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A town of 1,725, platted in 1882. 89% more nonprofits per person than the typical Colorado town.
Trash day: look up yoursAkron’s best subject grades are an A− for health and an A for civic life; its weakest is a C− for incomes. 32% of working residents work locally in Akron, above both the Colorado town median (7.7%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). Among 121 Colorado towns, just 5 have a lower value of a typical home than Akron. Only 8 of Colorado’s 218 towns score lower on the outdoors. Akron Gymnasium is on the National Register of Historic Places. Akron has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Akron beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Akron | CO |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who have had a stroke | 3.5% | 2.7% |
Akron GymnasiumEach subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Colorado), ordered by how far Akron is from typical.
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Census counts: 559 in 1890, a low of 351 in 1900, 1,757 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1929 and 2 maps from 1973 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Akron, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Akron.
Home values are down 7.6% over the year to September 2026. In Akron, the midpoint rent is $1,067 a month, against $1,808 a month in Colorado’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. For households here, the share who live in a home they own is 75%.
| Akron | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,067 a month | $1,808 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 75% | 71% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Akron School District No. R-1. Public school enrollment here: 411 students across 2 schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akron Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 301 | C+ |
| Akron High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 110 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CO on state tests and graduation
In Akron, 72% of adults had a checkup this year. Two figures for adults here: 26% have obesity, 31% have high blood pressure.
| Akron | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 71% | 79% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 26% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 27% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 30% | 36% |
| What stands out | Akron | CO |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who have had a stroke | 3.5% | 2.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 6.6% | 5.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 6.8% | 5.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Akron’s middle household income stands at $57,000. In Akron, about one in three working residents works in town. Also worth knowing: jobs based in Akron grew to 637 in 2023, 151 more than in 2013. Half the trips to work are shorter than 31 miles.
| Akron | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $57,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 7.5% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Of the losses FEMA expects in Akron, 31% come from inland flooding and 21% from cold waves. Compared with 55% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is lower.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Akron; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Akron residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Colorado.
Statutory town and seat of Washington County, Colorado, United States
Akron is the statutory town that is the county seat of and the most populous municipality in Washington County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 1,757 at the 2020 United States census.
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89% more nonprofits per person than the typical Colorado town.
That is 3.4 years of the area's median household income ($67,167 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
Akron was platted in 1882 and has 1 place on the National Register of Historic Places. 2 notable people were born here, including Tommy Heath and Roger P. Scheer.