Perry HeightsOH
Population 8,756: a town in Ohio.
Is Perry Heights a good place to live?
Perry Heights’s standout strength is schools (A−) — its public schools beat 78% of Ohio towns on state tests and graduation. Walkability is a strength too — it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 70% of U.S. towns. What holds it back is health (C−): residents are less healthy than 81% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. At about $167K, a typical home costs 2.5 years of the Canton metro’s $68K median household income. The overall grade lands at B+, better than 72% of U.S. towns. It ranks 320th of 987 in Ohio. Perry Heights’ trail density is 1.0 miles per square mile, above both Ohio’s towns (0.2) and U.S. towns (0.4). On the outdoors, just 58 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do better.
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · OpenStreetMap · USGS PAD-US.
What makes Perry Heights stand out
Where Perry Heights beats most towns.
3 miles of trails in Perry Heights
9.8% of the town is conserved land, across 4 parks and preserves.
How Perry Heights grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Perry Heights is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Pro Football Hall of Fame and 19 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Perry Heights. Close and well known come first.
Big draw4 mi MuseumPro Football Hall of Fame192K visitors a year
21 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
4 mi Stadium & arenaTom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium
4 mi LandmarkMcKinley National Memorial
38 mi Theme parkSeaWorld Ohio
4 mi MuseumWilliam McKinley Presidential Library and MuseumPhoto 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 · SeaWorld Ohio: Jeremy Thompson from Los Angeles, California, CC BY 2.0 · William McKinley Presidential Library and Museum: Tim Evanson from Cleveland Heights, Ohio, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Moving to Perry Heights: who provides what
Perry Heights is unincorporated, so Stark County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Perry Heights.
Conserved land covers 9.8% of Perry Heights
The biggest place to walk is Sippo Lake Park, 112 acres with 1.7 miles of trail. Across 4 parks and preserves: 2.9 miles of trail. Perry Heights’ trail density comes in at 1.0 miles per square mile.
| Perry Heights | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.0 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 9.8% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sippo Lake Park | 1.7 mi | 112 |
| 2. Perry Park | 0.4 mi | 12 |
| 3. Meredith Park | — | 12 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Perry Heights has a very low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 95% of U.S. communities. Perry Heights has had 10 paid flood insurance claims since 1981. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 54% come from inland flooding and 11% from tornadoes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
For health, Perry Heights earns a C−
Perry Heights: 41% of adults have obesity. Among adults here, 19% smoke cigarettes.
| Perry Heights | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 28% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Perry Heights | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.2% | 15.3% |
| More smokers | 18.6% | 15.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.5% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Perry Heights has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The top destinations are Canton (17%), Jackson Township (13%) and Massillon (9%). For most workers, Perry Heights is a place to come home to: only 3% work in town. Also worth knowing: in Perry Heights, the average commute is 19 minutes. Since 2013, Perry Heights has added 99 jobs, to 1,540 in 2023.
| Perry Heights | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $62,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.4% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Work from home | 12% | 9.7% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Perry Heights: snowy winters and pleasant summers
Summer afternoons peak near 83° in July, and January nights bottom out around 20°; snowfall runs to about 47 inches a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A home in Perry Heights sells for about $225K at the median
At 2.5 years of the Canton metro’s $68K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 78% of Ohio towns; that ratio is one input to its B for cost of living.
Homes sold in Perry Heights spent a median 15 days on the market. For households here, the share who own their home is 69%. Perry Heights’ midpoint rent stands at $930 a month.
| Perry Heights | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 69% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $930 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Perry Heights
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Perry Heights
About 3 of every 100 Perry Heights residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
97% of working residents leave Perry Heights for work
Where Perry Heights’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Perry Heights
Census-designated place in Ohio, United States
Perry Heights is a census-designated place in Stark County, Ohio, United States. The population was 8,391 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Canton–Massillon metropolitan area.
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- Area
- 2.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,099 ft
Perry Heights’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Perry Heights.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Heights | #320 | B+ | B | — | A− | C− |
| Perry Township | #353 | B+ | B | B | A− | C− |
| Massillon | #752 | C+ | B+ | C+ | C+ | D |
Perry Heights reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Perry Heights with a neighbor →
Questions about Perry Heights
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Perry Heights, OH a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Perry Heights grades B+ overall, better than 72% of U.S. towns and #320 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C− for health and A− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Perry Heights, OH expensive?
The typical home is worth about $167,000, 32% below the Ohio typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.