Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,639.
The best of Homer Township’s subject grades is an A− for civic life; the weakest is a D for cost of living. Only 18 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score lower on cost of living. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 72% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Swamp Cottonwood State Nature Preserve, at 55 acres. Homer Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Homer Township beats most towns.
Where Homer 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 Homer Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,196 in 1990, 1,606 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 1887 and 3 maps from 1904 on.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Homer 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 Homer Township.
0.6% of Homer Township working residents work locally, below both the Ohio town median (6.9%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). 16% of residents live below the poverty line in Homer Township. The top destinations are Cleveland (11%), Medina (9%) and Akron (3%).
| Homer Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.6% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
One of its 3 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastview Amish School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades 1–8 | Grades 1–8 | 30 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 74% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Homer Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Homer Township’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
Children under 18 are 29% of residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 12% of residents (18% statewide). 38% of Homer Township adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more. Homer Township has grown 2.7% since 2020, to 1,639 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.4 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Homer Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 17% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.3% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.1% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16.8% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.6% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.8% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9.8% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.1% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 2.4% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 18.4% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.5% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 8.7% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 4.4% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 32.4% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 5.6% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,600, single groups can be off by several points
Homer Township beats the Ohio average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
| Homer Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 34% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 38% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 26% | 23% |
| What stands out | Homer Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.5% | 8.3% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.4% | 11.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Swamp Cottonwood State Nature Preserve | — | 55 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Homer Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Homer Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Homer Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,606 people in the township.
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3 towns share a border with Homer Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homer Township | — | — | D | — | B+ | B− |
| Spencer Township | — | — | C+ | — | B+ | C+ |
| Sullivan Township | #684 | C+ | B+ | — | B+ | D |
| Harrisville Township | — | — | C+ | — | A− | C− |
Homer Township, Spencer Township and Harrisville Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Homer Township, Spencer Township, Sullivan Township and Harrisville Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Homer Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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.