MiddlebranchOH
A town of 2,361, settled in 1844.
Is Middlebranch a good place to live?
Middlebranch’s best subject grades are an A for incomes and the outdoors. Middlebranch’s trail density is 1.1 miles per square mile, above both Ohio’s towns (0.2) and U.S. towns (0.4). On the outdoors, just 68 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do better. The biggest park or preserve is Diamond Community Park, at 40 acres. Middlebranch has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Middlebranch stand out
Where Middlebranch beats most towns.
100% of working residents leave Middlebranch for work
Where Middlebranch’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Middlebranch grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Middlebranch is from typical.
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Pro Football Hall of Fame and 24 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Middlebranch. Close and well known come first.
Big draw6 mi MuseumPro Football Hall of Fame192K visitors a year
17 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
6 mi Stadium & arenaTom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium
7 mi LandmarkMcKinley National Memorial
31 mi Theme parkSeaWorld Ohio
24 mi TheatreBlossom Music CenterPhoto credits
Pro Football Hall of Fame: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · Cuyahoga Valley National Park: Unknown, Public domain · Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium: Harrier233 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · McKinley National Memorial: CoolRockC, CC BY-SA 4.0 · SeaWorld Ohio: Jeremy Thompson from Los Angeles, California, CC BY 2.0 · Blossom Music Center: Slh1078, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Middlebranch: who provides what
Middlebranch is unincorporated, so Stark County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Middlebranch.
Top of a very low hazard risk in Middlebranch: inland flooding
Of the losses FEMA expects in Middlebranch, 63% come from inland flooding and 9% from tornadoes. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 84% of U.S. communities. Paid flood insurance claims here since 2003: 4.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A smaller share of working residents work locally in Middlebranch than in most of Ohio or the rest of the country
The top destinations are Canton (20%), Jackson Township (13%) and Plain Township (7%). Jobs based in Middlebranch grew to 283 in 2023, 37 more than in 2013. The middle household income for Middlebranch comes to $100,000, above both the Ohio town median ($75,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). Half the trips to work are shorter than 8 miles.
| Middlebranch | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $100,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.4% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.1% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
On CDC estimates, Middlebranch is healthier than seven in ten U.S. towns
The share of adults in Middlebranch who have high blood pressure: 33%. Two figures for adults locally: 18% binge drink, 15% say their health is fair or poor.
| Middlebranch | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 20% | 19% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Middlebranch | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.4% | 15.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.2% | 14.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A smaller share of residents in Middlebranch are 65 or older than in the typical Ohio or U.S. town
Just over a third of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio. Middlebranch’s median age stands at 38.9 years.
| Middlebranch | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 8.6% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 24% | 29% |
| Median age | 38.9 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
49.2% women, 50.8% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±0.8 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Middlebranch | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.7% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 18.4% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.3% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.1% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.4% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 18% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.6% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.7% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 0.9% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 21.9% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 25.9% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 17.1% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 28.1% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,400, single groups can be off by several points
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Middlebranch’s year
The range runs from 20° on a January night to 83° on a July afternoon, with about 32 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Diamond Community Park | 0.8 mi | 40 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in Middlebranch sells for about $308K at the median
Middlebranch: 83% of households live in a home they own. Its typical rent stands at $925 a month.
| Middlebranch | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 83% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $925 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Middlebranch
Colleges nearby
8 within 15 miles of the center of Middlebranch
About 3 of every 100 Middlebranch residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
About Middlebranch
CDP in Ohio, United States
Middlebranch is a census-designated place in northeastern Plain Township, Stark County, Ohio, United States. It is located about 7 miles Northeast of Canton. It has a post office with the ZIP code 44652. The community is part of the Canton–Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,117 at the 2020 census. Trains from the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway often run through the area carrying loads of scrap metal bound for other Ohio cities.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,119 ft
- ZIP code
- 44652
Questions about Middlebranch
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Middlebranch, OH expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $232,000, 6% below the Ohio typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.