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BucksOH

A town of 2,198. Healthier than 85% of U.S. towns.

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Population
2,198
+9.3% since 2010
Median home value
$219K
Census ACS
Household income
$73K
median
Median age
27.6
years
Jobs based here
463
A commuter town

What makes Bucks stand out

The 2 things Bucks does most differently from other towns.

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A commuter town

97% of working residents leave Bucks for work

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

15% → Sugarcreek Sugarcreek 15% 6% → Walnut Creek Walnut Creek 6% 5% → Dover Dover 5% 5% → New Philadelphia New Philadelphia 5% 5% → Berlin Berlin 5% 4% → Clark Clark 4% Bucks · 3% stay
463jobs based in Bucks
3%of working residents work in town
12 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

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Health

Healthier than 15% of U.S. towns

Bucks beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8.

C−Health Grade
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better24 too close to call8 worse
What stands outBucksOH
More uninsured adults10.5%8%
More smokers20%15.4%
More adults with COPD10.1%8%
Coshocton Regional Medical Center
12.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
23rd
percentile among OH towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards

Very low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 17% of U.S. communities.

17risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
17Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingDroughtHail
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Schools

Bucks’s public schools outperform 75% of Ohio districts

The public schools Bucks’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 75% of Ohio’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

A−School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Baltic Elementary SchoolK–6139B
Nature Valley School Private1–834
Oak Valley School PrivateK–830
Scenic Point School Private1–828
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduationAll 4 schools →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Bucks

Most working residents leave Bucks for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Sugarcreek (15%), Walnut Creek (6%) and Dover (5%). Half commute less than 12 miles.

3%work in town

Where working residents work

In Bucks3%
Sugarcreek15%
Walnut Creek6%
Dover5%
New Philadelphia5%
12 mi
median commute distance
463
jobs based in Bucks
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Bucks has chilly winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 20°, and about 15 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

15″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–38°
Spring39–61°
Summer60–82°
Fall42–64°
Oct 28
typical first frost
Apr 18
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Outdoors

0% of Bucks is conserved land

0.3 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 14,427 acres
0.3 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Baltic Community Park0.3 mi9
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →

About Bucks

Township in Ohio, US

Bucks Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,942 people in the township.

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

Population
1,942
Area
23 sq mi
Elevation
1,191 ft

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