Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Lake Township grades A overall, 113th among Ohio's 987 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Its public schools beat 93% of Ohio towns on state tests and graduation and the median household earns $101K. It also does better than most on health: CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 66% of the country. A typical home there costs about $272K, 4 years of the Canton metro’s $68K median household income. 41% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Lake Township, where Ohio’s towns sit at 24% and U.S. towns at 29%. Lake Township has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them John Miller House.
Where Lake Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Elementary School | 2–6 | 1,223 |
| Lake Primary School | K–1 | 423 |
| Lake Middle / High School | 7–12 | 1,655 |
John Miller HouseWhere Lake 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 Lake Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 588 in 1820, 29,961 in 2010. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 6 maps from 1901 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lake Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw9 mi MuseumPro Football Hall of Fame192K visitors a year
13 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
9 mi Stadium & arenaTom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium
10 mi LandmarkMcKinley National Memorial
28 mi Theme parkSeaWorld Ohio
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 · McKinley National Memorial: CoolRockC, CC BY-SA 4.0 · SeaWorld Ohio: Jeremy Thompson from Los Angeles, California, CC BY 2.0 · Blossom Music Center: Slh1078, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lake 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 Lake Township.
Its public schools are run by the Lake Local school district. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Lake Middle / High School, with 1,655 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades 2–6 | Grades 2–6 | 1,223 | A |
| Lake Middle / High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 1,655 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
16 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Quail Hollow Park, 683 acres with 12.1 miles of trail.
| Lake Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 6% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Quail Hollow Park | 12.1 mi | 683 |
| 2. Uniontown Community Park | 0.5 mi | 17 |
| 3. Fichtner Park | 0.4 mi | 13 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 90% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 9 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lake Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Lake Township for work: only 11% work in town. 5.2% of residents live below the poverty line in Lake Township. The top destinations are Akron (15%), Jackson Township (9%) and Canton (8%).
| Lake Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $101,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.2% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 14% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 6.8% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its widest gap with Ohio is food insecurity: 9% of its 16,337 adults worry about having enough food, against 14.1% statewide. Against the 8,376 U.S. towns with household incomes like Lake Township’s, it is less healthy than 52%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
34% of Lake Township adults sleep under 7 hours. Lake Township beats the Ohio average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 16% of Lake Township adults report frequent mental distress.
| Lake Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 38% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 9% | 13% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 20% | 19% |
| What stands out | Lake Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.6% | 8.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.2% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Lake Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Lake Township is 83°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (22% statewide). 41% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio.
| Lake Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 25% | 22% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 42.4 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.6 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women. Median age: women 43.2, men 41.6.
| Lake Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.7% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.3% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.4% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.7% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.7% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.9% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.2% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.6% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.5% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.8% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.6% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.9% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.3% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26.1% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.3% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
10 within 15 miles of the center of Lake Township
About 5 of every 100 Lake Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Lake Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. It is an urban township; the 2020 census found 30,324 people in the township.
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4 towns share a border with Lake Township.
It grades higher overall than all 4 graded towns on its borders; Plain Township (A) comes closest.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Township | #113 | A | C+ | — | A | B+ |
| Plain Township | #157 | A | B− | — | A− | B− |
| Marlboro Township | #490 | B | B | — | B+ | C |
| Uniontown | #159 | A | B− | B− | A | A− |
| Green | #168 | A− | C | — | A | B+ |
Lake Township, Plain Township, Marlboro Township and Green report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Lake Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Lake Township grades A overall, better than 90% of U.S. towns and #113 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B+ for health and A for schools.
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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