Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Rittman gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $204K for a typical one, or 2.8 years of the Wooster area’s $74K median household income. It grades B+ overall, ranked 412th of 987 in Ohio. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. Gish Farmhouses is on the National Register of Historic Places. Rittman’s median age is 34.6 years, where Ohio’s towns sit at 41.7 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. The biggest park or preserve is William J Robertson Nature Preserve, at 127 acres.
Where Rittman beats most towns.
Where Rittman’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 Rittman is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,803 in 1920, 6,131 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1911 and 4 maps from 1901 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Rittman, 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 Rittman.
Rittman is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has home values still below their peak, but it trails Chippewa Township and its other neighbors on schools.
Most working residents leave Rittman for work: only 11% work in town. Since 2013, Rittman has added 354 jobs, to 1,569 in 2023. 14% of residents live below the poverty line in Rittman.
| Rittman | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $60,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 6.8% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Each of its 3 graded neighbors has a higher School Grade than its B+, Chippewa Township highest at A.
Its public schools are run by the Rittman Exempted Village school district. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rittman Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 359 | B+ |
| Rittman High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 212 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Rittman has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 20° and about 29 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Against the 8,955 U.S. towns with household incomes like Rittman’s, it is healthier than 55%, so its C+ isn’t only a matter of income.
Rittman beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 19% of Rittman adults binge drink.
| Rittman | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 38% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 34% | 33% |
| What stands out | Rittman | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults seeing a dentist | 59.4% | 62.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical value, about $204K, is 14% below its February 2023 peak.
The median rent in Rittman is $814 a month. The typical Rittman home is worth about $204,000, up 2.3% in a year, 17% below the Ohio typical home.
| Rittman | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $814 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 72% | 77% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 64% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 37 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Rittman.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Adults 18 to 34 are 26% of residents (22% statewide). 22% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio.
| Rittman | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 24% | 22% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 22% | 24% | 29% |
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.4 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women. Among residents 65 to 74, 68% are men (OH 47%).
| Rittman | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.8% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.4% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 11.9% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.3% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.6% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.9% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.4% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.8% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.8% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 13.2% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 42.1% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.6% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.6% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 4.6% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. William J Robertson Nature Preserve | — | 127 |
| 2. Rittman Ballfields | — | 23 |
| 3. First Street Park | 0.1 mi | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Rittman. Close and well known come first.
Big draw37 mi MuseumRock and Roll Hall of Fame580K visitors a year
Big draw23 mi MuseumPro Football Hall of Fame192K visitors a year
16 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
Big draw37 mi Stadium & arenaProgressive Field
37 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Field
40 mi MuseumOhio State ReformatoryRock 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 · Ohio State Reformatory: Niagara66, CC BY-SA 4.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Rittman
About 3 of every 100 Rittman residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
City in Ohio, United States
Rittman is a city in Medina and Wayne counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. All but a small portion of the city is in Wayne County, within commuting distance of Akron, Canton and Cleveland. The population was 6,131 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
3 towns share a border with Rittman.
All 3 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its B+; Milton Township (B+) is closest.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rittman | #412 | B+ | A− | — | B+ | C+ |
| Chippewa Township | #60 | A | A− | — | A | B− |
| Milton Township | #382 | B+ | B+ | — | A− | C− |
| Guilford Township | #225 | A− | C+ | — | A− | B+ |
Rittman, Chippewa Township, Milton Township and Guilford Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Rittman with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Rittman grades B+ overall, better than 65% of U.S. towns and #412 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C+ for health and B+ for schools.
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 A−.
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