Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 28,259.
Perry Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $171K for a typical one, or 2.5 years of the Canton metro’s $68K median household income. It grades B+ overall, 353rd of 987 graded towns in Ohio. The low prices come with trade-offs. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 85% of the country. On the plus side, its schools rank ahead of 78% of Ohio towns. Only 83 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score higher on hazard risk. Perry Township’s average trip to work is 19 minutes, against 24 minutes in Ohio’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Bordner House is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Perry Township beats most towns.
Where Perry 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 Perry Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 6 maps from 1901 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Perry 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 Perry Township.
Perry Township pairs an A− for schools with modest home prices and reports less crime than Massillon or any other graded neighbor.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 92% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, 16 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Perry Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its A− for schools comes with a B for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $171K.
Its public schools are run by the Perry Local school district. Three of its 9 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pfeiffer Intermediate SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–6 | Grades 5–6 | 587 | A− |
| Perry High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,456 | B− |
| Watson Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 515 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
19% of Perry Township adults smoke cigarettes. Perry Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 41% of Perry Township adults have obesity.
| Perry Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 28% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Perry Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10% | 8% |
| More smokers | 19.1% | 15.4% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.3% | 7.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
6.8 miles of trail in 9 parks and preserves. Sippo Lake Park, at 298 acres with 2.6 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Perry Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 5.6% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Petros Lake Park | 2.8 mi | 123 |
| 2. Sippo Lake Park | 2.6 mi | 298 |
| 3. Perry Park | 0.4 mi | 13 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most working residents leave Perry Township for work: only 8% work in town. Jobs based in Perry Township grew to 8,505 in 2023, 1,144 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Canton (18%), Jackson Township (12%) and Massillon (9%).
| Perry Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $69,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 12% | 9.7% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Perry 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.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Its B tops all 3 graded towns on its borders; Massillon (C+) comes closest. Reported crimes fell from 429 to 211 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The violent crime rate in Perry Township is 0.6 per 1,000 residents.
| Perry Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.6 per 1,000 residents | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 6.9 per 1,000 residents | 9.4 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Perry Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw5 mi MuseumPro Football Hall of Fame192K visitors a year
23 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
5 mi Stadium & arenaTom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium
5 mi LandmarkMcKinley National Memorial
5 mi MuseumWilliam McKinley Presidential Library and Museum
23 mi MuseumAge of Steam RoundhousePro 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 · William McKinley Presidential Library and Museum: Tim Evanson from Cleveland Heights, Ohio, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Age of Steam Roundhouse: Alvintrusty, CC BY-SA 4.0
5 within 15 miles of the center of Perry Township
About 4 of every 100 Perry Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Perry Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. It is an urban township; the 2020 census found 28,389 people in the township.
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8 towns share a border with Perry Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Township | #353 | B+ | B | B | A− | C− |
| Massillon | #752 | C+ | B+ | C+ | C+ | D |
| Perry Heights | #320 | B+ | B | — | A− | C− |
| Jackson Township | #467 | B | C | C | A | B− |
| Bethlehem Township | #574 | B− | B | — | B | C− |
| Reedurban | #529 | B | C+ | — | A− | C |
| Canton | #944 | D | A− | D− | C | D− |
| Canton Township | #629 | B− | B+ | — | B | D− |
Perry Heights, Bethlehem Township, Reedurban and Canton Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Perry Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Perry Township grades B+ overall, better than 70% of U.S. towns and #353 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C− for health, B for safety and A− for schools. Health 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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