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Brimfield Township vs Suffield Township

Next-door neighbors in Portage County. The biggest differences: rent (+55% in Brimfield Township) and growth since 2010 (+14.8 pts in Brimfield Township).

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Brimfield Township, OHAn outdoors townPortage County · 11,413 people
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Suffield Township, OHKnown for its schoolsPortage County · 6,005 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

Brimfield TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors#275 most trails in OH9.9 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves Schools#226 for schools in OHof 624 towns HealthHealthier than 57%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Brimfield Township →
Suffield TownshipKnown for its schools
Schools#127 for schools in OHof 624 towns Outdoors#228 most conserved land in OH6.3 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 57%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Suffield Township →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Rent+55%
Rent runs higher in Brimfield Township
Brimfield Township $1,531Suffield Township $988
Growth since 2010+14.8 pts
Brimfield Township has grown faster since 2010
Brimfield Township +9.4%Suffield Township -5.4%
Jobs per worker2.7×
Brimfield Township is more of a job hub
Brimfield Township 0.72Suffield Township 0.27
Street grid2.1×
Brimfield Township has the more walkable street grid
Brimfield Township 14.6Suffield Township 6.8
Age 65++9.2 pts
Suffield Township has more people 65 and up
Suffield Township 27.9%Brimfield Township 18.7%
Typical home built21 yrs
Suffield Township’s homes are older
Brimfield Township 1991Suffield Township 1970
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Brimfield Township$1,490/mo
Typical home $235K (Census) · tax rate 1.31% · or rent about $1,531/mo · Housing →
Suffield Township$1,370/mo
Typical home $217K (Census) · tax rate 1.26% · or rent about $988/mo · Housing →

The difference: $120 a month, about $1,400 a year, between Brimfield Township and Suffield Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

Brimfield Township and Suffield Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Brimfield TownshipSuffield TownshipBrimfield TownshipSuffield Township
Brimfield Township ↔ Suffield Township4.8 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
62 Suffield Township residents work in Brimfield Township (2.1% of its workers)
Work & commute in Suffield Township →
Report cards

Brimfield Township places higher on 11 of 20 OH lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Ohio ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
C+Brimfield TownshipSafer than 40% of U.S. towns –Suffield TownshipNot graded
Schools
A−Brimfield TownshipBetter than 76% of districts in the state A−Suffield TownshipBetter than 76% of districts in the state
Health
BBrimfield TownshipHealthier than 57% of U.S. towns BSuffield TownshipHealthier than 57% of U.S. towns
11Brimfield Township
6Suffield Township

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Fastest growingGrowth · 1036 towns #124#913 Cheapest rentCost of living · 999 towns #917#586 Most trailsOutdoors · 730 towns #275#422 Lowest depressionHealth · 1041 towns #400#192 Most educatedPeople · 1041 towns #244#435 Best schoolsSchools · 624 towns #226#127 Most walkableOutdoors · 1041 towns #559#702 Highest incomeIncome · 1041 towns #279#402

Left end = #1 in Ohio. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Brimfield Township’s rankings →

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
Brimfield TownshipSuffield Township
Snow a year45″47″
January low17°F20°F
July high85°F84°F
Growing season (days)189d184d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)9th10th
Outdoors & history
Brimfield TownshipSuffield Township
Trails10 mi6 mi
Conserved land6.2%7.6%
Settled1816—
Famous people born here1—
Community
Brimfield TownshipSuffield Township
Library hours a week48 hrs—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Brimfield TownshipSuffield Township
People
Population 11,413Highest 6,005Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +9.4%Highest OH: +2.3% -5.4%Lowest OH: +2.3%
Median age 41.4±3.9Lowest 4% above OH 47.1±4.8Highest 19% above OH
Suffield Township and Brimfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 18%±2.7Lowest OH: 22% 18.5%±4.6Highest OH: 22%
Suffield Township and Brimfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.7%±3.6Lowest OH: 18.3% 27.9%±4.8Highest OH: 18.3%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 36%Highest OH: 31.5% 26.3%Lowest OH: 31.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.3%±2.4Highest OH: 5.6% 3.2%±1.9Lowest OH: 5.6%
Brimfield Township and Suffield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $91,132±$12kHighest 28% above OH $81,250±$18kLowest 14% above OH
Brimfield Township and Suffield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $234,800±$19kHighest 9% above OH $217,300±$22kLowest about the OH average
Brimfield Township and Suffield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,531±$205Highest 48% above OH $988±$173Lowest 4% below OH
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,086Highest 9% above OH $2,743Lowest about the OH average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 40.9%±11.4Lowest OH: 45.9% 42.5%±18.1Highest OH: 45.9%
Suffield Township and Brimfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 7.5%Highest OH: 13.3% 4.8%Lowest OH: 13.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 70%Lowest OH: 67.2% 82.1%Highest OH: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1991Highest 21 yrs newer than OH 1970Lowest same as OH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minLowest 9% above OH 27 minHighest 16% above OH
Work from home 19%±6Highest OH: 13% 16.4%±6.4Lowest OH: 13%
Brimfield Township and Suffield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 5%Highest 3.4%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.3 mi 11.3 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.72Highest 0.27Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Akron (16%)Akron (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Suffield Township2% work in Brimfield Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 6.2%Lowest 7.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 9.9 miHighest 6.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 14.6Highest 6.8Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #226 of 624 in OH#127 of 624 in OH
School district Field LocalField Local
High school in town Field High SchoolNone in town
Students per teacherat that high school 20.1 —
Ohio average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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