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A town incorporated in 1898, now home to 4,617 people.
Mantua Township ranks 606th of 987 in Ohio, with a B− overall. On that grade it does better than half of U.S. towns. Its lowest grade is for walkability (D). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 94% of U.S. towns. Homes run about $302K for a typical one, 4.2 times the Akron metro’s $72K median household income. Incomes are its strong suit — the median household earns $78K. This Ohio town has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Mantua Center School and Mantua Center District (Boundary Increase). The biggest park or preserve is LaDue State Wildlife Area, at 139 acres.
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow · National Register of Historic Places · OpenStreetMap.
Where Mantua Township beats most towns.
Where Mantua 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 Mantua Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 215 in 1880, 1,001 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1908 and 3 maps from 1906 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mantua 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 Mantua Township.
The natural-hazard score from FEMA for Mantua Township comes to 13 of 100, against 23 of 100 in Ohio’s towns and 44 of 100 across U.S. towns. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid in 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2004. FEMA puts 68% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 10% to tornadoes. Paid flood insurance claims locally since 1979: 7.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Public schools: the Crestwood Local school district. One of its 2 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. The 2 public schools in Mantua Township teach 687 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crestwood Primary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–3 | Grades PK–3 | 364 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
In Mantua Township, 4.3% of working residents work locally, below both the Ohio town median (6.9%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). The average commute in the town is 27 minutes. The top destinations are Aurora (6%), Solon (6%) and Streetsboro (5%). 3.4% of Mantua Township residents live below the poverty line.
| Mantua Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.4% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.3% | 6.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Home values are up 6.2% over the year to September 2026. The share of households in Mantua Township who are owner-occupiers: 94%. The going rate for rent for Mantua Township comes to $1,425 a month.
| Mantua Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 94% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,425 a month | $943 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
In July, afternoons reach 82°; in January, nights fall to 18°, and about 63 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Mantua Township’s median age is 50.7 years. People 65 and older are just over a quarter of residents (18% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (22% statewide). Four-year graduates: 27% of adults 25 and older here, 32% across Ohio.
| Mantua Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50.7 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 18% | 22% | 22% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.6 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Mantua Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.6% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.1% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.4% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 4.9% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.6% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.6% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 19.8% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 17% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.1% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.3% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 45.4% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 12% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.3% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.4% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 4.6% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,600, single groups can be off by several points
1.5 miles of trail wind through 5 parks and preserves. For Mantua Township, the density of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Mantua Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.6% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mantua Bog State Nature Preserve | 0.3 mi | 95 |
| 2. LaDue State Wildlife Area | — | 139 |
| 3. LaDue Hunting Area | — | 84 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Nearly a quarter of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Mantua Township. This Ohio town does better than the Ohio average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 1. Among adults here, 38% sleep under 7 hours and 16% binge drink.
| Mantua Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 38% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 38% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 26% | 23% |
| What stands out | Mantua Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.7% | 8.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.6% | 14.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mantua Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw26 mi MuseumRock and Roll Hall of Fame580K visitors a year
Big draw36 mi MuseumPro Football Hall of Fame192K visitors a year
Big draw25 mi Stadium & arenaProgressive Field
14 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
26 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Field
6 mi Theme parkSeaWorld OhioRock and Roll Hall of Fame: MusikAnimal, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pro Football Hall of Fame: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · Progressive Field: Jsawczuk, Public domain · Cuyahoga Valley National Park: Unknown, Public domain · Huntington Bank Field: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · SeaWorld Ohio: Jeremy Thompson from Los Angeles, California, CC BY 2.0
3 within 15 miles of the center of Mantua Township
About 7 of every 100 Mantua Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
Village in Ohio, United States
Mantua (, MAN-ə-way) is a village in northern Portage County, Ohio, United States, along the Cuyahoga River. The population was 1,001 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Akron metropolitan area. It was formed from portions of Mantua Township in the Connecticut Western Reserve.
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5 towns share a border with Mantua Township.
All 3 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its B−; Shalersville Township (B) is closest. Aurora next door grades higher for schools (A+ to Mantua Township’s B) and lower for cost of living (D to C+).
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mantua Township | #606 | B− | C+ | — | B | B− |
| Mantua | — | — | A− | — | B | B− |
| Hiram Township | — | — | C+ | — | B | B |
| Shalersville Township | #506 | B | A− | — | B | C |
| Auburn Township | #221 | A− | D | — | A | A |
| Aurora | #49 | A+ | D | A | A+ | A |
Mantua and Hiram Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Mantua Township, Mantua, Hiram Township, Shalersville Township and Auburn Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Mantua Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Mantua Township grades B− overall, better than 50% of U.S. towns and #606 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B− 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+.
Mantua Township was incorporated in 1898 and has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places. 2 notable people were born here, including Lorenzo Snow and Emerson Elbridge White.
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