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SCOTTOWN COVERED BRIDGE
Ohio›Lawrence County

Windsor TownshipOH

A town of 1,928.

4 bordering townsMap →
Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo of Windsor Township

Windsor Township, OH · Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗

Is Windsor Township a good place to live?

The best of Windsor Township’s subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a D for health. Only 53 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score lower on hazard risk. Scottown Covered Bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places. Windsor Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Windsor Township for work

Where Windsor Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

20% → Huntington Huntington 20% 6% → Ironton Ironton 6% 5% → Ashland Ashland 5% 5% → Aid Township Aid Township 5% 3% → Proctorville Proctorville 3% 2% → Columbus Columbus 2% Windsor Township · 0% stay
27jobs based in Windsor Township
0%of working residents work in town
13 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

How Windsor Township grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Windsor Township is from typical.

How grading works

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

How TownRatings grades towns →

Scottown Covered Bridge
Scottown Covered Bridge · National Register of Historic Places
Windsor Township’s story

Windsor Township in pictures

The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1874.

1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.

Explore the history →
Getting set up

Moving to Windsor Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Windsor Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerAEP Ohio19.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterHecla Water AssociationNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers63% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Windsor Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsSymmes Valley Local School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
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.gov
Who runs elections hereDirector, Lawrence County Board of ElectionsLawrence County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Dec 2025
ZIP codes45678, 45696, 45619, 4566945678 27% · 45696 25% · 45619 24% · 45669 21%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 Windsor Township.

HealthD

Health in Windsor Township trails 86% of U.S. towns

Windsor Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 38% of Windsor Township adults feel lonely, against 34% in Ohio’s towns and 33% across U.S. towns. 42% of adults have high blood pressure in Windsor Township.

15%healthier than U.S. townsDHealth Grade
Windsor TownshipOhio townsU.S. towns
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)38%34%33%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)42%38%35%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)19%16%14%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)41%38%36%
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better23 too close to call9 worse
What stands outWindsor TownshipOH
More adults with COPD10%8%
More smokers19.2%15.4%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth18.6%15.3%
St. Marys Medical Center
8 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Work & commuteJobs & income grade B−

Fewer of Windsor Township’s working residents work locally than in the typical Ohio or U.S. town

0.5% of Windsor Township working residents work locally, where Ohio’s towns sit at 6.9% and U.S. towns at 8%. 1.9% of Windsor Township residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Huntington (20%), Ironton (6%) and Ashland (5%).

0%work in town
Windsor TownshipOhio townsU.S. towns
Below the poverty line1.9%9.1%9.6%
Average trip to work29 minutes24 minutes25 minutes
Working residents who work in town0.5%6.9%8%
Median household income$70,000$75,000$80,000

Where working residents work

In Windsor Township0%
Huntington20%
Ironton6%
Ashland5%
Aid Township5%
13 mi
median commute distance
27
jobs based in Windsor Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 39% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C−

Windsor Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 78% of U.S. communities.

78risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
78High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHeat waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

In Windsor Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers

Windsor Township has chilly winters and warm summers. The July high in Windsor Township is 86°F.

6″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter26–45°
Spring42–67°
Summer63–85°
Fall45–68°
Oct 30
typical first frost
Apr 16
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

OutdoorsC

0.9% of Windsor Township is conserved land

1.3 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.

0.9%conserved
0.9%
conserved · 214 of 24,928 acres
1.3 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Nearby attractions

Wayne National Forest and 5 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Windsor Township. Close and well known come first.

All 12 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Wayne National Forest: Forest Service, USDA, Public domain · Camden Park: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · McClintic Wildlife Management Area: Steve from Washington, DC, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Huntington Museum of Art: Daderot, CC0 · Heritage Farm Museum and Village: Zeo1989, CC BY-SA 4.0

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Windsor Township

18pages on Windsor Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

6 within 15 miles of the center of Windsor Township

About Windsor Township

Township in Ohio, US

Windsor Township is one of the fourteen townships of Lawrence County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,022.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
39 sq mi
Elevation
850 ft

Windsor Township’s neighbors

4 towns share a border with Windsor Township.

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How the neighbors grade
TownOH rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Windsor Township——A—BD
Mason Township——————
Union Township#784CB+—BC
Lawrence Township——A−—BD
Rome Township#676C+B+—A−C−

Windsor Township and Lawrence Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Windsor Township, Union Township, Lawrence Township and Rome Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Mason Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Windsor Township with a neighbor →

Questions about Windsor Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Windsor Township, OH expensive?

Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.