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Shalersville Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $174K for a typical one, or 2.4 years of the Akron metro’s $72K median household income. It grades B overall, ranked 506th of 987 in Ohio. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. 13% of residents are under 18 in Shalersville Township, below both Ohio’s towns (22%) and U.S. towns (22%). Luman Nelson House is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Shalersville Township beats most towns.
Where Shalersville 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 Shalersville Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 2008 and 3 maps from 1960 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Shalersville 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 Shalersville Township.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 86% of U.S. communities. Since 1984, 12 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Shalersville Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Shalersville Township for work: only 5% work in town. Shalersville Township’s average trip to work is 27 minutes. Since 2013, Shalersville Township has lost 113 jobs, to 939 in 2023.
| Shalersville Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $62,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.6% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Shalersville Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 18% of adults smoke cigarettes in Shalersville Township.
| Shalersville 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% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Shalersville Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.5% | 8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8% | 7.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
5.3 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Portage Meadows Preserve, at 560 acres.
| Shalersville Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.3% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Morgan Park | 4 mi | 546 |
| 2. Portage Meadows Preserve | — | 560 |
| 3. Charles Tummonds State Nature Preserve | 0.2 mi | 84 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Shalersville Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Shalersville Township is 82°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Shalersville Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw30 mi MuseumRock and Roll Hall of Fame580K visitors a year
Big draw29 mi MuseumPro Football Hall of Fame192K visitors a year
13 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
Big draw29 mi Stadium & arenaProgressive Field
30 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Field
10 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
3 within 15 miles of the center of Shalersville Township
About 3 of every 100 Shalersville Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Shalersville Township is one of the eighteen townships of Portage County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 5,245 people in the township.
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5 towns share a border with Shalersville Township.
It grades higher overall than all 4 graded towns on its borders; Mantua Township (B−) comes closest.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shalersville Township | #506 | B | A− | — | B | C |
| Streetsboro | #693 | C+ | C | B− | B− | B |
| Freedom Township | #764 | C+ | A− | — | B | C− |
| Mantua Township | #606 | B− | C+ | — | B | B− |
| Ravenna Township | #664 | C+ | B+ | — | C+ | C− |
| Hiram Township | — | — | C+ | — | B | B |
Hiram Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Shalersville Township, Freedom Township, Mantua Township, Ravenna Township and Hiram Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Shalersville Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Shalersville Township grades B overall, better than 59% of U.S. towns and #506 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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