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Low prices, and some weak spots to weigh against them. With a C+ overall, Ravenna Township is better than 44% of U.S. towns. The ranking puts it 664th of 987 in Ohio. Health is its weak spot: CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 76% of the country. Cost of living is where it shines: a typical home costs about $162K, 2.2 years of the Akron metro’s $72K median household income. Incomes are another plus: the median household earns $64K. This Ohio town has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Horace Y. Beebe House and Crystal Lake Stock Farm.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · National Register of Historic Places.
Where Ravenna Township beats most towns.
Census counts: 306 in 1830, 11,323 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1856 and 5 maps from 1906 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Ravenna Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Ravenna 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 Ravenna Township.
Flood insurance has paid out on 2 claims in Ravenna Township since 1998. On expected storm and flood damage, Ravenna Township sits below 88% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 67% come from inland flooding and 11% from tornadoes. One declared disaster, in 2003, has brought federal aid to Ravenna Township households.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Among adults in Ravenna Township, 14% have diabetes. In Ravenna Township, nearly two in five adults have high blood pressure, close to Ohio’s towns (38%) and above U.S. towns (35%).
| Ravenna Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 34% | 33% |
| What stands out | Ravenna Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.7% | 8% |
| More smokers | 18.4% | 15.4% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.1% | 7.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Ravenna Township has 864 jobs for its 3,969 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here fell from 1,634 in 2013 to 864.
The top destinations are Ravenna (12%), Akron (8%) and Kent (5%). Just 2% of Ravenna Township’s working residents have a job in town. Jobs locally fell by 770 from 2013 to 2023, to 864. The average commute for Ravenna Township comes to 21 minutes, where Ohio’s towns sit at 24 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes.
| Ravenna Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $64,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Shaw Woods, at 144 acres with 2.4 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. There are 4.6 miles of trail across 5 parks and preserves. Also worth knowing: in Ravenna Township, the trail density is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Ravenna Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 8.3% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Shaw Woods | 2.4 mi | 144 |
| 2. Dix Park | 1.5 mi | 103 |
| 3. Towner's Woods | 0.5 mi | 64 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Ravenna Township’s typical July afternoon high is 82°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Ravenna Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw31 mi MuseumRock and Roll Hall of Fame580K visitors a year
Big draw26 mi MuseumPro Football Hall of Fame192K visitors a year
12 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
Big draw30 mi Stadium & arenaProgressive Field
31 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Field
12 mi Theme parkSeaWorld OhioRock and Roll Hall of Fame: MusikAnimal, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pro Football Hall of Fame: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · Cuyahoga Valley National Park: Unknown, Public domain · Progressive Field: Jsawczuk, Public domain · Huntington Bank Field: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · SeaWorld Ohio: Jeremy Thompson from Los Angeles, California, CC BY 2.0
4 within 15 miles of the center of Ravenna Township
About 3 of every 100 Ravenna Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Where Ravenna Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Ohio, United States
Ravenna is a city in Portage County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. The population was 11,323 at the 2020 census. It is located 15 miles (24 km) east of Akron. Formed from portions of Ravenna Township in the Connecticut Western Reserve, Ravenna was founded in 1799 and is named after the city of Ravenna, Italy. It is part of the Akron metropolitan area.
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5 towns share a border with Ravenna Township.
All 3 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its C+; Franklin Township (B−) is closest. Rootstown Township next door grades higher for schools (B+ to Ravenna Township’s C+) and lower for cost of living (C+ to B+).
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravenna Township | #664 | C+ | B+ | — | C+ | C− |
| Rootstown Township | #485 | B | C+ | — | B+ | B− |
| Franklin Township | #564 | B− | C | — | B− | B |
| Charlestown Township | — | — | A | — | B+ | C− |
| Brady Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shalersville Township | #506 | B | A− | — | B | C |
Charlestown Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Ravenna Township, Rootstown Township, Franklin Township, Charlestown Township and Shalersville Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Brady Lake isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Ravenna Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Ravenna Township grades C+ overall, better than 44% of U.S. towns and #664 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C− for health and C+ for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
Not for the area. 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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