Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 923, settled in 1872.
Beach City has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 282 in 1880, 940 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 5 maps from 1914 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Beach City. Close and well known come first.
Big draw15 mi MuseumPro Football Hall of Fame192K visitors a year
31 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
15 mi Stadium & arenaTom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium
14 mi LandmarkMcKinley National Memorial
13 mi MuseumAge of Steam Roundhouse
37 mi TheatreBlossom Music CenterPro Football Hall of Fame: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · Cuyahoga Valley National Park: Unknown, Public domain · Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium: Harrier233 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · McKinley National Memorial: CoolRockC, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Age of Steam Roundhouse: Alvintrusty, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Blossom Music Center: Slh1078, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Beach City, 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 Beach City.
The share of residents in Beach City who live below the poverty line is 20%, above both Ohio’s towns (9.1%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Beach City: 0.4% of working residents work locally. The top destinations are Massillon (10%), Canton (10%) and Akron (5%). For Beach City, the mean commuting time is 28 minutes.
| Beach City | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 20% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.4% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Summer afternoons peak near 84° in July, and January nights bottom out around 20°; snowfall runs to about 47 inches a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In Beach City, a fifth of adults smoke cigarettes. The share of adults in Beach City who get no exercise outside work is 32%, where Ohio’s towns sit at 28% and U.S. towns at 25%.
| Beach City | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 28% | 25% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Beach City | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 20.3% | 15.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.4% | 8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.7% | 7.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Home values are up 4.8% over the year to September 2026. For households in Beach City, the share who are owner-occupiers is 62%.
| Beach City | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 62% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $630 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 51% of U.S. communities. The national flood insurance program has paid one claim in Beach City since 2005. FEMA puts 77% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 5% to tornadoes. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid in 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2006.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Count the trails in 1 park or preserve and they come to 0.1 miles. Beach City has one park or preserve, 4 acres in all. The trail network density in the town is 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Beach City Community Park | 0.1 mi | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Beach City
About 1 of every 100 Beach City residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Where Beach City’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Village in Ohio, United States
Beach City is a village in southwestern Stark County, Ohio, United States. The population was 940 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Canton–Massillon metropolitan area.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Beach City has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
2 notable people were born here, including Ralph Regula and Dale R. Sprankle.
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