Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A city of 67,165, settled in 1826.
For most people who can afford it, yes. West Chester Township grades B+ overall, 415th of 987 graded towns in Ohio. Natural-hazard risk is low. Its schools rank ahead of 80% of Ohio towns and the median household earns $110K. The catch is cost: the typical home is worth about $420K, 5.2 years of the Cincinnati metro’s $81K median household income. 51% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in West Chester Township, against 24% in Ohio’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. West Chester Township has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Voice of America Bethany Relay Station and Miami-Erie Canal Site Historic District.
Where West Chester Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Endeavor Elementary School | 3–6 | 740 |
| Hopewell Early Childhood School | K–2 | 727 |
| Creekside Early Childhood School | K–2 | 720 |
Where West Chester 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 West Chester Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,952 in 1850, 64,830 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 1943 and 5 maps from 1904 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around West Chester Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw8 mi Theme parkKings Island3.5M visitors a year
18 mi Stadium & arenaPaycor Stadium
17 mi Stadium & arenaGreat American Ball Park
35 mi MuseumNational Museum of the United States Air Force1.0M visitors a year
15 mi Stadium & arenaNippert Stadium
14 mi Zoo & aquariumCincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden1.2M visitors a yearKings Island: Eli Duke from Portland, OR, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Paycor Stadium: JonRidinger, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Great American Ball Park: Eric Kilby profile at Flickr website, 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 · Nippert Stadium: Ben Levin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5
Who provides power, water and the rest in West Chester 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 West Chester Township.
West Chester Township draws workers from Cincinnati and beyond, has less tooth loss than most of Ohio and has household incomes well above the Ohio norm.
The median property tax bill is $4,452, against $2,822 across Ohio, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
West Chester Township’s median rent is $1,529 a month. The typical West Chester Township home is worth about $420,000, up 2.7% in a year, 71% above the Ohio typical home.
| West Chester Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,529 a month | $943 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
Its public schools are run by the Lakota Local school district. Three of its 15 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Endeavor Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades 3–6 | Grades 3–6 | 740 | A |
| Lakota West High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,968 | B+ |
| Freedom Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades 3–6 | Grades 3–6 | 682 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
52,713 jobs are based in West Chester Township, 1.7 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
Most working residents leave West Chester Township for work: only 14% work in town. 20% of workers work from home in West Chester Township. Since 2013, West Chester Township has added 10,517 jobs, to 52,713 in 2023.
| West Chester Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 20% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Median household income | $110,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 14% | 6.8% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
18 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Voice of America MetroPark, at 464 acres.
| West Chester Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.2% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Keehner Park | 4.3 mi | 120 |
| 2. Beckett Park | 1.3 mi | 131 |
| 3. Voice of America MetroPark | 0.7 mi | 464 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 83% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 17 flood insurance claims have been paid out in West Chester Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its widest gap with Ohio is tooth loss: 9.9% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 15.3% statewide. Against the 7,141 U.S. towns with household incomes like West Chester Township’s, it is healthier than 56%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
West Chester Township beats the Ohio average on 18 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 12% of West Chester Township adults report frequent physical distress.
| West Chester Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 20% | 19% |
| What stands out | West Chester Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.9% | 15.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10% | 14.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
West Chester Township has chilly winters and warm summers. The July high in West Chester Township is 86°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Violent crime is rare: 70 reported in 2025, 1.1 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
10 within 15 miles of the center of West Chester Township
About 6 of every 100 West Chester Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
3 places in West Chester Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
5 notable people were born in West Chester Township.
Township in Ohio, US
West Chester Township (commonly known simply as West Chester) is one of the thirteen townships in Butler County, Ohio, United States. It is the most populous township in Ohio, with a population of 65,242 at the 2020 census. The township is located in the southeastern corner of Butler County, between Sharonville and Liberty Township. West Chester is about 18 miles (29 km) north of Cincinnati and is included in the Cincinnati metropolitan area. Exits 19, 21 and 22 off Interstate 75 serve West Chester.
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5 towns share a border with West Chester Township.
Sharonville next door grades lower for schools (B− to West Chester Township’s A−) and higher for cost of living (B− to C−).
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Chester Township | #415 | B+ | C− | B− | A− | A− |
| Liberty Township | #628 | B− | C− | — | A− | C |
| Fairfield | #681 | C+ | B− | B− | B− | C+ |
| Sharonville | #437 | B | B− | C | B− | A− |
| Deerfield Township | #73 | A | C− | — | A | A |
| Fairfield Township | #718 | C+ | C+ | — | B− | C |
Liberty Township, Deerfield Township and Fairfield Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare West Chester Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. West Chester Township grades B+ overall, better than 65% of U.S. towns and #415 of 987 in Ohio. It grades A− for health, B− for safety and A− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
5 notable people were born here, including Steve Wilhite and Ryan Kelly.
