Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Hartville grades A− overall, ranked 236th of 987 in Ohio. Natural-hazard risk is low. Its schools rank ahead of 95% of Ohio towns and the median household earns $70K. The trade-off is money: the typical home is worth about $302K, 4.4 years of the Canton metro’s $68K median household income. Only 120 of Ohio’s 1,560 towns score higher on civic life. Hartville has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Lake Township School and Hartville Hotel. Only 9 of the 313 Ohio towns we compare have a lower violent crime rate than Hartville.
Where Hartville beats most towns.
Lake Township School2,944 counted in 2010 and 3,329 in 2020; an estimated 3,456 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Hartville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 135 in 1880, 3,329 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1952 and 5 maps from 1901 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hartville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw10 mi MuseumPro Football Hall of Fame192K visitors a year
13 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
10 mi Stadium & arenaTom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium
27 mi Theme parkSeaWorld Ohio
11 mi LandmarkMcKinley National Memorial
20 mi TheatreBlossom Music CenterPro 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 · SeaWorld Ohio: Jeremy Thompson from Los Angeles, California, CC BY 2.0 · McKinley National Memorial: CoolRockC, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Blossom Music Center: Slh1078, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hartville, 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 Hartville.
Hartville draws workers from Lake Township and beyond, but it has many renters stretched by housing costs.
2,314 jobs are based in Hartville, 1.5 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
Most working residents leave Hartville for work: only 6% work in town. Since 2013, Hartville has lost 327 jobs, to 2,314 in 2023. The top destinations are Akron (15%), Canton (8%) and Jackson Township (8%).
| Hartville | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $70,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 7.9% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.6% | 6.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 90% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
61.1% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 45.9% across Ohio.
64% of Hartville households own their home, against 77% in Ohio’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns. Typical home values rose 4.9% in the year to September 2026.
| Hartville | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 64% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,011 a month | $943 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Hartville has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Hartville’s July high is 83°F, where Ohio’s towns sit at 84°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Hartville's reported crime rate is well below Ohio's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. No violent crimes were reported in 2025.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Ohio average. 39% of Hartville adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more. Hartville has grown 3.5% since 2020, to 3,456 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Hartville | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 39% | 24% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 20% | 18% |
55% women, 45% men
About 82 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±4.8 points). Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Hartville | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.7% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.7% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.3% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.1% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.3% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.2% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.1% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 14.6% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.6% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.3% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.1% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.8% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 28.8% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.4% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,500, single groups can be off by several points
0.9 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Hartville | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 5.5% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Memorial Park | 0.4 mi | 10 |
| 2. Lake Township Community Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Hartville beats the Ohio average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 35% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Hartville.
| Hartville | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 38% | 36% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 26% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Hartville | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.1% | 8.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.4% | 14.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.2% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
10 within 15 miles of the center of Hartville
About 5 of every 100 Hartville residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
Where Hartville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in Hartville on the National Register of Historic Places.
Village in Ohio, United States
Hartville is a village in northern Stark County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,329 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Canton–Massillon metropolitan area. Hartville lies halfway between Akron and Canton at the intersection of State Routes 43 and 619.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Hartville grades A− overall, better than 79% of U.S. towns and #236 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B− for health and A+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
2 notable people were born here, including Paul Korver and Ankur Poseria.
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