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For most people who can afford it, yes. Copley Township grades B+ overall, ranked 288th of 987 in Ohio. The median household earns $115K. Its public schools beat 88% of Ohio towns on state tests and graduation. The catch is cost: the typical home is worth about $343K, 4.7 years of the Akron metro’s $72K median household income. 62% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Copley Township, where Ohio’s towns sit at 24% and U.S. towns at 29%. Copley Township has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Copley Depot and Copley Township Cemetery Receiving Vault. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 68% of U.S. towns.
Where Copley Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Arrowhead Primary Elementary School | K–4 | 372 |
| Northeast Ohio Classical Academy | K–5 | 100 |
| Spring Garden Waldorf School | PK–8 | 172 |
Copley DepotEach subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Copley Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 5 maps from 1903 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Copley Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw29 mi MuseumRock and Roll Hall of Fame580K visitors a year
Big draw22 mi MuseumPro Football Hall of Fame192K visitors a year
5 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
Big draw29 mi Stadium & arenaProgressive Field
29 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Field
29 mi Stadium & arenaRocket ArenaRock 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
Who provides power, water and the rest in Copley 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Copley Township.
Copley Township owes part of its health edge to its incomes and has household incomes well above the Ohio norm, but it has property taxes about twice the Ohio norm.
Its public schools are run by the Copley-Fairlawn City school district. Three of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Copley High School, with 895 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copley-Fairlawn Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 850 | A |
| Copley High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 895 | A− |
| Arrowhead Primary Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 372 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 88% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 50 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Copley Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median property tax bill is $5,413, against $2,822 across Ohio, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The median rent in Copley Township is $1,424 a month. The typical Copley Township home is worth about $343,000, up 3.7% in a year, 39% above the Ohio typical home.
| Copley Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,424 a month | $943 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 74% | 77% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Copley 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.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Against the 6,407 U.S. towns with household incomes like Copley Township’s, it is less healthy than 68%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Copley Township beats the Ohio average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 13% of adults smoke cigarettes in Copley Township.
| Copley Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 80% | 79% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Copley Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.3% | 8% |
| Fewer smokers | 12.5% | 15.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Copley Township for work: only 7% work in town. 17% of Copley Township workers work from home. The top destinations are Akron (23%), Cleveland (7%) and Fairlawn (5%).
| Copley Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $115,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 17% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 4.8% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
2.1 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Copley Community Park, at 96 acres.
| Copley Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.8% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Copley Community Park | 0.2 mi | 96 |
| 2. Bluebird Lake Park | — | 5 |
| 3. Copley Circle | 0.1 mi | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Copley Township's reported crime rate is below Ohio's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 17 violent crimes were reported in 2023.
| Copley Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2023) | 0.9 per 1,000 residents | 1.4 | 1.8 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2023) | 11.5 per 1,000 residents | 11.7 | 13.1 |
FBI crime data, 2023 · crimes reported to police
2 within 15 miles of the center of Copley Township
About 5 of every 100 Copley Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
2 places in Copley Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S.
Copley is an unincorporated community in Summit County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.
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6 towns share a border with Copley Township.
Akron next door grades lower for schools (C to Copley Township’s A) and higher for cost of living (B to C−).
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copley Township | #288 | B+ | C− | — | A | B |
| Fairlawn | #346 | B+ | C | C− | A | A− |
| Akron | #963 | D | B | D | C | D |
| Norton | #271 | A− | B+ | C+ | A− | B− |
| Montrose-Ghent | #148 | A | D | — | A+ | A |
| Bath Township | #249 | A− | D | B− | A+ | A |
| Sharon Township | #185 | A− | C | — | A+ | B+ |
Copley Township, Montrose-Ghent and Sharon Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Copley Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Copley Township grades B+ overall, better than 74% of U.S. towns and #288 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B for health and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
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