Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Pittsfield Township’s subject grades are an A− for history and civic life. Pittsfield Township’s average trip to work is 34 minutes, where Ohio’s towns sit at 24 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Carlos Avery House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Pittsfield Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Pittsfield Township beats most towns.
Where Pittsfield 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 Pittsfield Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1965 and 3 maps from 1904 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pittsfield 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 Pittsfield Township.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 87% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Lorain County JVS school district. Its one school is below. The largest public high school is William R Burton, with 1,194 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| William R BurtonLargest public high schoolGrades 8–12 | Grades 8–12 | 1,194 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Pittsfield Township for work: only 2% work in town. 16% of Pittsfield Township residents live below the poverty line, against 9.1% in Ohio’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Jobs based in Pittsfield Township fell to 372 in 2023, 70 fewer than in 2013.
| Pittsfield Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.4% | 6.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Pittsfield 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
Pittsfield Township beats the Ohio average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 26% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Pittsfield Township.
| Pittsfield Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 26% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 38% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Pittsfield Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.7% | 8.3% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.2% | 11.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
2 within 15 miles of the center of Pittsfield Township
About 1 of every 100 Pittsfield Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Pittsfield Township is one of the eighteen townships of Lorain County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,573.
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5 towns share a border with Pittsfield Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsfield Township | — | — | C+ | — | B | B− |
| Oberlin | #390 | B+ | B− | B− | B+ | B+ |
| LaGrange Township | #451 | B | C+ | — | A− | B− |
| New Russia Township | — | — | B | — | B+ | B− |
| Wellington Township | #570 | B− | B− | — | B− | C+ |
| Camden Township | — | — | C− | — | B+ | C+ |
Pittsfield Township, New Russia Township and Camden Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Pittsfield Township, LaGrange Township, New Russia Township, Wellington Township and Camden Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Pittsfield Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
