Litchfield TownshipOH
A town of 3,307, settled in 1831. 43% more nonprofits per person than the typical Ohio town.
Is Litchfield Township a good place to live?
Litchfield Township grades B overall, 477th of 987 graded towns in Ohio, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $108K and its public schools beat 86% of Ohio towns on state tests and graduation. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: homes are expensive, about $405K for a typical one and 5.7 times the Cleveland metro’s $71K median household income. Litchfield Township’s average trip to work is 36 minutes, above both the Ohio town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 92% of U.S. towns. Litchfield Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 84% of U.S. towns.
What makes Litchfield Township stand out
Where Litchfield Township beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
95% of working residents leave Litchfield Township for work
Where Litchfield Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Litchfield Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Litchfield Township is from typical.
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Moving to Litchfield Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Litchfield 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 Litchfield Township.
Litchfield Township sends most of its workers to Medina and beyond and has household incomes well above the Ohio norm, but it trails even towns with similar incomes on health.
Litchfield Township earns a C for cost of living
The typical home value in Litchfield Township is about $405,000, up 3.8% in a year, 65% above the Ohio typical home. 93% of Litchfield Township households own their home.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Top of a very low hazard risk in Litchfield Township: inland flooding
FEMA puts 64% of Litchfield Township’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 16% to tornadoes. For Litchfield Township, the FEMA hazard score is 19 of 100. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Litchfield Township once, in 2004.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Few of Litchfield Township’s working residents work in town
Litchfield Township has 325 jobs for its 1,593 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 35.7 minutes, against 23.4 across Ohio.
Just 5% of Litchfield Township’s working residents have a job in town. Jobs based in Litchfield Township grew to 325 in 2023, 59 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Medina (11%), Cleveland (10%) and Brunswick (3%). The share of residents in Litchfield Township who live below the poverty line: 5.3%.
| Litchfield Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $108,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.3% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.8% | 6.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Litchfield Township
A winter brings about 65 inches of snow, with January nights at 19° and July afternoons at 83°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Young adults are less common in Litchfield Township than in Ohio
The median household earns $108,419, against $71,389 across Ohio, one input to its A for jobs and income.
The Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate puts Litchfield Township at 3,307 residents, up 2.7% since 2020. Adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 43% of residents (38% statewide). Also worth knowing: nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or older in the town. The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 25%, against 32% across Ohio.
| Litchfield Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46.7 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 19% | 22% | 22% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.1 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women. Among residents 25 to 34, 64% are men (OH 51%).
| Litchfield Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.7% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.8% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.6% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.1% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.6% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.7% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.7% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.6% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.4% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 40.6% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.3% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.8% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 13.6% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.3% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,300, single groups can be off by several points
Health in Litchfield Township trails 60% of U.S. towns
Against the 7,384 U.S. towns with household incomes like Litchfield Township’s, it is less healthy than 89%, so it trails even them.
In Litchfield Township, 40% of adults have high blood pressure. Against the Ohio average, Litchfield Township comes out ahead on 5 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 2. Two figures for adults in the town: 14% have diabetes, 39% have obesity.
| Litchfield Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 80% | 79% |
| What stands out | Litchfield Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.8% | 15.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.9% | 14.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.4% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Litchfield Township, 1.2% of the land is conserved
0.4 miles of trail wind through 1 park or preserve. Litchfield Township has one park or preserve, 47 acres in all.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Medina County Park District Avon Lake Road Property (Undeveloped Site) | — | 47 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and 57 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Litchfield Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw29 mi MuseumRock and Roll Hall of Fame580K visitors a year
Big draw29 mi Stadium & arenaProgressive Field
29 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Field
21 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
36 mi MuseumOhio State Reformatory
29 mi Stadium & arenaRocket ArenaPhoto credits
Rock 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 · Ohio State Reformatory: Niagara66, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Rocket Arena: Cards84664, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Everything we know about Litchfield Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Litchfield Township
About 3 of every 100 Litchfield Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
About Litchfield Township
Unincorporated community in Ohio, United States
Litchfield is an unincorporated community in central Litchfield Township, Medina County, Ohio, United States. It is situated at the junction of State Routes 83 and 18, about nine miles northwest of the city of Medina. A post office called Litchfield has been in operation since 1832. The community takes its name from Litchfield Township. This town is part of the Buckeye Local School District, along with Liverpool Township and York Township.
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- Established
- 1831
- ZIP code
- 44253
Litchfield Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Litchfield Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Litchfield Township | #477 | B | C | — | A | C+ |
| Penfield Township | — | — | D | — | A− | C+ |
| Chatham Township | — | — | C | — | A− | C+ |
| Grafton Township | #680 | C+ | C | — | B | B− |
| York Township | #197 | A− | C | — | A | B+ |
Penfield Township and Chatham Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Litchfield Township, Penfield Township, Chatham Township, Grafton Township and York Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Litchfield Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Litchfield Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Litchfield Township, OH a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Litchfield Township grades B overall, better than 61% of U.S. towns and #477 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C+ for health and A for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Litchfield Township, OH expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.