Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Barberton gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $156K for a typical one, or 2.1 years of the Akron metro’s $72K median household income. It grades C overall, 801st among Ohio's 987 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 91% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates, and it reports more crime per resident than 76% of U.S. towns, including 62 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. Barberton has 9 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Anna-Dean Farm and Tuscarawas Avenue-Alexander Square Commercial Historic District. Barberton’s level of property crime is 20.2 per 1,000 residents, against 9.4 in Ohio’s towns and 9.9 across U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Barberton Community Sports Complex, 34 acres with 1.1 miles of trail.
Where Barberton beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
O. C. Barber Barn No. 1| Widest gap | Barberton | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 11.2% | 8% |
Where Barberton’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 Barberton is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 4,354 in 1900, a peak of 33,805 in 1960, 25,191 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1905 and 5 maps from 1903 on.
9 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Barberton. Close and well known come first.
Big draw35 mi MuseumRock and Roll Hall of Fame580K visitors a year
Big draw17 mi MuseumPro Football Hall of Fame192K visitors a year
7 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
Big draw34 mi Stadium & arenaProgressive Field
35 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Field
34 mi Stadium & arenaRocket ArenaRock and Roll Hall of Fame: MusikAnimal, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pro Football Hall of Fame: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · Cuyahoga Valley National Park: Unknown, Public domain · Progressive Field: Jsawczuk, Public domain · Huntington Bank Field: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · Rocket Arena: Cards84664, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Barberton, 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 Barberton.
Barberton has homes that are cheap against local pay, but it has a long record of flood insurance claims.
The share of adults in Barberton who binge drink: 15%. In Barberton, 17% of adults report frequent physical distress, and 29% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Barberton | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 26% | 23% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Barberton | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 11.2% | 8% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 19% | 14.1% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 10.9% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Two of the 7 schools are below, and why each made the list. The largest public high school is Barberton High School, with 1,186 students. The public schools here belong to the Barberton City school district.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barberton Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 741 | C+ |
| Barberton High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,186 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
159 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 33 properties have flooded more than once.
Since 1979, 159 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Barberton. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 85% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 65% come from inland flooding and 12% from hail. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid in 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2008.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Walkers can cover 2.9 miles of trail in 13 parks and preserves. Parks and preserves in Barberton: 13, covering 137 acres. In Barberton, the density of trails is 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Barberton | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.5% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Barberton Community Sports Complex | 1.1 mi | 34 |
| 2. Lake Anna Park | 1 mi | 20 |
| 3. Breitenstine Park | 0.4 mi | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
At 2.1 years of the Akron metro’s $72K median household income, the typical home (about $156K) costs less against local pay than in 92% of Ohio towns; that ratio is one input to that grade.
The going rate for rent in Barberton is $848 a month. Homes here are typically worth about $156,000, up 3.2% in a year, 37% below the Ohio typical home. Also worth knowing: 62% of households are owner-occupiers in the town.
| Barberton | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 62% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $848 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
For Barberton, the level of violent crime is 2.5 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Just 11% of Barberton’s working residents have a job in town. The middle household income for Barberton comes to $52,000. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Barberton dropped by 1,643, to 7,572. Barberton: 16% of residents live below the poverty line.
| Barberton | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $52,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 6.8% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 47 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
5 within 15 miles of the center of Barberton
About 3 of every 100 Barberton residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
9 places in Barberton on the National Register of Historic Places.
23 notable people were born in Barberton.
City in Ohio, United States
Barberton is a city in Summit County, Ohio, United States. The population was 25,191 at the 2020 census. Located directly southwest of Akron, it is a suburb in the Akron metropolitan area.
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4 towns share a border with Barberton.
New Franklin next door grades higher for schools (A to Barberton’s C+) and lower for cost of living (B− to A−).
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barberton | #801 | C | A− | C− | C+ | D |
| Norton | #271 | A− | B+ | C+ | A− | B− |
| Coventry Township | #666 | C+ | B− | — | B− | C+ |
| New Franklin | #118 | A | B− | A− | A | B |
| Akron | #963 | D | B | D | C | D |
Coventry Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Barberton with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Barberton grades C overall, better than 32% of U.S. towns and #801 of 987 in Ohio. It grades D for health, C− for safety and C+ for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
Barberton reports more crime per resident than 76% of U.S. towns, a C− Safety Grade: 62 violent and 495 property crimes in 2025.
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−.
23 notable people were born here, including Betty Sutton and Lynne M. Tracy.
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