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This town of 9,431 people was settled in 1816.
Where it does best is incomes: the median household earns $114K. It also does well on schools (A): its schools rank ahead of 87% of Ohio towns. The drawback is cost of living (C−) — homes are expensive, about $338K for a typical one and 4.8 times the Cleveland metro’s $71K median household income. Overall, that makes an A−, better than 84% of U.S. towns. That places it 169th of 987 in Ohio. Medina Township has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Burritt Blakslee House and William H. Seymour House. A third of residents are 65 or older here, where Ohio’s towns sit at 20% and U.S. towns at 18%.
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · National Register of Historic Places.
Where Medina Township beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Medina Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 655 in 1840, 26,094 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1908 and 5 maps from 1904 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Medina Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw24 mi MuseumRock and Roll Hall of Fame580K visitors a year
Big draw33 mi MuseumPro Football Hall of Fame192K visitors a year
11 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
Big draw23 mi Stadium & arenaProgressive Field
24 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Field
23 mi Stadium & arenaRocket ArenaRock and Roll Hall of Fame: MusikAnimal, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pro Football Hall of Fame: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · Cuyahoga Valley National Park: Unknown, Public domain · Progressive Field: Jsawczuk, Public domain · Huntington Bank Field: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · Rocket Arena: Cards84664, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Medina 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 Medina Township.
Medina Township trades workers with Medina and other neighbors, has less food insecurity than most of Ohio and has household incomes well above the Ohio norm.
Medina Township’s FEMA risk score is 11 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 61% come from inland flooding and 18% from tornadoes. Paid flood insurance claims locally since 2003: 14.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The biggest park or preserve is Medina Marsh, at 132 acres. Trails total 4.2 miles in 7 parks and preserves. Medina Township’s trail network density comes in at 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Medina Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 5.2% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Reagan Park | 0.3 mi | 14 |
| 2. Rocky River Corridor - Medina County Park District | — | 148 |
| 3. Medina Marsh | — | 132 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its widest gap with Ohio is food insecurity: 8.7% of its 50,515 adults worry about having enough food, against 14.1% statewide. Against the 6,594 U.S. towns with household incomes like Medina Township’s, it is less healthy than 56%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
In Medina Township, 17% of adults binge drink. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Medina Township is ahead of Ohio on 12 and behind on 1. Among adults locally, 13% smoke cigarettes and 16% say their health is fair or poor.
| Medina Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 20% | 19% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Medina Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.7% | 14.1% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.6% | 15.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Violent crime is rare: 3 reported in 2025, 0.3 per 1,000 residents.
Its property offense rate stands at 8.9 per 1,000 residents. In Medina Township, the level of violent crime is 0.3 per 1,000 residents.
| Medina Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.3 per 1,000 residents | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 8.9 per 1,000 residents | 9.4 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expect July afternoons of 83° and January nights of 20°, with about 65 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Medina Township has about as many jobs (4,392) as working residents, but only 188 people both live and work here. 27.7% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio.
4.5% of Medina Township residents live below the poverty line. The town had 4,392 jobs in 2023, down 304 from 2013. Its typical journey to work is 27 minutes. The top destinations are Medina (13%), Cleveland (12%) and Akron (5%).
| Medina Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 28% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Median household income | $114,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4.5% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
1 within 15 miles of the center of Medina Township
About 4 of every 100 Medina Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
2 places in Medina Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Medina County, Ohio
Medina ( mə-DYNE-ə) is a city in Medina County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. The population was 26,094 at the 2020 census. It lies about 33 miles (53 km) south of Cleveland and 23 miles (37 km) west of Akron within the Cleveland metropolitan area.
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4 towns share a border with Medina Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medina Township | #169 | A− | C− | B+ | A | B+ |
| Medina | #246 | A− | C+ | B | A | B |
| Granger Township | #99 | A | C | — | A+ | B+ |
| Montville Township | #115 | A | C− | A+ | A | B+ |
| Brunswick Hills Township | #392 | B+ | D | — | A− | B |
Granger Township and Brunswick Hills Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Medina Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Medina Township grades A− overall, better than 84% of U.S. towns and #169 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B+ for health, B+ for safety and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. 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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