Penfield Community Church, 2016
Penfield Township’s story
199 years in pictures
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2016.
- 1827Penfield Township is settled
Penfield TownshipOH
Trash day: Friday4 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
1,814
2025 Census estimate · +0.1% since 2020
Median home value
$334K
Census ACS
Household income
$99K
median
Median age
37.8
years
Jobs based here
168
A commuter town
Is Penfield Township a good place to live?
Penfield Township’s best subject grade is an A− for civic life; its weakest is a D for walkability. Only 32 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score lower on cost of living. Penfield Township's schools outperform 76% of the state's. Penfield Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Penfield Township stand out
Where Penfield Township beats most towns.
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Penfield Township for work
Where Penfield Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
168jobs based in Penfield Township
1%of working residents work in town
20 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Penfield Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Penfield Township is from typical.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 2.2 of 20; 0% of households have no car; 1.2% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 13% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listAOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $334K, 4.7 years of the Cleveland metro’s $71K median household incomeDOpen →SchoolsA−Open →Jobs & income$99K median household incomeCOpen →HealthMercy Allen Hospital 10.1 miles awayC+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsC−Open →History1 notable person born hereBOpen →Civic life3.8 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsA−Open →
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 Penfield Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Penfield Township, and how to reach them.
PowerOhio Edison16.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterRural Lorain County Water AuthorityNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet9 providers98% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpFridayTrash dayTown site
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, Lorain County Board of ElectionsLorain County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Dec 2025
ZIP codes44090, 44253, 44044, 4405044090 73% · 44253 17% · 44044 4% · 44050 4%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 Penfield Township.
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A
Inland flooding leads a very low hazard risk in Penfield Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 87% of U.S. communities.
13risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
A smaller share of working residents in Penfield Township work locally than in the typical Ohio or U.S. town
0.8% of working residents work locally in Penfield Township, against 6.9% in Ohio’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. Jobs based in Penfield Township grew to 168 in 2023, 43 more than in 2013. 20% of residents live below the poverty line in Penfield Township.
1%work in town
| Penfield Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 20% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $99,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 6.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Penfield Township1%
Cleveland12%
Elyria8%
LaGrange6%
Wellington4%
20 mi
median commute distance
168
jobs based in Penfield Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
In Penfield Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Penfield Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 20° and about 47 inches of snow falls in a winter.
47″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter22–37°
Spring39–59°
Summer60–82°
Fall43–63°
Oct 22
typical first frost
Apr 27
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Who lives here
More children than Ohio overall
Children under 18 are 30% of residents (22% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (22% statewide). At 37.8 years, Penfield Township’s median age is where Ohio’s towns sit at 41.7 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. 25% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio.
37.8median age · OH 39.7
| Penfield Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37.8 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 25% | 24% | 29% |
Penfield TownshipOhioUnited States
Ages · share of residents
18%
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma5%
High school33%
Some college32%
Associate’s7%
Bachelor’s19%
Graduate6%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Penfield Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 15.7% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.9% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.2% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 6.3% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 17.5% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.1% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.4% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.5% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32.8% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 31.7% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.5% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 5.6% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,800, single groups can be off by several points
HealthC+
On CDC estimates, Penfield Township is less healthy than 59% of U.S. towns
Penfield Township beats the Ohio average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 39% of Penfield Township adults have high blood pressure.
41%healthier than U.S. townsC+Health Grade
| Penfield Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 26% | 23% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
4 better26 too close to call2 worse
| What stands out | Penfield Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.3% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.1% | 11.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.2% | 8.7% |
Mercy Allen Hospital
10.1 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
OutdoorsC−
Penfield Township has set aside 3% of its land for conservation
0.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
3%conserved
3%
conserved · 412 of 13,839 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Penfield Community Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Nearby attractions
All 78 attractions →Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and 57 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Penfield Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw32 mi MuseumRock and Roll Hall of Fame580K visitors a year
Big draw37 mi Theme parkCedar Point3.8M visitors a year
Big draw32 mi Stadium & arenaProgressive Field
32 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Field
33 mi MuseumOhio State Reformatory
26 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a yearSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: MusikAnimal, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cedar Point: Larry Pieniazek, User:Lar, en:User:Lar (primary), CC BY 2.5 · Progressive Field: Jsawczuk, Public domain · Huntington Bank Field: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · Ohio State Reformatory: Niagara66, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cuyahoga Valley National Park: Unknown, Public domain
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Keep exploring
Everything we know about Penfield Township
19pages on Penfield Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Penfield Township
College town 15 of every 100 Penfield Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
About Penfield Township
Township in Ohio, US
Penfield Township is one of the eighteen townships of Lorain County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,835.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 22 sq mi
- Elevation
- 843 ft
Penfield Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Penfield Township.
Litchfield TownshipLaGrange TownshipSpencer TownshipWellington TownshipPenfield Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penfield Township | — | — | D | — | A− | C+ |
| Litchfield Township | #477 | B | C | — | A | C+ |
| LaGrange Township | #451 | B | C+ | — | A− | B− |
| Spencer Township | — | — | C+ | — | B+ | C+ |
| Wellington Township | #570 | B− | B− | — | B− | C+ |
Penfield Township and Spencer Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Penfield Township, Litchfield Township, LaGrange Township, Spencer Township and Wellington Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Penfield Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Penfield Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Penfield Township, OH expensive?
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.