Granger TownshipOH
A town of 4,673, settled in 1816.
Is Granger Township a good place to live?
Granger Township's standout: natural-hazard risk is low. Overall it grades A, ranked 99th of 987 in Ohio. Its public schools beat 95% of Ohio towns on state tests and graduation and the median household earns $124K. 49% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Granger Township, above both the Ohio town median (24%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Allardale Park, at 405 acres with 6.4 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
What makes Granger Township stand out
Where Granger Township beats most towns.
How Granger Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Granger Township is from typical.
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and 60 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Granger Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw24 mi MuseumRock and Roll Hall of Fame580K visitors a year
Big draw30 mi MuseumPro Football Hall of Fame192K visitors a year
7 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
Big draw23 mi Stadium & arenaProgressive Field
23 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Field
23 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 Granger Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Granger 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 Granger Township.
Granger Township has schools in the top 5% of Ohio, trades workers with Cleveland and other neighbors and has less food insecurity than most of Ohio.
Granger Township earns an A+ for schools
Its A+ ranks #35 of the 993 Ohio towns we grade for schools.
Its public schools are run by the Highland Local school district. Its three schools are below. The largest public high school is Highland High School, with 989 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 824 | A |
| Highland High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 989 | A |
| Granger Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 512 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
| Granger Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.9% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Allardale Park | 6.4 mi | 405 |
| 2. Granger Wetlands Park | 1.2 mi | 156 |
| 3. Carolyn Ludwig Mugrage Park | 1.2 mi | 103 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Granger Township faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 92% of U.S. communities. Since 2004, 8 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Granger Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Residents of Granger Township are healthier than 72% of U.S. towns
Its widest gap with Ohio is food insecurity: 8.7% of its 49,029 adults worry about having enough food, against 14.1% statewide. Against the 5,155 U.S. towns with household incomes like Granger Township’s, it is less healthy than 66%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Granger Township beats the Ohio average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 16% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Granger Township.
| Granger Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 20% | 19% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Granger Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.7% | 14.1% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.6% | 15.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Granger Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Granger Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Granger Township’s July high is 83°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents commute out of Granger Township
Granger Township has about as many jobs (2,205) as working residents, but only 138 people both live and work here. Jobs based here grew from 1,208 in 2013 to 2,205.
Most working residents leave Granger Township for work: only 7% work in town. Since 2013, Granger Township has added 997 jobs, to 2,205 in 2023. The top destinations are Cleveland (12%), Akron (9%) and Medina (5%).
| Granger Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $124,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7.6% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Everything we know about Granger Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Granger Township
About 3 of every 100 Granger Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
About Granger Township
Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S.
Granger is an unincorporated community in Medina County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.
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- Elevation
- 1,096 ft
Granger Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Granger Township.
At #99 in OH, it grades higher overall than all 6 graded towns on its borders; Montville Township (A) comes closest.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granger Township | #99 | A | C | — | A+ | B+ |
| Medina Township | #169 | A− | C− | B+ | A | B+ |
| Bath Township | #249 | A− | D | B− | A+ | A |
| Sharon Township | #185 | A− | C | — | A+ | B+ |
| Hinckley Township | #133 | A | D | A+ | A+ | B+ |
| Montrose-Ghent | #148 | A | D | — | A+ | A |
| Montville Township | #115 | A | C− | A+ | A | B+ |
Granger Township, Sharon Township and Montrose-Ghent report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Granger Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Granger Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Granger Township, OH a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Granger Township grades A overall, better than 91% of U.S. towns and #99 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B+ for health and A+ for schools.
Is Granger 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 C.