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A town of 6,453, settled in 1887. Public schools that outperform most of Ohio.
Whitewater Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B− overall, 547th among Ohio's 987 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its schools rank ahead of 72% of Ohio towns. It also does better than most on health: it is healthier than 64% of U.S. towns. A typical home there costs about $146K, 1.8 years of the Cincinnati metro’s $81K median household income. 15% of the land in Whitewater Township is conserved, above both Ohio’s towns (3.7%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). On hazard risk, just 127 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do worse. Miami Whitewater Forest, at 1,391 acres with 1.5 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
Where Whitewater Township beats most towns.
5,519 counted in 2010 and 6,375 in 2020; an estimated 6,453 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Whitewater Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,661 in 1820, 6,375 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1909 and 7 maps from 1928 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Whitewater Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw28 mi Theme parkKings Island3.5M visitors a year
15 mi Stadium & arenaPaycor Stadium
8 mi MuseumCreation Museum1.2M visitors a year
16 mi Stadium & arenaGreat American Ball Park
14 mi Stadium & arenaNippert Stadium
15 mi Stadium & arenaTQL StadiumKings Island: Eli Duke from Portland, OR, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Paycor Stadium: JonRidinger, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Creation Museum: Creashin at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Great American Ball Park: Eric Kilby profile at Flickr website, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Nippert Stadium: Ben Levin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · TQL Stadium: Cornfield948, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Whitewater 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 Whitewater Township.
Whitewater Township is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has homes that are cheap against local pay, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Ohio (mostly inland flooding).
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| MT. Hope Christian Academy PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 4–12 | Grades 4–12 | 5 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 94% of Ohio towns, with expected losses of about $503 per resident a year; that rating is what its C for hazard risk is built on.
At 70 of 100, Whitewater Township’s FEMA risk score is above both the Ohio town median (23 of 100) and the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100). Since 1978, 23 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Whitewater Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Whitewater Township has chilly winters and warm summers. Whitewater Township’s July high is 86°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
2.3 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Miami Whitewater Forest | 1.5 mi | 1,391 |
| 2. Gulf Community Park | 0.6 mi | 41 |
| 3. Shawnee Lookout | — | 182 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Against the 9,300 U.S. towns with household incomes like Whitewater Township’s, it is healthier than 88%, so its B isn’t only a matter of income.
19% of Whitewater Township adults binge drink. Whitewater Township beats the Ohio average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 28% of Whitewater Township adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Whitewater Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 26% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 38% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 28% | 25% |
| What stands out | Whitewater Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.8% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.5% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Whitewater Township has about as many jobs (2,938) as working residents, but only 82 people both live and work here. Jobs based here grew from 2,115 in 2013 to 2,938.
Most working residents leave Whitewater Township for work: only 3% work in town. Jobs based in Whitewater Township grew to 2,938 in 2023, 823 more than in 2013. 14% of residents live below the poverty line in Whitewater Township.
| Whitewater Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $62,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3% | 6.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
At 1.8 years of the Cincinnati metro’s $81K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 97% of Ohio towns; that ratio is one input to its B− for cost of living.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
8 within 15 miles of the center of Whitewater Township
About 4 of every 100 Whitewater Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Whitewater Township is one of the twelve townships of Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 6,375 as of the 2020 census.
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10 towns share a border with Whitewater Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitewater Township | #547 | B− | B− | — | B+ | B |
| Miami Township | #428 | B | B− | — | A− | B+ |
| Shawnee | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grandview | — | — | B− | — | A− | A− |
| Taylor Creek | #593 | B− | C+ | — | C+ | A− |
| Colerain Township | #616 | B− | B− | C | C+ | B |
| Hooven | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crosby Township | #627 | B− | C− | — | B+ | B |
Grandview has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Whitewater Township, Miami Township, Grandview, Taylor Creek and Crosby Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Shawnee and Hooven aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Whitewater Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Whitewater Township grades B− overall, better than 55% of U.S. towns and #547 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B for health and B+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
The typical home is worth about $146,000, 41% below the Ohio typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
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