Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Leroy Township's standout: the median household earns $114K. Overall it grades B−, 605th among Ohio's 987 graded towns. Natural-hazard risk is low. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 93% of U.S. towns. 12% of the land in Leroy Township is conserved, where Ohio’s towns sit at 3.7% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. The biggest place to walk is Hell Hollow Wilderness Area, 972 acres with 1.2 miles of trail.
Where Leroy Township beats most towns.
Where Leroy 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 Leroy Township is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for jobs and income (better than 97% of comparable towns) to D for walkability (better than 7%), so the B− overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2010 and 5 maps from 1904 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Leroy 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 Leroy Township.
Leroy Township gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns and sends most of its workers to Mentor and beyond, but it trails even towns with similar incomes on health.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 88% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Indian Point Park | 2.6 mi | 439 |
| 2. Girdled Road Reservation | 1.3 mi | 125 |
| 3. Hell Hollow Wilderness Area | 1.2 mi | 972 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Leroy Township has 251 jobs for its 1,637 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Leroy Township for work: only 4% work in town. 3.5% of Leroy Township residents live below the poverty line, below both the Ohio town median (9.1%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Leroy Township’s average trip to work is 27 minutes.
| Leroy Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $114,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.5% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.9% | 6.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The Chardon weather station, 7 miles away, records that 114 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 98% of U.S. towns.
The July high in Leroy Township is 81°F. Leroy Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median household earns $114,250, against $71,389 across Ohio, one input to its A+ for jobs and income.
Children under 18 are 14% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 45% of residents (38% statewide). 23% of residents are 65 or older in Leroy Township. 33% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio.
| Leroy Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53.2 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 14% | 22% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 33% | 24% | 29% |
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.8 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Leroy Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.4% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.8% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 11.3% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.8% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.3% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 24.6% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.1% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.7% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.6% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34.7% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.4% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.7% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.2% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.4% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,100, single groups can be off by several points
Against the 6,558 U.S. towns with household incomes like Leroy Township’s, it is less healthy than 91%, so it trails even them.
Leroy Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 39% of Leroy Township adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Leroy Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 13% | 12% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 80% | 79% |
| What stands out | Leroy Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Leroy Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw31 mi MuseumRock and Roll Hall of Fame580K visitors a year
Big draw31 mi Stadium & arenaProgressive Field
31 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Field
29 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
31 mi Stadium & arenaRocket Arena
27 mi MuseumCleveland Museum of Art410K visitors a yearRock and Roll Hall of Fame: MusikAnimal, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Progressive Field: Jsawczuk, Public domain · Huntington Bank Field: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · Cuyahoga Valley National Park: Unknown, Public domain · Rocket Arena: Cards84664, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cleveland Museum of Art: zenbikescience, CC BY 2.0
3 within 15 miles of the center of Leroy Township
About 7 of every 100 Leroy Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
LeRoy Township is one of the five townships of Lake County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 3,128.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
4 towns share a border with Leroy Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leroy Township | #605 | B− | C | — | B+ | C+ |
| Perry Township | #131 | A | B | — | A− | B− |
| Concord Township | #624 | B− | C− | — | B+ | C+ |
| Thompson Township | — | — | C+ | — | B+ | B |
| Hambden Township | #140 | A | C+ | — | A | B+ |
Thompson Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Leroy Township, Perry Township, Concord Township, Thompson Township and Hambden Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Leroy Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Leroy Township grades B− overall, better than 50% of U.S. towns and #605 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C+ for health and B+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
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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