GreentownOH
Population 2,993: a town platted in 1816.
Why does Greentown grade so well?
Greentown’s overall grade, A, puts it better than 93% of U.S. towns. Its place in the ranking is 79th of 987 in Ohio. Where it does best is incomes (A): the median household earns $114K. A typical home there costs about $336K, 5 years of the Canton metro’s $68K median household income. The catch is walkability. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 78% of U.S. towns. 55% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more here, above both Ohio’s towns (24%) and U.S. towns (29%). Greentown's schools rank ahead of 91% of Ohio towns.
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow · schools, state test and graduation results.
What makes Greentown stand out
Where Greentown beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Greentown | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.7% | 15.3% |
Greentown has shrunk 11% from 2010 to 2020
3,804 counted in 2010 and 3,382 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Greentown grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Greentown is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Pro Football Hall of Fame and 26 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Greentown. Close and well known come first.
Big draw7 mi MuseumPro Football Hall of Fame192K visitors a year
13 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
7 mi Stadium & arenaTom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium
8 mi LandmarkMcKinley National Memorial
29 mi Theme parkSeaWorld Ohio
20 mi TheatreBlossom Music CenterPhoto credits
Pro Football Hall of Fame: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · Cuyahoga Valley National Park: Unknown, Public domain · Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium: Harrier233 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · McKinley National Memorial: CoolRockC, CC BY-SA 4.0 · SeaWorld Ohio: Jeremy Thompson from Los Angeles, California, CC BY 2.0 · Blossom Music Center: Slh1078, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Greentown: who provides what
Greentown is unincorporated, so Stark County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Greentown.
Greentown has less tooth loss than most of Ohio and has household incomes well above the Ohio norm, but it has little public open land.
On CDC estimates, Greentown is healthier than four in five U.S. towns
Its widest gap with Ohio is tooth loss: 7.7% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 15.3% statewide. Against the 6,540 U.S. towns with household incomes like Greentown’s, it is healthier than 67%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
Greentown: 14% of adults say their health is fair or poor. 11% of adults report frequent physical distress in the town.
| Greentown | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 20% | 19% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 28% | 25% |
| What stands out | Greentown | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.7% | 15.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.4% | 14.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Top of a very low hazard risk in Greentown: inland flooding
Of the losses FEMA expects in Greentown, 66% come from inland flooding and 9% from tornadoes. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in just over four fifths of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Greentown once, in 2003.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Greentown has 0.5 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
The top destinations are Akron (14%), Jackson Township (12%) and Canton (11%). For most workers, Greentown is a place to come home to: only 2% work in town. The share of residents in Greentown who live below the poverty line: 2.2%. Jobs in Greentown grew by 136 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 733.
| Greentown | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $114,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.2% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.8% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Greentown, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
In July, afternoons reach 83°; in January, nights fall to 20°, and about 47 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Greentown has set aside 1% of its land for conservation
Just 17 of its 1,624 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Greentown itself; its outdoors grade is C−.
One park or preserve covers 4 acres in Greentown.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Greentown Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in Greentown sells for about $433K at the median
The median property tax bill is $4,633, against $2,822 across Ohio, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Greentown’s typical rent comes in at $909 a month. Among households in the town, 90% live in a home they own.
| Greentown | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 90% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $909 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Greentown
Colleges nearby
8 within 15 miles of the center of Greentown
About 7 of every 100 Greentown residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
98% of working residents leave Greentown for work
Where Greentown’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Greentown
Census-designated place in Ohio, United States
Greentown is a census-designated place in northern Stark County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,382 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Canton–Massillon metropolitan area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 2.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,201 ft
- ZIP code
- 44630
Greentown’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Greentown.
Greentown reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Greentown with a neighbor →
Questions about Greentown
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Greentown, OH a good place to live?
Yes, by almost any measure. Greentown grades A overall, better than 93% of U.S. towns and #79 of 987 in Ohio. It grades A− for health and A for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Greentown, OH expensive?
The typical home is worth about $337,000, 37% above the Ohio typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
What is Greentown, OH known for?
Greentown was platted in 1816. 2 notable people were born here, including Nina West and Lewis Miller.