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BoltonOH
With 649 residents, it is a town in Ohio.
Photo: SilentMatt Psychedelic · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
649
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$103K
Census ACS
Median age
65.9
years
Jobs based here
122
A commuter town
Is Bolton a good place to live?
37% of residents live below the poverty line in Bolton, against 9.1% in Ohio’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Only one of the 994 Ohio towns we compare has a higher age of the median resident than Bolton. Bolton has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
649 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Bolton.
Natural hazards
Top of a very low hazard risk in Bolton: inland flooding
11risk score of 100
FEMA puts 63% of Bolton’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 10% to hail. Compared with 89% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is lower.
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingHailTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commute
Most of Bolton’s workers commute out: the town has 0.4 jobs for each of them
1%work in town
Bolton’s average commute is put at 32 minutes. Only 1% of working residents stay in Bolton for work; the rest commute out. The top destinations are Alliance (15%), Canton (9%) and Akron (8%). Half commute less than 17 miles.
| Bolton | Typical Ohio town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 6.8% | 7.9% |
Where working residents work
In Bolton1%
Alliance15%
Canton9%
Akron8%
Jackson Township7%
17 mi
median commute distance
122
jobs based in Bolton
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2024 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
Winter22–37°
Spring38–60°
Summer59–81°
Fall42–63°
Oct 26
typical first frost
Apr 24
typical last frost
+2.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
A larger share of adults in Bolton have diabetes than in the typical Ohio or U.S. town
For adults in Bolton, the share who sleep under 7 hours is 34%. The town beats the Ohio average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 46% of adults locally have high blood pressure; 13% binge drink.
| Bolton | Typical Ohio town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 38% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 17% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 28% | 25% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
3 better17 too close to call12 worse
| What stands out | Bolton | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 13.4% | 16.6% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 84.5% | 79.2% |
| More adults with heart disease | 10.9% | 7.1% |
Alliance Community Hospital
2.9 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Housing
A smaller share of households are owner-occupiers in Bolton than in most of Ohio or the rest of the country
$83Kmedian sale price
1
homes sold in September
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Bolton
15pages on Bolton
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
Nearby attractions
All 72 attractions →Pro Football Hall of Fame and 21 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bolton. Close and well known come first.
Big draw16 mi MuseumPro Football Hall of Fame192K visitors a year
23 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
16 mi Stadium & arenaTom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium
31 mi Theme parkSeaWorld Ohio
17 mi LandmarkMcKinley National Memorial
28 mi TheatreBlossom Music CenterSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Pro 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 · SeaWorld Ohio: Jeremy Thompson from Los Angeles, California, CC BY 2.0 · McKinley National Memorial: CoolRockC, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Blossom Music Center: Slh1078, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Getting set up
Moving to Bolton: who provides what
Bolton is unincorporated, so Stark County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerOhio Edison16.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterAlliance City PWS1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers98% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesStark CountyStark County provides services here
Register to voteOnlineIn Ohio you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereDirector, Stark County Board of ElectionsStark County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2015
ZIP code4460144601 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Bolton for work
Where Bolton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
122jobs based in Bolton
1%of working residents work in town
17 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2024
After high school
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Bolton
University of Mount UnionUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Alliance2.5 mi$36,600 tuitionNortheast Ohio Medical UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Rootstown12.8 miWalsh UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · North Canton13.4 mi$35,745 tuition
About 0 of every 100 Bolton residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
About Bolton
Census-designated place in Ohio, United States
Bolton is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Stark County, Ohio, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, Bolton had a population of 654. The CDP is in northeastern Stark County, in central Lexington Township. It is bordered to the south by the city of Alliance. U.S. Route 62T, a freeway bypass of Alliance, forms the border between Bolton and Alliance and leads southwest 20 miles (32 km) to Canton. Ohio State Route 183 (Iowa Avenue) forms the northeast edge of Bolton and leads north 6 miles (10 km) to Atwater. State Route 619 (Edison Street) leaves Route 183 in the center of Bolton and leads west 11 miles (18 km) t…
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- Area
- 0.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,056 ft
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