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Harpersfield Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $212K for a typical one, or 3 years of the Cleveland metro’s $71K median household income. It grades C+ overall, ranked 685th of 987 in Ohio. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 88% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. Harpersfield Township’s average trip to work is 34 minutes, above both the Ohio town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 94% of U.S. towns. Harpersfield Township has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Shandy Hall and Harpersfield Covered Bridge.
Where Harpersfield Township beats most towns.
Where Harpersfield 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 Harpersfield Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2006 and 4 maps from 1905 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Harpersfield 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 Harpersfield Township.
Harpersfield Township gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns, but it has lost a quarter or more of its jobs in ten years.
45% of adults have obesity in Harpersfield Township. Harpersfield Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14. 16% of adults have diabetes in Harpersfield Township.
| Harpersfield Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 38% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 28% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Harpersfield Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.3% | 8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.9% | 7.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.8% | 15.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Geneva Area City school district. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cork Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 285 | B+ |
| Spire Academy PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 105 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Jobs based here fell from 560 in 2013 to 443. The average commute for its 925 working residents takes 34.3 minutes, against 23.4 across Ohio.
Most working residents leave Harpersfield Township for work: only 2% work in town. Jobs based in Harpersfield Township fell to 443 in 2023, 117 fewer than in 2013. 5.9% of Harpersfield Township residents live below the poverty line.
| Harpersfield Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5.9% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.4% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $66,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
5.2 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The biggest park or preserve is Harpersfield Covered Bridge Metropark, at 22 acres.
| Harpersfield Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.9% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Harpersfield Covered Bridge Metropark | 0.1 mi | 22 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 74% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 48 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Harpersfield Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The Chardon weather station, 16 miles away, records that 114 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 98% of U.S. towns.
Harpersfield Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Harpersfield Township is 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
2 within 15 miles of the center of Harpersfield Township
About 1 of every 100 Harpersfield Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
2 places in Harpersfield Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Ohio, US
Harpersfield Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,591 people in the township.
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5 towns share a border with Harpersfield Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harpersfield Township | #685 | C+ | A− | — | B− | D |
| Geneva Township | #651 | B− | A− | — | B− | D |
| Geneva | #697 | C+ | A− | — | B− | D |
| Austinburg Township | — | — | B | — | B− | C |
| Trumbull Township | — | — | D | — | B− | C− |
| Madison Township | #686 | C+ | B− | — | B− | C |
Austinburg Township and Trumbull Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Harpersfield Township, Geneva Township, Geneva, Austinburg Township, Trumbull Township and Madison Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Harpersfield Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Harpersfield Township grades C+ overall, better than 42% of U.S. towns and #685 of 987 in Ohio. It grades D for health and B− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
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−.
