Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Richfield Township grades A− overall, ranked 217th of 987 in Ohio. Natural-hazard risk is low. Its schools outperform 95% of the state's and the median household earns $112K. What holds it back is price: homes are expensive, about $423K for a typical one and 5.8 times the Akron metro’s $72K median household income. 20% of the land in Richfield Township is conserved, above both Ohio’s towns (3.7%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). On health, just 128 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do better. Cuyahoga Valley National Park, at 3,043 acres with 3.3 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
Where Richfield Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Richfield Elementary School | PK–2 | 707 |
20.4% of the town is conserved land, across 7 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Richfield Township is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for hazard risk (better than 98% of comparable towns) to D for cost of living (better than 9%), so the A− overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 3,228 in 1970, 3,729 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1885 and 5 maps from 1903 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Richfield Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw18 mi MuseumRock and Roll Hall of Fame580K visitors a year
in town National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
Big draw32 mi MuseumPro Football Hall of Fame192K visitors a year
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaProgressive Field
18 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Field
17 mi Stadium & arenaRocket ArenaRock and Roll Hall of Fame: MusikAnimal, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cuyahoga Valley National Park: Unknown, Public domain · Pro Football Hall of Fame: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · Progressive Field: Jsawczuk, Public domain · Huntington Bank Field: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · Rocket Arena: Cards84664, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Richfield 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 Richfield Township.
Richfield Township has schools in the top 5% of Ohio, draws workers from Akron and beyond and has less food insecurity than most of Ohio.
21 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves. Richfield Township’s trail density is 0.8 miles per square mile, above both the Ohio town median (0.2) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4).
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Richfield Nature Preserve | 8.5 mi | 377 |
| 2. Furnace Run Metro Park | 3.4 mi | 1,191 |
| 3. Cuyahoga Valley National Park | 3.3 mi | 3,043 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its A+ ranks #35 of the 993 Ohio towns we grade for schools. Its A+ for schools comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $423K.
Its public schools are run by the Revere Local school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richfield Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 707 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
7,891 jobs are based in Richfield Township, 2.5 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. 21.8% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio.
Most working residents leave Richfield Township for work: only 8% work in town. 22% of workers work from home in Richfield Township. Jobs based in Richfield Township grew to 7,891 in 2023, 1,056 more than in 2013.
| Richfield Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 22% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Median household income | $112,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.8% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Richfield Township’s FEMA risk score is 4 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its widest gap with Ohio is food insecurity: 6.8% of its 5,664 adults worry about having enough food, against 14.1% statewide.
83% of Richfield Township adults had a checkup this year. Richfield Township beats the Ohio average on 22 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 4.6% of Richfield Township adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance.
| Richfield Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 16% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 34% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 80% | 79% |
| What stands out | Richfield Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.8% | 14.1% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.5% | 15.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.6% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Richfield Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Richfield Township is 83°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
4 within 15 miles of the center of Richfield Township
About 3 of every 100 Richfield Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Where Richfield Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
3 places in Richfield Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Village in Ohio, United States
Richfield is a village in Summit County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,729 at the 2020 census. It is located midway between Akron and Cleveland and is part of the Akron metropolitan area.
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4 towns share a border with Richfield Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richfield Township | #217 | A− | D | — | A+ | A− |
| Boston Township | — | — | C | — | B | A− |
| Hinckley Township | #133 | A | D | A+ | A+ | B+ |
| Brecksville | #23 | A+ | C− | A | A+ | A |
| Bath Township | #249 | A− | D | B− | A+ | A |
Boston Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Richfield Township and Boston Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Richfield Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Richfield Township grades A− overall, better than 80% of U.S. towns and #217 of 987 in Ohio. It grades A− for health and A+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
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