Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Good value, with catches elsewhere. Where it does best is cost of living: a typical home costs about $156K, 2.3 years of the Canton metro’s $68K median household income. At B− overall, Sugarcreek Township is better than 51% of U.S. towns and ranks 590th of 987 in Ohio. Its weakest subject is health: residents are less healthy than 84% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. The Wilderness Center, at 557 acres with 7.3 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. 28% of residents are under 18 here, above both the Ohio town median (22%) and the median of U.S. towns (22%). Emanuel and Frederick Serquet Farm is on the National Register of Historic Places. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 94% of U.S. towns, with 1 place on the National Register.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · OpenStreetMap · National Register of Historic Places.
Where Sugarcreek Township beats most towns.
Where Sugarcreek 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 Sugarcreek Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 243 in 1900, 2,373 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1993 and 5 maps from 1914 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sugarcreek Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw14 mi MuseumPro Football Hall of Fame192K visitors a year
28 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
14 mi Stadium & arenaTom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium
14 mi LandmarkMcKinley National Memorial
15 mi MuseumAge of Steam Roundhouse
35 mi TheatreBlossom Music CenterPro Football Hall of Fame: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · Cuyahoga Valley National Park: Unknown, Public domain · Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium: Harrier233 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · McKinley National Memorial: CoolRockC, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Age of Steam Roundhouse: Alvintrusty, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Blossom Music Center: Slh1078, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sugarcreek 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 Sugarcreek Township.
The share of adults in Sugarcreek Township who report frequent physical distress: 16%. Nearly a fifth of adults smoke cigarettes in the town.
| Sugarcreek Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 28% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Sugarcreek Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.1% | 8% |
| More smokers | 19.3% | 15.4% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.5% | 7.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The Fairless Local school district runs its public schools. Two of its 8 schools are shown below, with the reason for each. The 2 public schools in Sugarcreek Township teach 906 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairless Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 613 | B |
| Fairless High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 327 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Jobs based here fell from 2,177 in 2013 to 1,426.
For Sugarcreek Township, the median household income is $65,000. Commuting out is the norm in the town: nearly a tenth of working residents work locally. Jobs locally fell by 751 from 2013 to 2023, to 1,426. The top destinations are Massillon (10%), Canton (8%) and Brewster (6%).
| Sugarcreek Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $65,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 9.5% | 6.8% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Count the trails in 3 parks and preserves and they come to 8.0 miles. For Sugarcreek Township, the trail density is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Sugarcreek Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.4% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. The Wilderness Center | 7.3 mi | 557 |
| 2. Beach City Community Park | 0.1 mi | 4 |
| 3. Robert J Kurtzman Jr. Memorial Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A winter brings about 47 inches of snow, with January nights at 20° and July afternoons at 84°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The risk rating from FEMA for Sugarcreek Township comes to 49 of 100. 77% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 5%. Since 1979, Sugarcreek Township has seen 4 flood insurance claims paid out.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
4 within 15 miles of the center of Sugarcreek Township
About 3 of every 100 Sugarcreek Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Village in Ohio, United States
Sugarcreek is a village in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,373 at the 2020 census. It is known as "The Little Switzerland of Ohio". Located in Ohio's Amish Country, the village is part of a large regional tourism industry. In the center of town stands one of the world's largest cuckoo clocks, which was previously featured on the cover of the Guinness World Records book in 1977.
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4 towns share a border with Sugarcreek Township.
All 3 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its B−; Bethlehem Township (B−) is closest.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarcreek Township | #590 | B− | B+ | — | B | C− |
| Bethlehem Township | #574 | B− | B | — | B | C− |
| Tuscarawas Township | #181 | A− | B+ | — | A | C |
| Paint Township | #557 | B− | C+ | — | A− | C− |
| Wayne Township | — | — | B | — | A | C− |
Wayne Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Sugarcreek Township, Bethlehem Township, Tuscarawas Township, Paint Township and Wayne Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Sugarcreek Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Sugarcreek Township grades B− overall, better than 51% of U.S. towns and #590 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C− for health and B for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
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 B+.
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