Hambden TownshipOH
A town of 4,728.
Is Hambden Township a good place to live?
Hambden Township grades A overall, 140th of 987 graded towns in Ohio, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Its schools rank ahead of 91% of Ohio towns and the median household earns $94K. It also does better than most on health: residents are healthier than 74% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. A typical home there costs about $272K, 3.8 years of the Cleveland metro’s $71K median household income. 11% of the land in Hambden Township is conserved, where Ohio’s towns sit at 3.7% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. The biggest park or preserve is Hambden Orchard Wildlife Area, at 1,262 acres. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 82% of U.S. towns.
What makes Hambden Township stand out
Where Hambden Township beats most towns.
97% of working residents leave Hambden Township for work
Where Hambden Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Hambden Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Hambden Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Hambden Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hambden 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 Hambden Township.
Hambden Township gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns, has less food insecurity than most of Ohio and sends most of its workers to Cleveland and beyond.
Inland flooding leads a very low hazard risk in Hambden Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 88% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents commute out of Hambden Township
Hambden Township has 392 jobs for its 2,214 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Hambden Township for work: only 3% work in town. 4% of residents live below the poverty line in Hambden Township, below both Ohio’s towns (9.1%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). The average trip to work in Hambden Township is 27 minutes.
| Hambden Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $94,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.1% | 6.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Hambden Township’s grade for health is a B+
Its widest gap with Ohio is food insecurity: 8.5% of its 18,994 adults worry about having enough food, against 14.1% statewide.
15% of adults report frequent mental distress in Hambden Township. Hambden Township beats the Ohio average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 33% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Hambden Township.
| Hambden Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 38% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Hambden Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.5% | 14.1% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.3% | 15.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.9% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Compared with most of Ohio and the rest of the country, a typical July afternoon in Hambden Township is cooler
The Chardon weather station records that 114 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 98% of U.S. towns.
Hambden Township’s July high is 81°F. Hambden Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer children than Ohio overall
Children under 18 are 16% of residents (22% statewide). 29% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio.
| Hambden Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50.9 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 16% | 22% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 29% | 24% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.5 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Hambden Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.3% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.7% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.9% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.4% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 6.8% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.2% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 24.3% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.4% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.1% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.4% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34.2% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 24% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.4% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.4% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.6% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,700, single groups can be off by several points
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Whitlam Woods | 1 mi | 142 |
| 2. Hambden Orchard Wildlife Area | — | 1,262 |
| 3. Mountain Run Station | — | 29 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and 47 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hambden Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw29 mi MuseumRock and Roll Hall of Fame580K visitors a year
Big draw29 mi Stadium & arenaProgressive Field
29 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Field
26 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
29 mi Stadium & arenaRocket Arena
25 mi MuseumCleveland Museum of Art410K visitors a yearPhoto credits
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: MusikAnimal, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Progressive Field: Jsawczuk, Public domain · Huntington Bank Field: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · Cuyahoga Valley National Park: Unknown, Public domain · Rocket Arena: Cards84664, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cleveland Museum of Art: zenbikescience, CC BY 2.0
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Everything we know about Hambden Township
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Hambden Township
About 5 of every 100 Hambden Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
About Hambden Township
Township in Ohio, US
Hambden Township is one of the sixteen townships of Geauga County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 4,676, up from 4,024 at the 2000 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 23 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,302 ft
Hambden Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Hambden Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hambden Township | #140 | A | C+ | — | A | B+ |
| Chardon · Chardon Township | #52 | A+ | C− | A | A | B+ |
| Claridon Township | #539 | B | C+ | — | A | B |
| Montville Township | — | — | C+ | — | B+ | B+ |
| Leroy Township | #605 | B− | C | — | B+ | C+ |
| Concord Township | #624 | B− | C− | — | B+ | C+ |
Montville Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Hambden Township, Claridon Township, Montville Township, Leroy Township and Concord Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Chardon Township and Chardon are one community, graded once. Compare Hambden Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Hambden Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Hambden Township, OH a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Hambden Township grades A overall, better than 87% of U.S. towns and #140 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B+ for health and A for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Hambden 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+.