Ice rescue at Corps' M.J. Kirwan Dam, 2010
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Paris TownshipOH
A town of 1,661.
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Photo: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from USA · Public domain
Population
1,661
2025 Census estimate · +0.9% since 2020
Median home value
$245K
Census ACS
Household income
$80K
median
Median age
47.6
years
Jobs based here
33
A commuter town
Is Paris Township a good place to live?
The best of Paris Township’s subject grades is an A− for cost of living; the weakest is a C for health. The biggest place to walk is West Branch State Park, 1,471 acres with 5.4 miles of trail. Paris Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Paris Township stand out
Where Paris Township beats most towns.
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Paris Township for work
Where Paris Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
33jobs based in Paris Township
1%of working residents work in town
23 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Paris Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Paris Township is from typical.
Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 19% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listA−Open →Cost of livingTypical home $245K, 3.4 years of the Akron metro’s $72K median household incomeA−Open →HealthUniversity Hospitals Portage Medical Center 10.8 miles awayCOpen →SchoolsBeat 71% of Ohio districts on tests and graduationB+Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 4 of 20; 0.5% of households have no car; 4.4% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC+Open →Jobs & income$80K median household incomeB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors5 miles of trails; 6% conserved landB+Open →HistoryCOpen →Civic life5.4 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsBOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Paris Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Paris Township, and how to reach them.
PowerOhio Edison16.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet5 providers95% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Paris 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, Portage County Board of ElectionsPortage County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2019
ZIP codes44266, 44444, 44285, 4441244266 44% · 44444 40% · 44285 10% · 44412 6%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 Paris Township.
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A−
Natural hazards: very low risk in Paris Township, mostly inland flooding
Of the losses FEMA expects in Paris Township, 67% come from inland flooding and 11% from tornadoes. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage locally than in just over four fifths of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in the town since 2011.
19risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesHail
1
paid flood claims since 2011
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B−
Most of Paris Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.0 jobs for each of them
1.4% of working residents work locally in Paris Township. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Paris Township dropped by 22, to 33. Also worth knowing: the average commute for Paris Township comes to 34 minutes, above both the Ohio town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). The top destinations are Akron (8%), Ravenna (7%) and Cleveland (5%).
1%work in town
| Paris Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 6.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Paris Township1%
Akron8%
Ravenna7%
Cleveland5%
Streetsboro5%
23 mi
median commute distance
33
jobs based in Paris Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 39% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
HealthC
Paris Township is less healthy than three in four U.S. towns
Among adults in Paris Township, 25% have been diagnosed with depression, against 26% in Ohio’s towns and 23% across U.S. towns. In Paris Township, 14% of adults have diabetes.
26%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
| Paris Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 35% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better27 too close to call5 worse
| What stands out | Paris Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.6% | 8% |
| More smokers | 18% | 15.4% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.2% | 7.1% |
University Hospitals Portage Medical Center
10.8 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Climate
Paris Township: four seasons and pleasant summers
A winter brings about 28 inches of snow, with January nights at 19° and July afternoons at 83°.
28″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter21–37°
Spring37–60°
Summer58–81°
Fall42–63°
Oct 12
typical first frost
May 8
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Who lives here
More middle-aged adults than Ohio overall
College graduates make up nearly a quarter of adults 25 and older, against 32% across Ohio. Adults 35 to 64 are 43% of residents (38% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (22% statewide). In Paris Township, the midpoint age is 47.6 years.
47.6median age · OH 39.7
| Paris Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47.6 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 19% | 22% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 23% | 24% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 20% | 18% |
Paris TownshipOhioUnited States
Ages · share of residents
22%
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma4%
High school38%
Some college25%
Associate’s11%
Bachelor’s18%
Graduate5%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.9 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women. Among residents 35 to 44, 68% are men (OH 50%).
| Paris Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.6% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.7% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.8% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.3% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.1% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 22.2% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.1% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.6% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.7% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.6% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 37.7% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.7% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.3% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.9% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 4.8% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,700, single groups can be off by several points
OutdoorsB+
Conserved land covers 6.3% of Paris Township
Paris Township’s concentration of trails comes in at 0.2 miles per square mile.
6.3%conserved
| Paris Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 6.3% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
6.3%
conserved · 955 of 15,038 acres
5.4 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. West Branch State Park | 5.4 mi | 1,471 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Paris Township
18pages on Paris 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 Paris Township
Hiram CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Hiram11 mi$27,600 tuitionNortheast Ohio Medical UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Rootstown11.8 miKent State University at TrumbullUniversity or college · Public · Warren12.8 mi$7,492 in-state tuition
About 2 of every 100 Paris Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
About Paris Township
Township in Ohio, US
Paris Township is one of the eighteen townships of Portage County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,648 people in the township.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 24 sq mi
- Elevation
- 968 ft
Paris Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Paris Township.
Newton TownshipCharlestown TownshipPalmyra TownshipWindham TownshipParis Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paris Township | — | — | A− | — | B+ | C |
| Newton Township | #773 | C | B+ | — | B− | C− |
| Charlestown Township | — | — | A | — | B+ | C− |
| Palmyra Township | #344 | B+ | A− | — | B+ | C+ |
| Windham Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Paris Township and Charlestown Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Paris Township, Newton Township, Charlestown Township and Palmyra Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Windham Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Paris Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Paris Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Paris Township, OH expensive?
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 A−.