Mecca TownshipOH
A town of 2,315, settled in 1825. Public schools that outperform most of Ohio.
Is Mecca Township a good place to live?
The best of Mecca Township’s subject grades is an A+ for schools; the weakest is a D− for walkability. Only 81 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score lower on walkability. Mecca Township’s median age is 52.8 years, against 41.7 years in Ohio’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. 36% of the land in Mecca Township is conserved, above both Ohio’s towns (3.7%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Mosquito Lake State Park, at 1,484 acres with 1.2 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Mecca Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Mecca Township stand out
Where Mecca Township beats most towns.
Mecca Township has shrunk 14% since 2010
2,674 counted in 2010 and 2,319 in 2020; an estimated 2,315 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Mecca Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Mecca Township is from typical.
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Moving to Mecca Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mecca 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 Mecca Township.
Mecca Township’s public schools rank among the best in Ohio
Its public schools are run by the Maplewood Local school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maplewood High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 245 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Mecca Township has set aside nearly a third of its land for conservation
1.3 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. Mecca Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mosquito Lake State Park | 1.2 mi | 1,484 |
| 2. Mosquito Creek State Wildlife Area | — | 583 |
| 3. Mecca Park | — | 22 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Inland flooding leads a very low hazard risk in Mecca Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 90% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Mecca Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Mecca Township for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2013, Mecca Township has lost 92 jobs, to 126 in 2023. The median household income in Mecca Township is $54,000.
| Mecca Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $54,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.2% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Health in Mecca Township trails 67% of U.S. towns
Mecca Township beats the Ohio average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 14% of adults have diabetes in Mecca Township.
| Mecca Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 16% |
| What stands out | Mecca Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.1% | 8.3% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.1% | 79.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.6% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Mecca Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Mecca Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 18° and about 40 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Everything we know about Mecca Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Mecca Township
About 1 of every 100 Mecca Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
98% of working residents leave Mecca Township for work
Where Mecca Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Mecca Township
Town in ohio
Mecca (also called East Mecca) is an unincorporated community in Trumbull County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.
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Mecca Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Mecca Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mecca Township | — | — | B− | — | A+ | C |
| Cortland | #114 | A | C+ | A | A | B+ |
| Bazetta Township | #358 | B+ | B− | B− | A | C+ |
| Johnston Township | — | — | B | — | A+ | C− |
| Bristol Township | #856 | C− | B− | — | B+ | D |
| Greene Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Mecca Township and Johnston Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Mecca Township, Johnston Township and Bristol Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Greene Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Mecca Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Mecca Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Mecca Township, OH a good place to live?
Public schools that outperform most of Ohio.
Is Mecca 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 B−.
What is Mecca Township, OH known for?
2 notable people were born here, including Theron Moses Rice and Ridgley C. Powers.