Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A city of 53,501.
Plain Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades A overall, 157th of 987 graded towns in Ohio, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $75K. It also does better than most on schools: its public schools beat 80% of Ohio towns on state tests and graduation. A typical home there costs about $211K, 3.1 years of the Canton metro’s $68K median household income. Jacob H. Bair House is on the National Register of Historic Places. 37% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Plain Township, against 24% in Ohio’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Diamond Community Park, at 41 acres.
Where Plain Township beats most towns.
Where Plain 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 Plain Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,540 in 1880, 53,477 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2006 and 6 maps from 1901 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Plain Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw4 mi MuseumPro Football Hall of Fame192K visitors a year
17 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
4 mi Stadium & arenaTom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium
5 mi LandmarkMcKinley National Memorial
33 mi Theme parkSeaWorld Ohio
24 mi TheatreBlossom Music CenterPro 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 · Blossom Music Center: Slh1078, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Plain 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 Plain Township.
| Plain Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 5.1% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Diamond Community Park | 0.9 mi | 41 |
| 2. Al Leno Park | 0.5 mi | 14 |
| 3. Veterans Park | 0.2 mi | 37 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Plain Local school district. Three of its 15 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Canton Primary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 987 | – |
| GlenOak High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,086 | C+ |
| Avondale Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 257 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 80% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 102 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Plain Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Plain Township for work: only 13% work in town. Jobs based in Plain Township grew to 16,274 in 2023, 2,929 more than in 2013. The average trip to work in Plain Township is 21 minutes.
| Plain Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 16% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.9% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 13% | 6.8% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Plain 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
People 65 and older are 23% of residents (18% statewide). 19% of residents are under 18 in Plain Township. 37% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio.
| Plain Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 19% | 22% | 22% |
| Median age | 43.7 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.2 points). Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women. Median age: women 44.9, men 41.7.
| Plain Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.4% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.8% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.8% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.3% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.7% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.6% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.3% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.1% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.1% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.6% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.1% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.3% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.9% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Plain Township beats the Ohio average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 35% of Plain Township adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Plain Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 38% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 26% | 23% |
| What stands out | Plain Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.4% | 15.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.5% | 14.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
7 within 15 miles of the center of Plain Township
About 6 of every 100 Plain Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Plain Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. The population was 53,477 at the 2020 census, and was estimated at 53,408 in 2024.
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6 towns share a border with Plain Township.
Canton next door grades lower for schools (C to Plain Township’s A−) and higher for cost of living (A− to B−).
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plain Township | #157 | A | B− | — | A− | B− |
| Canton | #944 | D | A− | D− | C | D− |
| Jackson Township | #467 | B | C | C | A | B− |
| North Canton | #76 | A | C+ | B+ | A | B+ |
| Lake Township | #113 | A | C+ | — | A | B+ |
| Nimishillen Township | #212 | A− | B | — | A− | C+ |
| Canton Township | #629 | B− | B+ | — | B | D− |
Plain Township, Lake Township, Nimishillen Township and Canton Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Plain Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Plain Township grades A overall, better than 85% of U.S. towns and #157 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B− for health and A− for schools.
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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