Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
LaGrange Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B overall, 451st of 987 graded towns in Ohio, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $91K. It also does better than most on schools: its schools outperform 76% of the state's. A typical home there costs about $248K, 3.5 years of the Cleveland metro’s $71K median household income. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 84% of U.S. towns. LaGrange Community Park, at 87 acres with 1.5 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. 4.2% of residents live below the poverty line in LaGrange Township, below both Ohio’s towns (9.1%) and U.S. towns (9.6%).
Where LaGrange Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Keystone Elementary School | PK–5 | 655 |
| Keystone Middle School | 6–8 | 340 |
| Keystone High School | 9–12 | 392 |
Where LaGrange 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 LaGrange Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 511 in 1880, 2,595 in 2020. The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 2 maps from 1904 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in LaGrange 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 LaGrange Township.
LaGrange Township has added a third more jobs in ten years, but it trails even towns with similar incomes on health.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 83% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Keystone Local school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Keystone High School, with 392 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keystone Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 655 | A− |
| Keystone High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 392 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
| LaGrange Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.4% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. LaGrange Community Park | 1.5 mi | 87 |
| 2. Veterans Memorial Park | — | 4 |
| 3. Pheasant Run Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Jobs based here grew from 1,119 in 2013 to 1,457.
Most working residents leave LaGrange Township for work: only 8% work in town. Jobs based in LaGrange Township grew to 1,457 in 2023, 338 more than in 2013. The average trip to work in LaGrange Township is 27 minutes.
| LaGrange Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 7.5% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Median household income | $91,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
LaGrange Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 20° and about 47 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 35 to 64 are 42% of residents (38% statewide). LaGrange Township has grown 5.7% since 2020, to 6,953 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 20% of LaGrange Township residents are under 18.
| LaGrange Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 20% | 22% | 22% |
| Median age | 43.6 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 23% | 24% | 29% |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.8 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| LaGrange Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.7% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.4% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.8% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.8% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.1% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.8% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.8% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.5% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.8% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 38.3% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.3% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.1% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 13.7% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.7% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Against the 9,849 U.S. towns with household incomes like LaGrange Township’s, it is less healthy than 70%, so it trails even them.
LaGrange Township beats the Ohio average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 38% of adults sleep under 7 hours in LaGrange Township.
| LaGrange Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 38% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 26% | 23% |
| What stands out | LaGrange Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.3% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 6.4% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around LaGrange Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw29 mi MuseumRock and Roll Hall of Fame580K visitors a year
Big draw34 mi Theme parkCedar Point3.8M visitors a year
Big draw29 mi Stadium & arenaProgressive Field
29 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Field
25 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
37 mi MuseumOhio State ReformatoryRock and Roll Hall of Fame: MusikAnimal, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cedar Point: Larry Pieniazek, User:Lar, en:User:Lar (primary), CC BY 2.5 · Progressive Field: Jsawczuk, Public domain · Huntington Bank Field: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · Cuyahoga Valley National Park: Unknown, Public domain · Ohio State Reformatory: Niagara66, CC BY-SA 4.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of LaGrange Township
About 5 of every 100 LaGrange Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
Village in Ohio, United States
LaGrange ( lə-GRAYNJ) is a village in Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,595 at the 2020 census. The village derives its name from Château de la Grange-Bléneau, the French home of Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, an officer in the American Revolutionary War.
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4 towns share a border with LaGrange Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaGrange Township | #451 | B | C+ | — | A− | B− |
| Pittsfield Township | — | — | C+ | — | B | B− |
| Penfield Township | — | — | D | — | A− | C+ |
| Grafton Township | #680 | C+ | C | — | B | B− |
| Carlisle Township | #493 | B | B | — | B+ | C |
Pittsfield Township and Penfield Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. LaGrange Township, Pittsfield Township, Penfield Township, Grafton Township and Carlisle Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare LaGrange Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. LaGrange Township grades B overall, better than 63% of U.S. towns and #451 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B− for health and A− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
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