Ohio - Mt Eaton area, 2007
Paint Township’s story
Paint Township in pictures
Census counts: 2,506 in 1990, 3,458 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2007 and 4 maps from 1914 on.
Explore the history →Paint TownshipWayne County, OH
A town of 3,498.
Population
3,498
2025 Census estimate · −0.1% since 2020
Median home value
$401K
Census ACS
Household income
$86K
median
Median age
21.6
years
Jobs based here
1,276
Balanced
TownGrade
B−
#557 of 987 in OH
Is Paint Township a good place to live?
Paint Township grades B− overall, 557th of 987 graded towns in Ohio, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Its schools rank ahead of 80% of Ohio towns and natural-hazard risk is low. On the other side, CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 81% of the country. 6.8% of residents are 65 or older in Paint Township, where Ohio’s towns sit at 20% and U.S. towns at 18%. Only 161 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score lower on the outdoors.
What makes Paint Township stand out
Where Paint Township beats most towns.
Natural hazardsA−
Very low risk of storm and flood damage
FEMA National Risk Index.
Beacon Hill Community School AKA Beacon Hill Academy
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Breezeway School | 1–8 | 42 |
| Breezeway | 1–8 | 41 |
| Kohler Meadow | 1–8 | 36 |
SchoolsA−
On state tests and graduation
NCES · EDFacts.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
Paint Township4.8
Typical U.S. town3.7
Typical OH town3.9
Civic lifeB+
24% more nonprofits per person
than the typical Ohio town
Charities, civic groups and human services; churches not counted.
How Paint Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Paint Township is from typical.
Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 19% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listA−Open →HealthAultman Orrville Hospital 9 miles awayC−Open →SchoolsA−Open →Jobs & income$86K median household incomeB+Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.2 of 20; 58.7% of households have no car; 23.3% of workers walk, bike or ride transitB+Open →Cost of livingTypical home $401K, 5.5 years of the Wooster area’s $74K median household incomeC+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsConserved land, trails and parksDOpen →History1 notable person born hereBOpen →Civic life4.8 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsB+Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All 72 attractions →Pro Football Hall of Fame and 19 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Paint Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw18 mi MuseumPro Football Hall of Fame192K visitors a year
28 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
18 mi Stadium & arenaTom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium
18 mi LandmarkMcKinley National Memorial
16 mi MuseumAge of Steam Roundhouse
34 mi TheatreBlossom Music CenterSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo 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 · Age of Steam Roundhouse: Alvintrusty, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Blossom Music Center: Slh1078, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Paint Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Paint Township, and how to reach them.
PowerAEP Ohio19.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterMount Eaton Village PWS1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Paint Township’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Ohio you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereDirector, Wayne County Board of ElectionsWayne County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2020
ZIP codes44606, 44624, 44662, 4461844606 35% · 44624 19% · 44662 18% · 44618 13%Census 2020
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 Paint Township.
SchoolsA−
Paint Township’s grade for schools is an A−
Two of its 16 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
80%of OH districts it outscoresA−School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breezeway School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades 1–8 | Grades 1–8 | 42 | – |
| Beacon Hill Community School AKA Beacon Hill AcademyLargest public high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 176 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
HealthC−
Paint Township stands out in Ohio and nationally: a smaller share of its adults had a checkup this year
76% of adults had a checkup this year in Paint Township. Paint Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 11% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Paint Township.
19%healthier than U.S. townsC−Health Grade
| Paint Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 80% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 26% | 23% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 28% | 25% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better20 too close to call12 worse
| What stands out | Paint Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 10.9% | 8% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.1% | 15.3% |
| More smokers | 19.6% | 15.4% |
Aultman Orrville Hospital
9 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
26th
percentile among OH towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A−
Paint Township faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 81% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Paint Township.
19risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesHail
2
paid flood claims since 1978
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Paint Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Paint Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 19° and about 29 inches of snow falls in a winter.
29″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter22–38°
Spring38–60°
Summer60–81°
Fall42–63°
Oct 12
typical first frost
Apr 30
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B+
About one in seven working residents works right in Paint Township
Paint Township has about as many jobs (1,276) as working residents, but only 176 people both live and work here. Jobs based here grew from 833 in 2013 to 1,276.
Most working residents leave Paint Township for work: only 15% work in town. Since 2013, Paint Township has added 443 jobs, to 1,276 in 2023. The top destinations are Salt Creek Township (7%), Salt Creek Township (5%) and Akron (5%).
15%work in town
| Paint Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 15% | 6.8% | 8% |
| Median household income | $86,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
In Paint Township15%
Salt Creek Township7%
Salt Creek Township5%
Akron5%
East Union Township4%
11 mi
median commute distance
1,276
jobs based in Paint Township
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
B+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 66% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Paint Township
18pages on Paint Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Paint Township
University of Akron Wayne CollegeUniversity or college · Public · Orrville11.4 mi$7,723 in-state tuitionOhio State University Agricultural Technical InstituteCommunity college · Public · Wooster12.4 mi$9,584 in-state tuitionThe College of WoosterUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Wooster14 mi$61,640 tuition
About 0 of every 100 Paint Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
About Paint Township
Township in Ohio, US
Paint Township is one of the sixteen townships of Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 3,458 people in the township.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 24 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,102 ft
Paint Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Paint Township.
Sugar Creek TownshipPaint TownshipSalt Creek TownshipSugarcreek TownshipPaint Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paint Township | #557 | B− | C+ | — | A− | C− |
| Sugar Creek Township | #210 | A− | B+ | — | A | C |
| Paint Township | #299 | B+ | B− | — | A− | C− |
| Salt Creek Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sugarcreek Township | #590 | B− | B+ | — | B | C− |
Paint Township, Sugar Creek Township, Paint Township and Sugarcreek Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Salt Creek Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Paint Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Paint Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Paint Township, OH a good place to live?
Paint Township grades B− overall, better than 54% of U.S. towns and #557 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C− for health and A− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Paint Township, OH expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.