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Brush CreekOH

A town of 1,402. Healthier than 92% of U.S. towns.

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Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
1,402
−7.1% since 2010
Median home value
$138K
Census ACS
Household income
$75K
median
Median age
38.2
years
Jobs based here
34
A commuter town

What makes Brush Creek stand out

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1,402 people, and everyone knows the way

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Health

Healthier than 8% of U.S. towns

Brush Creek beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 15.

DHealth Grade
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better17 too close to call15 worse
What stands outBrush CreekOH
More adults with COPD10.9%8%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth20.5%15.3%
More smokers20.2%15.4%
Kings Daughters Medical Center Ohio
13.3 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
10th
percentile among OH towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Brush Creek

Most working residents leave Brush Creek for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Portsmouth (17%), Waverly (3%) and Columbus (3%). Half commute less than 21 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Brush Creek1%
Portsmouth17%
Waverly3%
Columbus3%
Valley3%
21 mi
median commute distance
34
jobs based in Brush Creek
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 69% of U.S. communities.

69risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
69High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHeat waves
23
paid flood claims since 1978
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Brush Creek has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 23°, and about 20 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

20″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter25–43°
Spring41–65°
Summer61–84°
Fall44–67°
Oct 24
typical first frost
Apr 21
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Outdoors

11.8% of Brush Creek is conserved land

3.3 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

11.8%conserved
11.8%
conserved · 3,814 of 32,256 acres
3.3 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Gladys Riley1.2 mi260
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Brush Creek for work

Where Brush Creek’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

17% → Portsmouth Portsmouth 17% 3% → Waverly Waverly 3% 3% → Columbus Columbus 3% 3% → Valley Valley 3% 2% → Morgan Morgan 2% 2% → Scioto Scioto 2% Brush Creek · 1% stay
34jobs based in Brush Creek
1%of working residents work in town
21 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

21st Century Bridge
2006 · 21st Century Bridge · Wikimedia Commons
Brush Creek’s story

Brush Creek in pictures

3 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

Map of Scioto County Ohio Highlighting Brush Creek TownshipBrush Creek Township cornfield and rail line
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About Brush Creek

Township in Ohio, US

Brush Creek Township is one of the sixteen townships of Scioto County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census counted 1,114 people in the township.

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

Population
1,114
Area
51 sq mi
Elevation
735 ft

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