Charlestown TownshipOH
A town of 1,772, settled in 1820.
Is Charlestown Township a good place to live?
The best of Charlestown Township’s subject grades are an A for cost of living and an A+ for the outdoors; the weakest is a C− for walkability. 12% of residents are 65 or older in Charlestown Township, below both Ohio’s towns (20%) and U.S. towns (18%). Charlestown Township's schools rank ahead of 71% of Ohio towns. 15% of the land in Charlestown Township is conserved, where Ohio’s towns sit at 3.7% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Only 27 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score higher on the outdoors. The biggest place to walk is West Branch State Park, 2,395 acres with 23 miles of trail. Charlestown Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Charlestown Township stand out
Where Charlestown Township beats most towns.
98% of working residents leave Charlestown Township for work
Where Charlestown Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Charlestown Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Charlestown Township is from typical.
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Moving to Charlestown Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Charlestown 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 Charlestown Township.
Charlestown Township faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 87% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Charlestown Township is less healthy than 76% of U.S. towns
Charlestown Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 40% of Charlestown Township adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Charlestown Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 34% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Charlestown Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.7% | 8% |
| More smokers | 18.4% | 15.4% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.1% | 7.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most of Charlestown Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Charlestown Township for work: only 2% work in town. Charlestown Township’s median household income is $62,000. The top destinations are Ravenna (12%), Akron (9%) and Streetsboro (7%).
| Charlestown Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.6% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $62,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Charlestown Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Charlestown Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Charlestown Township is 82°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. West Branch State Park | 23 mi | 2,395 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Charlestown Township
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Charlestown Township
About 5 of every 100 Charlestown Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
About Charlestown Township
Township in Ohio, US
Charlestown Township is one of the eighteen townships of Portage County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,735 people in the township.
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- Area
- 23 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,099 ft
Charlestown Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Charlestown Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlestown Township | — | — | A | — | B+ | C− |
| Edinburg Township | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | C+ |
| Freedom Township | #764 | C+ | A− | — | B | C− |
| Paris Township | — | — | A− | — | B+ | C |
| Ravenna Township | #664 | C+ | B+ | — | C+ | C− |
| Rootstown Township | #485 | B | C+ | — | B+ | B− |
Charlestown Township, Edinburg Township and Paris Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Charlestown Township, Edinburg Township, Freedom Township, Paris Township, Ravenna Township and Rootstown Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Charlestown Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Charlestown Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Charlestown Township, OH expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.