S Bridge, National Road · National Register of Historic Places
Wills Township’s story
Wills Township in pictures
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Wills TownshipOH
A town of 1,519. 80% more nonprofits per person than the typical Ohio town.
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Population
1,519
2025 Census estimate · +0% since 2020
Median home value
$181K
Census ACS
Household income
$65K
median
Median age
56.6
years
Jobs based here
316
A commuter town
Is Wills Township a good place to live?
The best of Wills Township’s subject grades are an A+ for civic life and an A for history; the weakest is a C for health. 37% of residents are 65 or older in Wills Township, against 20% in Ohio’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. Among 994 Ohio towns, just 6 have a higher median age than Wills Township. Only 23 of Ohio’s 1,560 towns score higher on civic life. The biggest park or preserve is Moore Memorial Woods, at 76 acres. Only 108 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score higher on history. Wills Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Wills Township stand out
Where Wills Township beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
Wills Township7
Typical U.S. town3.7
Typical OH town3.9
Civic lifeA+
80% more nonprofits per person
than the typical Ohio town
Charities, civic groups and human services; churches not counted.
S Bridge, National RoadHistoryA
1 historic place
1 place on the National Register
Listed for their history, architecture or both.
Natural hazardsA
Very low risk of storm and flood damage
FEMA National Risk Index.
A commuter town
96% of working residents leave Wills Township for work
Where Wills Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
316jobs based in Wills Township
4%of working residents work in town
12 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Wills Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Wills Township is from typical.
Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 10% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listAOpen →HealthSoutheastern Ohio Regional Medical Center 9.7 miles awayCOpen →Jobs & incomeCOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.7 of 20; 2.7% of households have no car; 2% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC+Open →SchoolsBOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $181K, 3.1 years of the Cambridge area’s $58K median household incomeC+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors1 mile of trail; 5% conserved landC+Open →History1 place on the National RegisterAOpen →Civic life7 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsA+Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Wills Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Wills Township, and how to reach them.
PowerAEP Ohio19.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterGuernsey Co. Water Dept.1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet8 providers78% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Wills Township’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Ohio you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereDirector, Guernsey County Board of ElectionsGuernsey County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2019
ZIP codes43778, 43755, 43768, 4372543778 43% · 43755 40% · 43768 15% · 43725 2%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Wills Township.
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A
Inland flooding leads a very low hazard risk in Wills Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 90% of U.S. communities.
10risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoes
4
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
SchoolsB
On state tests, Wills Township’s schools beat 59% of Ohio districts
Its public schools are run by the East Guernsey Local school district. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
59%of OH districts it outscoresBSchool Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckeye Trail ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 435 | B− |
| Buckeye Trail High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 287 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
Wills Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Wills Township for work: only 4% work in town. Jobs based in Wills Township grew to 316 in 2023, 70 more than in 2013. Wills Township’s median household income is $65,000, where Ohio’s towns sit at $75,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000.
4%work in town
| Wills Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $65,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.5% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
In Wills Township4%
Cambridge27%
Jackson Township6%
Cambridge Township4%
Byesville3%
12 mi
median commute distance
316
jobs based in Wills Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 35% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
HealthC
On CDC estimates, Wills Township is less healthy than 72% of U.S. towns
Wills Township beats the Ohio average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 36% of Wills Township adults feel lonely.
28%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
| Wills Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 34% | 33% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 28% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 35% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
1 better25 too close to call6 worse
| What stands out | Wills Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.1% | 8.3% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.7% | 7.1% |
Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center
9.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Climate
In Wills Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Wills Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.
17″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter23–40°
Spring39–63°
Summer60–83°
Fall43–65°
Oct 17
typical first frost
Apr 28
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
5.4%conserved
5.4%
conserved · 1,250 of 23,206 acres
0.6 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Moore Memorial Woods | 0.6 mi | 76 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Wills Township
18pages on Wills Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Wills Township; the nearest are
Muskingum UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · New Concord18.3 mi$32,665 tuitionOhio University-Eastern CampusUniversity or college · Public · Saint Clairsville22.3 mi$6,362 in-state tuitionBelmont CollegeCommunity college · Public · St Clairsville22.9 mi$4,698 in-state tuition
About 8 of every 100 Wills Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
About Wills Township
Township in Ohio, US
Wills Township is one of the nineteen townships of Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,521.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 37 sq mi
- Elevation
- 965 ft
Wills Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Wills Township.
Center TownshipRichland TownshipOld WashingtonMillwood TownshipMadison TownshipOxford TownshipWills Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wills Township | — | — | C+ | — | B | C |
| Center Township | — | — | B | — | B− | D |
| Richland Township | — | — | B− | — | B− | C− |
| Old Washington | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Millwood Township | — | — | A | — | B | C− |
| Madison Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oxford Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wills Township, Center Township, Richland Township and Millwood Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Wills Township, Center Township, Richland Township and Millwood Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Old Washington, Madison Township and Oxford Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Wills Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Wills Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Wills Township, OH a good place to live?
80% more nonprofits per person than the typical Ohio town.
Is Wills Township, OH expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.