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Wellington Township's standout: natural-hazard risk is low. Overall it grades B−, 570th of 987 graded towns in Ohio. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $71K. A typical home there costs about $223K, 3.2 years of the Cleveland metro’s $71K median household income. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 93% of U.S. towns, with 3 places on the National Register. Only 82 of Ohio’s 1,560 towns score higher on civic life. 17% of working residents work locally in Wellington Township, above both the Ohio town median (6.8%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). Only 166 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score higher on history.
Where Wellington Township beats most towns.
Gunn HouseEach subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Wellington Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,029 in 1860, 4,799 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1908 and 3 maps from 1904 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Wellington 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 Wellington Township.
Wellington Township trades workers with Wellington and other neighbors, but it trails Penfield Township and its other neighbors on schools.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 92% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Wellington Township since 1978.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Each of its 3 graded neighbors has a higher School Grade than its B−, Penfield Township highest at A−.
Its public schools are run by the Wellington Exempted Village school district. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mccormick Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 4–8 | Grades 4–8 | 338 | C+ |
| Wellington High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 228 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
7.4 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Lorain County Fairgrounds, at 149 acres.
| Wellington Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 6.6% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Findley State Park | 2 mi | 87 |
| 2. West Lake Park | 0.6 mi | 30 |
| 3. Lorain County Fairgrounds | — | 149 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Wellington Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 19° and about 47 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Wellington Township has about as many jobs (2,406) as working residents, but only 474 people both live and work here.
The average trip to work in Wellington Township is 29 minutes. The top destinations are Wellington (15%), Cleveland (11%) and Elyria (6%). Half commute less than 20 miles.
| Wellington Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $71,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Children under 18 are 29% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 32% of residents (38% statewide). Wellington Township’s median age is 36.1 years. 28% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio.
| Wellington Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36.1 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 28% | 24% | 29% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.7 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Wellington Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 17.6% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.9% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.5% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.8% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.5% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.3% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.5% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.3% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34.6% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.8% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.2% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.7% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.5% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Wellington Township beats the Ohio average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 39% of Wellington Township adults have high blood pressure.
| Wellington Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 26% | 23% |
| What stands out | Wellington Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.6% | 8.3% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9% | 11.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Wellington Township
About 2 of every 100 Wellington Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
3 places in Wellington Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Village in Lorain County, Ohio, US
Wellington is a village in Lorain County, Ohio. The population was 4,799 at the time of the 2020 census.
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5 towns share a border with Wellington Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington Township | #570 | B− | B− | — | B− | C+ |
| Huntington Township | — | — | C− | — | B+ | C |
| Wellington | #498 | B | B | — | B− | B− |
| Brighton Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pittsfield Township | — | — | C+ | — | B | B− |
| Penfield Township | — | — | D | — | A− | C+ |
Huntington Township, Pittsfield Township and Penfield Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Wellington Township, Huntington Township, Wellington, Pittsfield Township and Penfield Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Brighton Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Wellington Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Wellington Township grades B− overall, better than 53% of U.S. towns and #570 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C+ for health and B− for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
