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A town of 6,593, settled in 1823.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Auburn Township grades A− overall, 221st among Ohio's 987 graded towns. The median household earns $156K. Its schools rank ahead of 94% of Ohio towns and residents are healthier than 88% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. The catch is cost: homes are expensive, about $429K for a typical one and 6.1 times the Cleveland metro’s $71K median household income. Auburn Township’s going rate for rent is $2,310 a month, against $943 a month in Ohio’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 95% of U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is LaDue State Wildlife Area, 3,351 acres with 1 miles of trail.
Where Auburn Township beats most towns.
Where Auburn 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 Auburn Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 1905 and 4 maps from 1905 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Auburn 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 Auburn Township.
Auburn Township gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns, has less food insecurity than most of Ohio and has household incomes well above the Ohio norm.
Its widest gap with Ohio is food insecurity: 6.1% of its 15,082 adults worry about having enough food, against 14.1% statewide. Against the 2,415 U.S. towns with household incomes like Auburn Township’s, it is less healthy than 57%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
13% of Auburn Township adults say their health is fair or poor. Against the Ohio average, Auburn Township comes out ahead on 22 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 1. In Auburn Township, 9.3% of adults smoke cigarettes, and 29% feel lonely.
| Auburn Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 18% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.3% | 16% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 34% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | Auburn Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.1% | 14.1% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.4% | 15.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.3% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Compared with 88% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Auburn Township is lower. Expected losses in Auburn Township break down as 71% from inland flooding and 8% from strong winds.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The top destinations are Cleveland (15%), Solon (6%) and Bainbridge (4%). Among residents in Auburn Township, 3.4% live below the poverty line. Employers in Auburn Township added 342 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 1,660. Just 5% of the town’s working residents have a job in town.
| Auburn Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $156,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.4% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 16% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.2% | 6.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The trail network density for Auburn Township comes to 0.1 miles per square mile. Across 4 parks and preserves: 2.5 miles of trail. Parks and preserves locally: 4, covering 3,946 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. LaDue State Wildlife Area | 1 mi | 3,351 |
| 2. Beartown Lakes Reservation | 0.8 mi | 98 |
| 3. Auburn Township Community Park | 0.7 mi | 37 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The Chardon weather station, 14 miles away, records that 114 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 98% of U.S. towns.
July afternoons reach 81° and January nights drop to 18°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Auburn Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw26 mi MuseumRock and Roll Hall of Fame580K visitors a year
Big draw40 mi MuseumPro Football Hall of Fame192K visitors a year
Big draw25 mi Stadium & arenaProgressive Field
26 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Field
16 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
8 mi Theme parkSeaWorld OhioRock and Roll Hall of Fame: MusikAnimal, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pro Football Hall of Fame: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · Progressive Field: Jsawczuk, Public domain · Huntington Bank Field: 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
4 within 15 miles of the center of Auburn Township
About 5 of every 100 Auburn Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Auburn Township is one of the sixteen townships of Geauga County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,574.
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4 towns share a border with Auburn Township.
Mantua Township next door grades lower for schools (B to Auburn Township’s A) and higher for cost of living (C+ to D).
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn Township | #221 | A− | D | — | A | A |
| Newbury Township | #59 | A | B− | — | A+ | B+ |
| Troy Township | #70 | A | B+ | — | B+ | B |
| Bainbridge Township | #153 | A | D | B+ | A | A |
| Mantua Township | #606 | B− | C+ | — | B | B− |
Auburn Township, Newbury Township, Troy Township and Mantua Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Auburn Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Auburn Township grades A− overall, better than 80% of U.S. towns and #221 of 987 in Ohio. It grades A for health and A for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
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