Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Westland Township’s best subject grade is an A− for schools; its weakest is a D for walkability. 16% of residents are under 18 in Westland Township, where Ohio’s towns sit at 22% and U.S. towns at 22%. Only 93 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score lower on the outdoors. Westland Township has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Barnett-Criss House and Claysville School. Westland Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Westland Township beats most towns.
Where Westland 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 Westland Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2015 and 4 maps from 1911 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Westland 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 Westland Township.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 83% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Westland Township for work: only 1% work in town. Jobs based in Westland Township fell to 261 in 2023, 79 fewer than in 2013. Westland Township’s average trip to work is 22 minutes, below both Ohio’s towns (24 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes).
| Westland Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.2% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $84,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Westland Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 28% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Westland Township.
| Westland Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 26% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 34% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | Westland Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.8% | 15.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.5% | 8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8% | 7.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Adults 35 to 64 are 47% of residents (38% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (22% statewide). The median age in Westland Township is 47.9 years. 29% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio.
| Westland Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47.9 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 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.
| Westland Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.5% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.7% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.7% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.2% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 18% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.4% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.5% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 11.1% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.9% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.1% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.9% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.9% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,200, single groups can be off by several points
Westland Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
1 within 15 miles of the center of Westland Township
About 5 of every 100 Westland Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
2 places in Westland Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Ohio, US
Westland Township is one of the nineteen townships of Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 2,157.
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6 towns share a border with Westland Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westland Township | — | — | B− | — | A− | C |
| Adams Township | — | — | C+ | — | A− | D |
| Union Township | #350 | B+ | B− | — | A− | B− |
| Jackson Township | #903 | C− | B+ | — | B− | D |
| Rich Hill Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Spencer Township | — | — | A+ | — | B− | C− |
| Cambridge Township | #932 | D | B | — | C+ | D |
Westland Township, Adams Township and Spencer Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Westland Township, Adams Township, Union Township, Jackson Township, Spencer Township and Cambridge Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Rich Hill Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Westland Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
