Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 5,596.
Northfield Center Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades A− overall, ranked 179th of 987 in Ohio, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its public schools beat 86% of Ohio towns on state tests and graduation. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $97K. A typical home there costs about $248K, 3.4 years of the Akron metro’s $72K median household income. Northfield Center Township has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Palmer House and Wolcott House. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 82% of U.S. towns. Only 4 of the 993 Ohio towns we compare have a lower share of residents below the poverty line than Northfield Center Township.
Where Northfield Center Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Northfield Elementary School | K–4 | 348 |
| St. Barnabas School | PK–8 | 488 |
| Nordonia Middle School | 7–8 | 524 |
Where Northfield Center Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Northfield Center Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1975 and 5 maps from 1903 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Northfield Center Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw18 mi MuseumRock and Roll Hall of Fame580K visitors a year
in town National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
Big draw33 mi MuseumPro Football Hall of Fame192K visitors a year
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaProgressive Field
17 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Field
17 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 Center 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 Northfield Center Township.
Below: Two of its 3 schools, each with why it was picked. The Nordonia Hills City school district runs its public schools. The 2 public schools in Northfield Center Township teach 872 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nordonia Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 524 | A− |
| Northfield Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 348 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
For Northfield Center Township, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 10 of 100. FEMA puts 63% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 13% to hail. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2008.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
For most workers, Northfield Center Township is a place to come home to: only 3% work in town. Its typical journey to work stands at 20 minutes, below both Ohio’s towns (24 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). The top destinations are Cleveland (15%), Akron (5%) and Solon (5%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 12 miles.
| Northfield Center Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $97,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.4% | 6.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Among adults 25 and older in Northfield Center Township, 41% hold a bachelor’s degree or more, against 24% in Ohio’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Adults 35 to 64 are nearly half of residents (38% statewide); children under 18 are 16% of residents (22% statewide). For Northfield Center Township, the median age is 44.7 years.
| Northfield Center Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 16% | 22% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 41% | 24% | 29% |
| Median age | 44.7 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 18% | 20% | 18% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.5 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Northfield Center Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.9% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.3% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.5% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.2% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 18.5% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.7% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.8% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.5% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 35.8% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 13% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.5% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 28.5% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.8% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 20° and about 64 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
10% of Northfield Center Township adults worry about having enough food. CDC measures, 32 in all: Northfield Center Township beats Ohio on 12 and trails on 2. In Northfield Center Township, 15% of adults binge drink, and 13% smoke cigarettes.
| Northfield Center Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 33% |
| What stands out | Northfield Center Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.1% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6% | 8.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.7% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Across 3 parks and preserves: 0.9 miles of trail. The biggest park or preserve is Cuyahoga Valley National Park, at 218 acres. Northfield Center Township’s concentration of trails comes in at 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Northfield Center Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 6.2% | 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. Cuyahoga Valley National Park | 0.9 mi | 218 |
| 2. Brandywine Falls Metro Park | — | 3 |
| 3. Beacon Hills Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
6 within 15 miles of the center of Northfield Center Township
About 3 of every 100 Northfield Center Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
3 places in Northfield Center Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Ohio, US
Northfield Center Township is one of the nine townships of Summit County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 5,597 people in the township.
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4 towns share a border with Northfield Center Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northfield Center Township | #179 | A− | B− | — | A | B |
| Sagamore Hills Township | #365 | B+ | C− | — | A | B+ |
| Macedonia | #440 | B | C− | C+ | A | B+ |
| Boston Heights | — | — | C− | — | A | A− |
| Boston Township | — | — | C | — | B | A− |
Boston Heights and Boston Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Northfield Center Township, Sagamore Hills Township, Boston Heights and Boston Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Northfield Center Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Northfield Center Township grades A− overall, better than 84% of U.S. towns and #179 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B for health and A for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
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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