Its Register listings are the Luther B. Ranney Farm, the Jyurovat Farmstead and the Isaac and Maria Ozmun Farmstead. Its Register listings are the Luther B. Ranney Farm, the Jyurovat Farmstead and the Isaac and Maria Ozmun Farmstead. Below: 2 old photos and papers, maps from 1903 on, and the census since 1880.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Boston Heights is more historic than 91% of U.S. towns. All 2 inputs are above most U.S. towns; its National Register listings ranks highest and its share of homes from before 1940 lowest.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Boston Heights’ overall grade.
Ohio towns list about as much on the Register as the country (a typical Ohio town has 2.9 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Boston Heights’ 109 sits above most of its state (93% of Ohio towns have fewer) while its 15 historic buildings outnumber those of 78% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±12.4 points).
Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Boston Heights’ past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Boston Heights. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1903Cleveland sheet · 1:62,500
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Boston Heights.
In 1924, Boston Heights incorporated as a village and withdrew from Boston Township by forming a paper township named Boston Heights Township. In 1965, a motel owner within the village sought a liquor license from the Ohio Liquor Control Board that was only available in unincorporated areas of Summit County. As a workaround, he convinced the village council to temporarily detach his property from the village, forming an enclave of Boston Heights Township long enough to obtain the license before being reannexed. As of year later, the village had yet to reannex the property; the motel owner was the only resident in Ohio without a local government, creating confusion at the village, county, and state level.
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
Boston Heights is more historic than 91% of U.S. towns. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
What is on the National Register in Boston Heights?
Three places: the Luther B. Ranney Farm (listed 1988), the Jyurovat Farmstead (1995) and the Isaac and Maria Ozmun Farmstead (2000).
How old are the homes in Boston Heights?
20% of Boston Heights’ homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±12.4 points), against a typical 15% for an Ohio town; the median home was built in 1988.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From Wikimedia Commons (9), Wikidata (2), the National Register of Historic Places (3), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
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