Is Hinckley Township a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Hinckley Township grades A overall, 133rd among Ohio's 987 graded towns. Crime is low: it reports less per resident than 95% of U.S. towns. Its public schools beat 95% of Ohio towns on state tests and graduation and the median household earns $137K. What holds it back is price: homes are expensive, about $512K for a typical one and 7.3 times the Cleveland metro’s $71K median household income. Hinckley Township’s median household income is $137,000, above both Ohio’s towns ($75,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 86% of U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Hinckley Reservation, 2,580 acres with 15.8 miles of trail.
What makes Hinckley Township stand out
Where Hinckley Township beats most towns.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Hinckley Elementary School | K–5 | 384 |
| Hinckley Preparatory Academy | K–5 | 60 |
95% of working residents leave Hinckley Township for work
Where Hinckley Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Hinckley Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Hinckley Township is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for safety (better than 95% of comparable towns) to D for cost of living (better than 12%), so the A overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and 59 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hinckley Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw18 mi MuseumRock and Roll Hall of Fame580K visitors a year
Big draw35 mi MuseumPro Football Hall of Fame192K visitors a year
5 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaProgressive Field
18 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Field
17 mi Stadium & arenaRocket ArenaPhoto credits
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: MusikAnimal, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pro Football Hall of Fame: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · Cuyahoga Valley National Park: Unknown, Public domain · Progressive Field: Jsawczuk, Public domain · Huntington Bank Field: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · Rocket Arena: Cards84664, CC BY-SA 4.0
Moving to Hinckley Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hinckley 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 Hinckley Township.
Hinckley Township has schools in the top 5% of Ohio and has less food insecurity than most of Ohio, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Ohio.
Hinckley Township’s grade for cost of living is a D
At 7.3 years of the Cleveland metro’s $71K median household income, the typical home (about $513K) costs more against local pay than in 99% of Ohio towns; that ratio is one input to its D for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $6,128, against $2,822 across Ohio, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The typical Hinckley Township home is worth about $513,000, up 4.2% in a year, about twice the Ohio typical home.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Hinckley Township’s grade for schools is an A+
Its A+ ranks #35 of the 993 Ohio towns we grade for schools. Its A+ for schools comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $513K.
Its public schools are run by the Highland Local school district. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hinckley Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 384 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Hinckley Township has set aside 18.1% of its land for conservation
32 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Hinckley Township’s trail density is 1.2 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hinckley Reservation | 15.8 mi | 2,580 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Hinckley Township’s grade for safety is an A+
Violent crime is rare: 2 reported in 2025, 0.2 per 1,000 residents.
The property crime rate in Hinckley Township is 2.4 per 1,000 residents.
| Hinckley Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.4 per 1,000 residents | 9.4 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.2 per 1,000 residents | 1.2 | 1.6 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Inland flooding leads a very low hazard risk in Hinckley Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 87% of U.S. communities. Since 2014, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Hinckley Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Hinckley Township has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Hinckley Township for work: only 5% work in town. 3.6% of Hinckley Township residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Hinckley Township has added 411 jobs, to 1,962 in 2023.
| Hinckley Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 19% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 3.6% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.7% | 6.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Hinckley Township ranks healthier than 75% of the country’s towns
Its widest gap with Ohio is food insecurity: 7.3% of its 6,312 adults worry about having enough food, against 14.1% statewide. Against the 3,860 U.S. towns with household incomes like Hinckley Township’s, it is less healthy than 72%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
15% of adults report frequent mental distress in Hinckley Township.
| Hinckley Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 14% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 7.3% | 13% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 20% | 19% |
| What stands out | Hinckley Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.3% | 14.1% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.3% | 15.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.9% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Hinckley Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Hinckley Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 20° and about 65 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Everything we know about Hinckley Township
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Hinckley Township
About 6 of every 100 Hinckley Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
Famous people from Hinckley Township
3 notable people were born in Hinckley Township.
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About Hinckley Township
Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S.
Hinckley is an unincorporated community in Medina County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. It is located at the center, and is part, of Hinckley Township.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Elevation
- 1,096 ft
- ZIP code
- 44233
Hinckley Township’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Hinckley Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinckley Township | #133 | A | D | A+ | A+ | B+ |
| Richfield Township | #217 | A− | D | — | A+ | A− |
| North Royalton | #152 | A | C− | — | A | A |
| Granger Township | #99 | A | C | — | A+ | B+ |
Richfield Township, North Royalton and Granger Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Hinckley Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Hinckley Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Hinckley Township, OH a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Hinckley Township grades A overall, better than 88% of U.S. towns and #133 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B+ for health, A+ for safety and A+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Hinckley Township, OH expensive?
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
What is Hinckley Township, OH known for?
3 notable people were born here, including Amos R. Webber and Luke Raley.