AtwaterOH
Today 745 people live in this town, first settled in 1824.
Is Atwater a good place to live?
Atwater’s typical journey to work is 37 minutes, against 24 minutes in Ohio’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Atwater has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
745 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Atwater: who provides what
Atwater is unincorporated, so Portage County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Atwater.
Top of a very low hazard risk in Atwater: inland flooding
FEMA puts just over three fifths of Atwater’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 11% to tornadoes. Compared with 94% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is lower.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Atwater has 0.2 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
The share of working residents in Atwater who work locally is 1%. For half of commuters, work is under 18 miles away. The typical household income here locally is $56,000. The top destinations are Akron (12%), Atwater Township (5%) and Alliance (4%).
| Atwater | Typical Ohio town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.4% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $56,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1% | 6.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Atwater has snowy winters and pleasant summers
A winter brings about 45 inches of snow, with January nights at 19° and July afternoons at 83°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Atwater is
31% of adults get no exercise outside work in Atwater. Among adults here, 20% report frequent mental distress and 16% report frequent physical distress.
| Atwater | Typical Ohio town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | Atwater | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 21.4% | 15.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.5% | 8% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19.3% | 15.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Atwater Park | — | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Pro Football Hall of Fame and 25 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Atwater. Close and well known come first.
Big draw19 mi MuseumPro Football Hall of Fame192K visitors a year
20 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
25 mi Theme parkSeaWorld Ohio
19 mi Stadium & arenaTom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium
20 mi LandmarkMcKinley National Memorial
24 mi TheatreBlossom Music CenterPhoto credits
Pro Football Hall of Fame: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · Cuyahoga Valley National Park: Unknown, Public domain · SeaWorld Ohio: Jeremy Thompson from Los Angeles, California, CC BY 2.0 · Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium: Harrier233 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · McKinley National Memorial: CoolRockC, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Blossom Music Center: Slh1078, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Everything we know about Atwater
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Atwater
About 5 of every 100 Atwater residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
99% of working residents leave Atwater for work
Where Atwater’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Atwater
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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- Area
- 26 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,135 ft
Questions about Atwater
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Atwater, OH a good place to live?
Atwater has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.