Montville TownshipOH
A town of 1,934, settled in 1825.
Is Montville Township a good place to live?
The best of Montville Township’s subject grades is an A− for civic life; the weakest is a D− for walkability. Only 76 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score lower on walkability. Montville Township's schools outperform 71% of the state's. Among 994 Ohio towns, just 4 have a lower January low than Montville Township. 10% of the land in Montville Township is conserved, where Ohio’s towns sit at 3.7% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Observatory Park, at 1,236 acres with 3.3 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Montville Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Montville Township stand out
Where Montville Township beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
97% of working residents leave Montville Township for work
Where Montville Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Montville Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Montville Township is from typical.
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Moving to Montville Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Montville 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 Montville Township.
Montville Township faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 87% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Montville Township since 2003.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A typical Montville Township home is worth about $334K
The typical Montville Township home is worth about $334,000, up 6.3% in a year, 36% above the Ohio typical home. 91% of Montville Township households own their home, above both the Ohio town median (77%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%).
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most of Montville Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Montville Township for work: only 3% work in town. The average trip to work in Montville Township is 30 minutes. The top destinations are Cleveland (9%), Mentor (9%) and Chardon (6%).
| Montville Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.4% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.4% | 6.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
On CDC estimates, Montville Township is healthier than 67% of U.S. towns
Montville Township beats the Ohio average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 9.2% of adults worry about having enough food in Montville Township.
| Montville Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 9.2% | 13% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 20% | 19% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 28% | 25% |
| What stands out | Montville Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.4% | 15.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.2% | 14.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Montville Township, a typical July afternoon runs cooler than in the typical Ohio or U.S. town
Montville Township’s July high is 81°F. Montville Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More middle-aged adults than Ohio overall
Adults 35 to 64 are 45% of residents (38% statewide); children under 18 are 16% of residents (22% statewide). 34% of Montville Township adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| Montville Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 16% | 22% | 22% |
| Median age | 48.8 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 24% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
45% women, 55% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.5 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Montville Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6.1% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.7% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.1% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.6% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.2% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 21.1% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.3% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.5% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 36.3% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.7% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.2% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.4% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 17.8% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,900, single groups can be off by several points
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Observatory Park | 3.3 mi | 1,236 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and 48 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Montville Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw34 mi MuseumRock and Roll Hall of Fame580K visitors a year
Big draw34 mi Stadium & arenaProgressive Field
34 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Field
29 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
34 mi Stadium & arenaRocket Arena
30 mi MuseumCleveland Museum of Art410K visitors a yearPhoto 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 · Rocket Arena: Cards84664, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cleveland Museum of Art: zenbikescience, CC BY 2.0
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Everything we know about Montville Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Montville Township
About 2 of every 100 Montville Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
About Montville Township
Unincorporated community in Ohio, United States
Montville is an unincorporated community in central Montville Township, Geauga County, Ohio, United States. It has a post office with the ZIP code 44064. It lies at the intersection of U.S. Route 6 with State Route 528. A post office called Montville has been in operation since 1825. The area of Montville was named for its lofty elevation.
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- ZIP code
- 44064
Montville Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Montville Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montville Township | — | — | C+ | — | B+ | B+ |
| Huntsburg Township | #622 | B− | B+ | — | B | D |
| Hambden Township | #140 | A | C+ | — | A | B+ |
| Thompson Township | — | — | C+ | — | B+ | B |
| Hartsgrove Township | — | — | B+ | — | B− | D |
Montville Township, Thompson Township and Hartsgrove Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Montville Township, Huntsburg Township, Hambden Township, Thompson Township and Hartsgrove Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Montville Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Montville Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Montville Township, OH expensive?
That is 4.7 years of the area's median household income ($70,678 across the Cleveland, OH metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.