Is Carlisle Township a good place to live?
Carlisle Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $228K for a typical one, or 3.2 years of the Cleveland metro’s $71K median household income. It grades B overall, ranked 493rd of 987 in Ohio. 14% of the land in Carlisle Township is conserved, where Ohio’s towns sit at 3.7% and U.S. towns at 4.3%.
97% of working residents leave Carlisle Township for work
Where Carlisle Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Carlisle Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Carlisle Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Carlisle Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Carlisle 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 Carlisle Township.
Conserved land covers 14.3% of Carlisle Township
14 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. At 0.6 miles per square mile, Carlisle Township’s trail density is against 0.2 in Ohio’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Elyria South Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Baptist Christian School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 190 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Most of Carlisle Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.4 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Carlisle Township for work: only 3% work in town. 5.8% of Carlisle Township residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Elyria (13%), Cleveland (12%) and Westlake (4%).
| Carlisle Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5.8% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.9% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Work from home | 7.7% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Median household income | $87,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Carlisle Township is less healthy than 72% of U.S. towns
Carlisle Township tracks Ohio closely on all 32 CDC measures. 40% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Carlisle Township.
| Carlisle Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 28% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 35% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Older than Ohio overall
People 65 and older are 27% of residents (18% statewide); children under 18 are 16% of residents (22% statewide). Carlisle Township’s median age is 50.3 years. 24% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio.
| Carlisle Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50.3 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 27% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 16% | 22% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 24% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.4 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women. Among residents 18 to 24, 75% are men (OH 51%).
| Carlisle Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.2% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.2% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.6% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.6% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.6% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.3% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 16% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.6% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.1% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.4% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.6% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.3% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.6% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Carlisle Township
Carlisle Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 20° and about 47 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Low risk in Carlisle Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 63% of U.S. communities. Since 1994, 30 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Carlisle Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and 53 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Carlisle Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw26 mi MuseumRock and Roll Hall of Fame580K visitors a year
Big draw31 mi Theme parkCedar Point3.8M visitors a year
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaProgressive Field
26 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Field
25 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
26 mi Stadium & arenaRocket ArenaPhoto credits
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: MusikAnimal, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cedar Point: Larry Pieniazek, User:Lar, en:User:Lar (primary), CC BY 2.5 · Progressive Field: Jsawczuk, Public domain · Huntington Bank Field: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · Cuyahoga Valley National Park: Unknown, Public domain · Rocket Arena: Cards84664, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Everything we know about Carlisle Township
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Carlisle Township
About 5 of every 100 Carlisle Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
About Carlisle Township
Township in Ohio, US
Carlisle Township is one of the eighteen townships of Lorain County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 7,124.
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- Area
- 25 sq mi
- Elevation
- 758 ft
Carlisle Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Carlisle Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle Township | #493 | B | B | — | B+ | C |
| Elyria | #914 | C− | B+ | C+ | C | D |
| Eaton Township | #652 | B− | C | — | B | B− |
| Grafton | #127 | A | B | A+ | B | B− |
| New Russia Township | — | — | B | — | B+ | B− |
| LaGrange Township | #451 | B | C+ | — | A− | B− |
New Russia Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Carlisle Township, Eaton Township, New Russia Township and LaGrange Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Carlisle Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Carlisle Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Carlisle Township, OH a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Carlisle Township grades B overall, better than 60% of U.S. towns and #493 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C for health and B+ for schools.
Is Carlisle Township, OH expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.