Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Green Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $211K, 2.9 years of the Wooster area’s $74K median household income. It grades A− overall, 178th of 987 graded towns in Ohio. On the plus side, its schools outperform 77% of the state's. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 91% of U.S. towns. 17% of working residents work locally in Green Township, against 6.8% in Ohio’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Schmidt Community Center, at 52 acres.
Where Green Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Green Elementary School | K–5 | 524 |
| Orrville Elementary School | K–4 | 514 |
| Orrville Middle School | 4–8 | 462 |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Green Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 3,553 in 1990, 27,475 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2013 and 4 maps from 1901 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Green 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 Green Township.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 88% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 7 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Green Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its A− for schools comes with a B+ for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $211K.
Three of its 9 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Wayne County Schools Career Center, with 624 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 524 | B+ |
| Wayne County Schools Career CenterLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 624 | – |
| Smithville High SchoolTop results in townGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 295 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Green Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. Green Township’s July high is 83°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The average trip to work in Green Township is 20 minutes. Jobs based in Green Township grew to 4,236 in 2023, 648 more than in 2013. 5.5% of workers work from home in Green Township.
| Green Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 5.5% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Green Township tracks Ohio closely on all 32 CDC measures. 34% of Green Township adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Green Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 38% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 26% | 23% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 13% | 12% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Ohio average. 25% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio.
| Green Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 25% | 24% | 29% |
| Median age | 40.3 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.3 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Green Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.4% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.7% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.2% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.3% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.1% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.6% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.3% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.7% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.8% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.3% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 40.5% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.1% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.5% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.5% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.1% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Smithville Village Park | 0.8 mi | 31 |
| 2. Schmidt Community Center | 0.6 mi | 52 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Green Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw22 mi MuseumPro Football Hall of Fame192K visitors a year
23 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
36 mi MuseumOhio State Reformatory
22 mi Stadium & arenaTom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium
23 mi LandmarkMcKinley National Memorial
27 mi TheatreBlossom Music CenterPro Football Hall of Fame: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · Cuyahoga Valley National Park: Unknown, Public domain · Ohio State Reformatory: Niagara66, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium: Harrier233 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · McKinley National Memorial: CoolRockC, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Blossom Music Center: Slh1078, CC BY-SA 3.0
3 within 15 miles of the center of Green Township
About 3 of every 100 Green Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
City in Ohio, United States
Green is a city in southeastern Summit County, Ohio, United States. The population was 27,475 at the 2020 census. It is a suburban community between Akron and Canton and is part of the Akron metropolitan area.
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4 towns share a border with Green Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Township | #178 | A− | B+ | — | A− | C+ |
| East Union Township | #231 | A− | B+ | — | A− | C− |
| Wayne Township | #495 | B | C | — | B | B− |
| Baughman Township | #154 | A | B+ | — | A− | C+ |
| Milton Township | #382 | B+ | B+ | — | A− | C− |
Green Township, East Union Township, Wayne Township, Baughman Township and Milton Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Green Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Green Township grades A− overall, better than 84% of U.S. towns and #178 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C+ for health and A− for schools.
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 B+.
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