Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Northfield gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $301K for a typical one, or 4.2 years of the Akron metro’s $72K median household income. It grades B+ overall, 324th among Ohio's 987 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 77% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. On the plus side, its schools outperform 86% of the state's. On hazard risk, just 13 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do better. Northfield’s average trip to work is 31 minutes, where Ohio’s towns sit at 24 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. The biggest park or preserve is Pitluk Preserve, at 21 acres.
Where Northfield beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Eaton Intermediate School | 5–8 | 487 |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Northfield is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 861 in 1920, a low of 575 in 1940, 3,541 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 5 maps from 1903 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Northfield. Close and well known come first.
Big draw15 mi MuseumRock and Roll Hall of Fame580K visitors a year
2 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
Big draw36 mi MuseumPro Football Hall of Fame192K visitors a year
Big draw14 mi Stadium & arenaProgressive Field
15 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Field
14 mi Stadium & arenaRocket ArenaRock and Roll Hall of Fame: MusikAnimal, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cuyahoga Valley National Park: Unknown, Public domain · Pro Football Hall of Fame: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · 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 Northfield, 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 Northfield.
Northfield pairs an A for schools with modest home prices, trades workers with Cleveland and other neighbors and sees little violent crime.
Northfield’s FEMA risk score is 3 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its A for schools comes with a B+ for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $301K.
Its public schools are run by the Nordonia Hills City school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Eaton Intermediate SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 487 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
15% of adults have diabetes in Northfield. Northfield beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 27% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Northfield.
| Northfield | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Northfield | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.6% | 15.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
63.8% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 45.9% across Ohio.
The typical Northfield home is worth about $301,000, up 2.7% in a year, 22% above the Ohio typical home. The median rent in Northfield is $876 a month.
| Northfield | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $876 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 72% | 77% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Northfield has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 20° and about 64 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 35 to 64 are 44% of residents (38% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (22% statewide). Northfield has grown 2.1% since 2020, to 3,617 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 22% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio.
| Northfield | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 20% | 22% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 22% | 24% | 29% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.7 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Northfield | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 16.2% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 4.1% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.8% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.9% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.2% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 17% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.2% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.2% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.4% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.7% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 37.6% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.3% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.4% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.4% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 4.5% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,600, single groups can be off by several points
Northfield has about as many jobs (1,523) as working residents, but only 105 people both live and work here. The average commute takes 31.2 minutes, against 23.4 across Ohio.
Most working residents leave Northfield for work: only 6% work in town. Since 2013, Northfield has added 589 jobs, to 1,523 in 2023. 12% of Northfield residents live below the poverty line.
| Northfield | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $71,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Violent crime is rare: 3 reported in 2025, 0.8 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
| Northfield | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.1% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pitluk Preserve | 0.5 mi | 21 |
| 2. Smith Park | — | 5 |
| 3. Huntington Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
10 within 15 miles of the center of Northfield
About 4 of every 100 Northfield residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Village in Ohio, United States
Northfield is a village in northern Summit County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,541 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Akron metropolitan area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
2 towns share a border with Northfield.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northfield | #324 | B+ | B+ | B | A | C− |
| Sagamore Hills Township | #365 | B+ | C− | — | A | B+ |
| Macedonia | #440 | B | C− | C+ | A | B+ |
Sagamore Hills Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Northfield with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Northfield grades B+ overall, better than 72% of U.S. towns and #324 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C− for health, B for safety and A for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
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