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Deerfield Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $244K for a typical one, or 3.4 years of the Akron metro’s $72K median household income. It grades B overall, ranked 534th of 987 in Ohio. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 78% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. 28% of the land in Deerfield Township is conserved, above both Ohio’s towns (3.7%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). John Diver House and Storebuilding is on the National Register of Historic Places. Deerfield Township's schools rank ahead of 71% of Ohio towns.
Where Deerfield Township beats most towns.
Where Deerfield Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Deerfield Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1933 and 4 maps from 1906 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Deerfield 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 Deerfield Township.
Deerfield Township trades lower home prices for longer drives to work and sends most of its workers to Akron and beyond.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 88% of U.S. communities. Since 2004, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Deerfield Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
19% of Deerfield Township adults smoke cigarettes, above both the Ohio town median (16%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). 40% of Deerfield Township adults sleep under 7 hours. Deerfield Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4.
| Deerfield Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Deerfield Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.8% | 15.3% |
| More smokers | 19.3% | 15.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 10% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Deerfield Township has 258 jobs for its 1,184 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Deerfield Township for work: only 2% work in town. 18% of residents live below the poverty line in Deerfield Township. Jobs based in Deerfield Township grew to 258 in 2023, 44 more than in 2013.
| Deerfield Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $59,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2% | 6.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Deerfield Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 19° and about 28 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Homes are within reach (about $244K for the typical one, A− for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 23 miles.
Typical home values rose 6.2% in the year to September 2026.
| Deerfield Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 82% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $960 a month | $943 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
2 within 15 miles of the center of Deerfield Township
About 3 of every 100 Deerfield Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Deerfield Township is one of the eighteen townships of Portage County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,838 people in the township.
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4 towns share a border with Deerfield Township.
All 3 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its B; Atwater Township (B) is closest.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deerfield Township | #534 | B | A− | — | B+ | C− |
| Smith Township | #257 | A− | A | — | A− | C− |
| Berlin Township | — | — | C | — | A+ | C+ |
| Palmyra Township | #344 | B+ | A− | — | B+ | C+ |
| Atwater Township | #496 | B | A− | — | B | C− |
Berlin Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Deerfield Township, Smith Township, Berlin Township, Palmyra Township and Atwater Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Deerfield Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Deerfield Township grades B overall, better than 56% of U.S. towns and #534 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C− for health and B+ for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
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−.