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A town of 6,117. Public schools that outperform most of Ohio.
Sharon Township's standout: the median household earns $126K. Overall it grades A−, 185th of 987 graded towns in Ohio. Its schools outperform 95% of the state's and natural-hazard risk is low. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 88% of U.S. towns. Sharon Township has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Matthew Chandler House and Sharon Center Public Square Historic District. The typical home is worth about $479K, 6.8 years of the Cleveland metro’s $71K median household income.
Where Sharon Township beats most towns.
5,111 counted in 2010 and 5,966 in 2020; an estimated 6,117 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Sharon Township is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for jobs and income (better than 99% of comparable towns) to D for walkability (better than 12%), so the A− overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1925 and 5 maps from 1903 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sharon Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw28 mi MuseumRock and Roll Hall of Fame580K visitors a year
Big draw27 mi MuseumPro Football Hall of Fame192K visitors a year
9 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
Big draw27 mi Stadium & arenaProgressive Field
28 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Field
27 mi Stadium & arenaRocket ArenaRock 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
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sharon 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 Sharon Township.
Sharon Township has schools in the top 5% of Ohio, trades workers with Akron and other neighbors and has less food insecurity than most of Ohio.
Its A+ ranks #35 of the 993 Ohio towns we grade for schools.
Its public schools are run by the Highland Local school district. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharon Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 627 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 91% of U.S. communities. Since 2002, 7 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Sharon Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its widest gap with Ohio is food insecurity: 8.6% of its 29,987 adults worry about having enough food, against 14.1% statewide. Against the 4,962 U.S. towns with household incomes like Sharon Township’s, it is less healthy than 64%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Sharon Township beats the Ohio average on 16 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 12% of Sharon Township adults report frequent physical distress, below both Ohio’s towns (15%) and U.S. towns (14%). 8.6% of adults worry about having enough food in Sharon Township.
| Sharon Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 20% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Sharon Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.6% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.5% | 8.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Sharon Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. At 83°F, Sharon Township’s July high is against 84°F in Ohio’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Sharon Township has about as many jobs (3,155) as working residents, but only 128 people both live and work here. Jobs based here grew from 2,006 in 2013 to 3,155.
1.8% of Sharon Township residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Sharon Township has added 1,149 jobs, to 3,155 in 2023. 18% of Sharon Township workers work from home.
| Sharon Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $126,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 1.8% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 18% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.6% | 6.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
0.1 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Alderfer-Oenslager Wildlife Sanctuary, at 252 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Alderfer-Oenslager Wildlife Sanctuary | — | 252 |
| 2. Wolf Creek and Oenslager Nature Center | — | 251 |
| 3. Sharon Preserve - Medina County Park District - Undeveloped Site | — | 145 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
2 within 15 miles of the center of Sharon Township
About 3 of every 100 Sharon Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Sharon Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 5,966 people in the township.
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5 towns share a border with Sharon Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharon Township | #185 | A− | C | — | A+ | B+ |
| Wadsworth | #138 | A | C+ | B | A | B+ |
| Montville Township | #115 | A | C− | A+ | A | B+ |
| Wadsworth Township | #100 | A | B | — | A | B+ |
| Granger Township | #99 | A | C | — | A+ | B+ |
| Copley Township | #288 | B+ | C− | — | A | B |
Sharon Township, Wadsworth Township, Granger Township and Copley Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Sharon Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Sharon Township grades A− overall, better than 83% of U.S. towns and #185 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B+ for health and A+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
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