared disasters; the latest was in 2019. FEMA puts 72% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 11% to drought.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Waterford Township has about as many jobs (1,358) as working residents, but only 229 people both live and work here.
Jobs in Waterford Township fell by 150 from 2013 to 2023, to 1,358. Most working residents leave Waterford Township for work: only 16% work in town. For Waterford Township, the income of the median household is $58,000. The top destinations are Marietta (16%), Beverly (7%) and Parkersburg (6%).
| Waterford Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 16% | 6.8% | 8% |
| Median household income | $58,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Waterford Township. Close and well known come first.
20 mi Zoo & aquariumThe Wilds
14 mi MuseumCampus Martius Museum
14 mi MuseumOhio River Museum
31 mi MuseumJohn and Annie Glenn Museum
35 mi MuseumOld Meigs County Courthouse
14 mi MuseumThe CastleThe Wilds: Bikingshaun (talk), CC BY 3.0 · Campus Martius Museum: Snoopywv, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ohio River Museum: Wolfgang8741, CC BY-SA 4.0 · John and Annie Glenn Museum: Akflyer, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Old Meigs County Courthouse: Nyttend, Public domain · The Castle: Chrispainter1966, CC BY-SA 3.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Waterford Township
About 2 of every 100 Waterford Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
2 places in Waterford Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Census-designated place in Ohio, US
Waterford is a census-designated place in central Waterford Township, Washington County, Ohio, United States. It is located on State Route 339 across the Muskingum River from the village of Beverly, slightly below where Wolf Creek meets the Muskingum. The population was 384 at the 2020 census.
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4 towns share a border with Waterford Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterford Township | #720 | C+ | A− | — | B+ | C− |
| Windsor Township | — | — | A− | — | C+ | D |
| Watertown Township | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | C |
| Adams Township | — | — | A− | — | A− | C− |
| Center Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Windsor Township, Watertown Township and Adams Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Waterford Township, Windsor Township, Watertown Township and Adams Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Center Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Waterford Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Waterford Township grades C+ overall, better than 40% of U.S. towns and #720 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C− for health and B+ for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a C−.
