Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
This town of 3,300 people was laid out in 1836.
Where it does best is incomes: the median household earns $84K. Cost of living is another plus (A−): a typical home costs about $192K, 3.1 years of the Fremont area’s $62K median household income. What counts against it is walkability. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 84% of U.S. towns. It also trails on hazard risk — FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 72% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. The overall grade lands at B+, 283rd of 987 in Ohio. That leaves it better than nearly three quarters of U.S. towns. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 90% of U.S. towns.
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow · FEMA National Risk Index.
Where Woodville Township beats most towns.
Where Woodville 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 Woodville Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 406 in 1880, 2,006 in 2020. The archive holds 8 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 4 maps from 1901 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Woodville 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 Woodville Township.
Half the trips to work are shorter than 17 miles. Employers in Woodville Township shed 109 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 579. Commuting out is the norm here: 5% of working residents work locally. Among residents here, 2.9% live below the poverty line, where Ohio’s towns sit at 9.1% and U.S. towns at 9.6%.
| Woodville Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.9% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.9% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $84,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Woodmore Local school district. One of its 3 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. 2 public schools serve Woodville Township, with 675 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodmore Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 404 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 95% of Ohio towns, with expected losses of about $628 per resident a year; that rating is what its C− for hazard risk is built on.
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Woodville Township once, in 2004. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 74% come from inland flooding and 9% from tornadoes. Since 1979, Woodville Township has seen 27 flood insurance claims paid out.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 20° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
3.7 miles of trail. In Woodville Township, the concentration of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile, near the Ohio town median (0.2) and below the median of U.S. towns (0.4).
| Woodville Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.6% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Every broad age group is within 4 points of the Ohio average. 24% of adults 25 and older hold at least a bachelor’s degree, against 32% across Ohio. For residents in Woodville Township, the share who are under 18 is 23%.
| Woodville Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39.3 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 23% | 22% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 24% | 29% |
55% women, 45% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.7 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Woodville Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.9% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.4% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.6% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.6% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.5% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.1% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.7% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.6% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.7% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.8% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 39.4% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 22% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.1% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 14.9% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.8% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,300, single groups can be off by several points
The share of adults in Woodville Township who sleep under 7 hours: 38%. 38% of adults in the town have obesity; 25% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Woodville Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 38% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 26% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | Woodville Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.4% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.2% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Woodville Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw35 mi Theme parkCedar Point3.8M visitors a year
18 mi MuseumToledo Museum of Art340K visitors a year
16 mi Zoo & aquariumToledo Zoo
17 mi LandmarkFort Meigs
32 mi National MemorialPerry's Victory and International Peace Memorial124K visitors a year
31 mi CaveCrystal CaveCedar Point: Larry Pieniazek, User:Lar, en:User:Lar (primary), CC BY 2.5 · Toledo Museum of Art: Ɱ, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Toledo Zoo: DreamingKoala, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Meigs: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial: NPS Photo, Public domain · Crystal Cave: Analogue Kid at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Woodville Township
About 4 of every 100 Woodville Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Village in Ohio, United States
Woodville is a village in Sandusky County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,985 according to the 2023 census. The National Arbor Day Foundation has designated Woodville as a Tree City USA.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
3 towns share a border with Woodville Township.
All 3 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its B+; Madison Township (A−) is closest.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodville Township | #283 | B+ | A− | — | B+ | B− |
| Harris Township | #216 | A− | A− | — | B+ | B− |
| Madison Township | #219 | A− | A+ | — | B | C+ |
| Clay Township | #139 | A | A | — | A− | B− |
Woodville Township, Harris Township, Madison Township and Clay Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Woodville Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Woodville Township grades B+ overall, better than 74% of U.S. towns and #283 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B− for health and B+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
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−.
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