Is Rootstown Township a good place to live?
Rootstown Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B overall, 485th among Ohio's 987 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $89K. It also does better than most on schools: its schools rank ahead of 65% of Ohio towns. A typical home there costs about $278K, 3.8 years of the Akron metro’s $72K median household income. Rootstown Township is home to Northeast Ohio Medical University. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 71% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Gracie Field, at 36 acres.
What makes Rootstown Township stand out
Where Rootstown Township beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
| College | Students |
|---|---|
| Northeast Ohio Medical University | 1,009 |
Northeast Ohio Medical University calls Rootstown Township home
How Rootstown Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Rootstown Township is from typical.
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Moving to Rootstown Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Rootstown 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Rootstown Township.
The biggest natural risk in Rootstown Township is inland flooding, at a very low overall level
9 flood insurance claims have been paid in Rootstown Township since 2003. Compared with 87% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage locally is lower. Expected losses in Rootstown Township break down as 66% from inland flooding and 10% from tornadoes. Federal aid has come to Rootstown Township households in 2 declared disasters; the latest was in 2004.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
For schools, Rootstown Township earns a B+
The largest public high school is Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School, with 935 students. Two of the 4 schools are below, and why each made the list. 4 public schools serve Rootstown Township, with 1,852 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rootstown Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 406 | B+ |
| Bio-Med Science Academy STEM SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 935 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Rootstown Township has 0.5 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Jobs based here grew from 1,405 in 2013 to 1,878.
Only 7% of working residents stay in Rootstown Township for work; the rest commute out. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs locally rose by 473, to 1,878. In Rootstown Township, the average commute is 27 minutes, where Ohio’s towns sit at 24 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. The top destinations are Akron (12%), Ravenna (7%) and Kent (5%).
| Rootstown Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $89,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 12% | 9.7% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers: that is Rootstown Township’s year
In Rootstown Township, the July high is 83°F, near the Ohio town median (84°F) and below the median of U.S. towns (85°F).
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
For cost of living, Rootstown Township earns a C+
The share of households in Rootstown Township who live in a home they own: 81%. Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home gained 6.3% in value. For Rootstown Township, the median rent is $1,101 a month.
| Rootstown Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 81% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,101 a month | $943 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
More middle-aged adults than Ohio overall
20% of residents are under 18 in Rootstown Township. Adults 35 to 64 are 42% of residents (38% statewide). Four-year graduates: 31% of adults 25 and older here, 32% across Ohio.
| Rootstown Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 20% | 22% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 31% | 24% | 29% |
| Median age | 39.6 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.6 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Rootstown Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.4% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.2% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.5% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.5% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.2% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.2% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.3% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.9% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.4% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 37.2% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.4% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.1% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.6% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.2% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Protected land: 4.7% of Rootstown Township
Across 2 parks and preserves: 0.5 miles of trail. Parks and preserves in Rootstown Township: 2, covering 64 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Gracie Field | 0.2 mi | 36 |
| 2. Triangle Lake Bog State Nature Preserve | 0.2 mi | 28 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Residents of Rootstown Township are healthier than 51% of U.S. towns
Rootstown Township tracks Ohio closely on all 32 CDC measures. Just over a third of Rootstown Township adults have obesity.
| Rootstown Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 34% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 38% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 26% | 23% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and 62 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Rootstown Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw37 mi MuseumRock and Roll Hall of Fame580K visitors a year
Big draw21 mi MuseumPro Football Hall of Fame192K visitors a year
15 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
Big draw36 mi Stadium & arenaProgressive Field
37 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Field
36 mi Stadium & arenaRocket ArenaPhoto credits
Rock 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 · Rocket Arena: Cards84664, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Everything we know about Rootstown Township
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Rootstown Township
About 8 of every 100 Rootstown Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
93% of working residents leave Rootstown Township for work
Where Rootstown Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Rootstown Township
Township in Ohio, US
Rootstown Township is one of the eighteen civil townships of Portage County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 8,602 people in the township.
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- Area
- 27 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,066 ft
Rootstown Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Rootstown Township.
It grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Brimfield Township (B) comes closest. Ravenna Township next door grades lower for schools (C+ to Rootstown Township’s B+) and higher for cost of living (B+ to C+).
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rootstown Township | #485 | B | C+ | — | B+ | B− |
| Brimfield Township | #544 | B | C | C+ | B+ | B |
| Ravenna Township | #664 | C+ | B+ | — | C+ | C− |
| Edinburg Township | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | C+ |
| Randolph Township | #781 | C | C+ | — | B | C |
| Charlestown Township | — | — | A | — | B+ | C− |
Edinburg Township and Charlestown Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Rootstown Township, Ravenna Township, Edinburg Township, Randolph Township and Charlestown Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Rootstown Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Rootstown Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Rootstown Township, OH a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Rootstown Township grades B overall, better than 60% of U.S. towns and #485 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B− for health and B+ for schools.
Is Rootstown Township, OH expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.