Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Bath Township grades A− overall, 249th among Ohio's 987 graded towns. Its schools rank ahead of 95% of Ohio towns. The median household earns $168K and CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 86% of the country. The trade-off is money: homes are expensive, about $474K for a typical one and 6.6 times the Akron metro’s $72K median household income. 76% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Bath Township, above both the Ohio town median (24%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Its National Register listings include Jonathan Hale Homestead and Manville Thorp Residence. Among 954 Ohio towns, just 6 have a higher rent at the middle of the market than Bath Township.
Where Bath Township beats most towns.
Jonathan Hale Homestead| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Bath Elementary School | 3–5 | 662 |
| Herberich Primary Elementary School | K–4 | 251 |
| Old Trail School | PK–8 | 462 |
Its 26 National Register listings are more than in 96% of Ohio towns with a listing.
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 5 maps from 1903 on.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Bath Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bath Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw23 mi MuseumRock and Roll Hall of Fame580K visitors a year
3 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
Big draw28 mi MuseumPro Football Hall of Fame192K visitors a year
Big draw22 mi Stadium & arenaProgressive Field
23 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Field
22 mi Stadium & arenaRocket ArenaRock and Roll Hall of Fame: MusikAnimal, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cuyahoga Valley National Park: Unknown, Public domain · 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 · Rocket Arena: Cards84664, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bath 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 Bath Township.
Bath Township has schools in the top 5% of Ohio, reports less crime than Cuyahoga Falls or any other graded neighbor and has less tooth loss than most of Ohio.
That grade ranks #35 of the 993 Ohio towns we grade for schools. It comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $474K.
The largest public high school is Revere High School, with 936 students. The public schools here belong to the Revere Local school district. Three of its 5 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bath Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades 3–5 | Grades 3–5 | 662 | A+ |
| Revere High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 936 | A+ |
| Herberich Primary Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 251 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Across 8 parks and preserves: 12 miles of trail. The biggest place to walk is Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 1,126 acres with 2.6 miles of trail. In Bath Township, the density of trails is 0.5 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bath Nature Preserve | 4.8 mi | 407 |
| 2. Cuyahoga Valley National Park | 2.6 mi | 1,126 |
| 3. O'Neil Woods Metropark | 2.3 mi | 266 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its widest gap with Ohio is tooth loss: 6.5% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 15.3% statewide. Against the 1,769 U.S. towns with household incomes like Bath Township’s, it is less healthy than 74%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Bath Township: 23% of adults have been diagnosed with depression. CDC measures, 32 in all: Bath Township beats Ohio on 21 and trails on 1. In Bath Township, nearly one in ten adults smoke cigarettes, and 30% feel lonely.
| Bath Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 18% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.1% | 16% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 34% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 84% | 80% | 79% |
| What stands out | Bath Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.5% | 15.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.9% | 14.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.7% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Bath Township after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2004. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 89% of U.S. communities. Flood insurance has paid out on 20 claims locally since 2003. FEMA puts 65% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 15% to hail.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Summer afternoons peak near 83° in July, and January nights bottom out around 20°; snowfall runs to about 65 inches a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The average commute for its 4,295 working residents takes 34.3 minutes, against 23.4 across Ohio. 26.7% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio.
Only 5% of working residents stay in Bath Township for work; the rest commute out. Among residents locally, 3.6% live below the poverty line. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Bath Township dropped by 761, to 6,384. Its typical journey to work is 34 minutes.
| Bath Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $168,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 3.6% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.4% | 6.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its B− tops all 3 graded towns on its borders; Cuyahoga Falls (C+) comes closest. Reported crimes fell from 176 to 114 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The violent crime rate for Bath Township comes to 0.4 per 1,000 residents. The property offense rate for Bath Township comes to 11 per 1,000 residents.
| Bath Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.4 per 1,000 residents | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 11 per 1,000 residents | 9.4 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
2 within 15 miles of the center of Bath Township
About 5 of every 100 Bath Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
26 places in Bath Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S.
Bath is an unincorporated community in the northern part of Bath Township, Summit County, Ohio, United States. It is centered at the intersection of Cleveland-Massillon and Ira roads. It was developed 'circa 1820. A post office called Bath has been in operation since 1824. A variant name was "Hammond's Corners", for Jason Hammond, an early settler. Jeffrey Dahmer's family moved here in 1968, the house went up for sale in 2012.
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7 towns share a border with Bath Township.
Cuyahoga Falls next door grades lower for schools (B− to Bath Township’s A+) and higher for cost of living (B− to D).
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bath Township | #249 | A− | D | B− | A+ | A |
| Montrose-Ghent | #148 | A | D | — | A+ | A |
| Fairlawn | #346 | B+ | C | C− | A | A− |
| Akron | #963 | D | B | D | C | D |
| Granger Township | #99 | A | C | — | A+ | B+ |
| Copley Township | #288 | B+ | C− | — | A | B |
| Cuyahoga Falls | #581 | B− | B− | C+ | B− | B |
| Richfield Township | #217 | A− | D | — | A+ | A− |
Montrose-Ghent, Granger Township, Copley Township and Richfield Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Bath Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Bath Township grades A− overall, better than 77% of U.S. towns and #249 of 987 in Ohio. It grades A for health, B− for safety and A+ for schools. Cost of living 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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