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Atwater Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $308K for a typical one, or 4.3 years of the Akron metro’s $72K median household income. It grades B overall, 496th among Ohio's 987 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 78% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. On the plus side, the median household earns $80K. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 96% of U.S. towns. On hazard risk, just 69 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do better. Atwater Congregational Church is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Atwater Township beats most towns.
Atwater Congregational ChurchWhere Atwater 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 Atwater Township is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for hazard risk (better than 97% of comparable towns) to D− for walkability (better than 4%), so the B overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 4 maps from 1906 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Atwater 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 Atwater Township.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 94% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Atwater Township since 2006.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Waterloo Local school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterloo Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 462 | B |
| Waterloo High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 203 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
19% of adults smoke cigarettes in Atwater Township, against 16% in Ohio’s towns and 14% across U.S. towns. 15% of adults have diabetes in Atwater Township. Atwater Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7.
| Atwater Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Atwater Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.4% | 8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.9% | 7.1% |
| More smokers | 18.8% | 15.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Atwater Township has 266 jobs for its 1,220 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 33.1 minutes, against 23.4 across Ohio.
Most working residents leave Atwater Township for work: only 5% work in town. At 33 minutes, Atwater Township’s average trip to work is where Ohio’s towns sit at 24 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Since 2013, Atwater Township has added 49 jobs, to 266 in 2023.
| Atwater Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.8% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.5% | 6.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
88% of Atwater Township households own their home. Typical home values rose 5.4% in the year to September 2026. The median rent in Atwater Township is $800 a month.
| Atwater Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 88% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $800 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Atwater Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Atwater Township’s July high is 83°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Atwater Park | — | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
3 within 15 miles of the center of Atwater Township
About 3 of every 100 Atwater Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Atwater Township is one of the eighteen townships of Portage County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census there were 2,564 people living in the township.
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3 towns share a border with Atwater Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atwater Township | #496 | B | A− | — | B | C− |
| Edinburg Township | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | C+ |
| Deerfield Township | #534 | B | A− | — | B+ | C− |
| Randolph Township | #781 | C | C+ | — | B | C |
Edinburg Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Atwater Township, Edinburg Township, Deerfield Township and Randolph Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Atwater Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Atwater Township grades B overall, better than 59% of U.S. towns and #496 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C− for health and B for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D−.
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−.