Is Brimfield Township a good place to live?
Brimfield Township grades B overall, ranked 544th of 987 in Ohio, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $91K and natural-hazard risk is low. It also does better than most on schools: its schools outperform 67% of the state's. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: the typical home is worth about $235K, 3.2 years of the Akron metro’s $72K median household income. Brimfield Township’s property crime rate is 21.8 per 1,000 residents, against 9.4 in Ohio’s towns and 9.9 across U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Kame-Esker Bog Park, 73 acres with 1.4 miles of trail.
What makes Brimfield Township stand out
Where Brimfield Township beats most towns.
95% of working residents leave Brimfield Township for work
Where Brimfield Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Brimfield Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Brimfield Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and 62 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Brimfield Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw34 mi MuseumRock and Roll Hall of Fame580K visitors a year
Big draw19 mi MuseumPro Football Hall of Fame192K visitors a year
9 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
Big draw33 mi Stadium & arenaProgressive Field
34 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Field
33 mi Stadium & arenaRocket ArenaPhoto credits
Rock 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
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Moving to Brimfield Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Brimfield 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Brimfield Township.
Brimfield Township has set aside 6.2% of its land for conservation
12 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves.
| Brimfield Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.2% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Kame-Esker Bog Park | 1.4 mi | 73 |
| 2. Tom S Cooperrider-Kent Bog State Nature Preserve | — | 109 |
| 3. Brimfield Lions Community Park | — | 12 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Brimfield Township’s grade for schools is a B+
Its public schools are run by the Field Local school district. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Field High School, with 524 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brimfield Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 529 | B+ |
| Field High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 524 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Brimfield Township faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 91% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Brimfield Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Brimfield Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.7 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Brimfield Township for work: only 5% work in town. Jobs based in Brimfield Township grew to 3,957 in 2023, 672 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Akron (16%), Kent (8%) and Cleveland (5%).
| Brimfield Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $91,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7.5% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 5% | 6.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Brimfield Township
Brimfield Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Brimfield Township’s July high is 83°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Brimfield Township sees more crime per resident than 62% of U.S. towns
Each of the 4 graded towns on its borders reports less crime per resident, from Stow (B−) to Tallmadge (B).
The violent crime rate in Brimfield Township is 0.6 per 1,000 residents.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Fewer children than Ohio overall
Children under 18 are 18% of residents (22% statewide). 36% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Brimfield Township.
| Brimfield Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 18% | 22% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 36% | 24% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.5 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Brimfield Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.6% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.4% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.4% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.7% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.7% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.1% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.4% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.9% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.8% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.7% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26.6% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.8% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.9% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.8% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.2% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Brimfield Township is healthier than 56% of U.S. towns
Brimfield Township beats the Ohio average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 36% of Brimfield Township adults feel lonely.
| Brimfield Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 34% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 38% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Brimfield Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 3.1% | 3.7% |
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 11.2% | 13.2% |
| Fewer adults getting cholesterol checked | 82.4% | 86.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Brimfield Township’s grade for cost of living is a C
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Brimfield Township
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Brimfield Township
About 7 of every 100 Brimfield Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
About Brimfield Township
Township in Ohio, US
Brimfield Township is one of the eighteen townships in Portage County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 11,352 people in the township.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1816
- Area
- 21 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,148 ft
Brimfield Township’s neighbors
7 towns share a border with Brimfield Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brimfield Township | #544 | B | C | C+ | B+ | B |
| Kent | #475 | B | B− | B− | B− | B |
| Tallmadge | #243 | A− | B− | B | B+ | B+ |
| Rootstown Township | #485 | B | C+ | — | B+ | B− |
| Suffield Township | #199 | A− | B+ | — | B+ | B |
| Stow | #290 | B+ | C | B− | B+ | A− |
| Mogadore | #88 | A | A− | B | A− | B |
| Franklin Township | #564 | B− | C | — | B− | B |
Rootstown Township, Suffield Township and Franklin Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Brimfield Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Brimfield Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Brimfield Township, OH a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Brimfield Township grades B overall, better than 55% of U.S. towns and #544 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B for health, C+ for safety and B+ for schools.
Is Brimfield Township, OH expensive?
The typical home is worth about $235,000, 5% below the Ohio typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.