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Suffield Township vs Brimfield 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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Suffield Township, OHKnown for its schoolsPortage County · 6,005 people
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Brimfield Township, OHAn outdoors townPortage County · 11,413 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.

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 →
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 →
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.

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

Suffield Township and Brimfield Township share a border

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

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

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

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

Left end = #1 in Ohio. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Suffield 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
Suffield TownshipBrimfield Township
Snow a year47″45″
January low20°F17°F
July high84°F85°F
Growing season (days)184d189d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)10th9th
Outdoors & history
Suffield TownshipBrimfield Township
Trails6 mi10 mi
Conserved land7.6%6.2%
Settled—1816
Famous people born here—1
Community
Suffield TownshipBrimfield Township
Library hours a week—48 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.

Suffield TownshipBrimfield Township
People
Population 6,005Lowest 11,413Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -5.4%Lowest OH: +2.3% +9.4%Highest OH: +2.3%
Median age 47.1±4.8Highest 19% above OH 41.4±3.9Lowest 4% 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 18.5%±4.6Highest OH: 22% 18%±2.7Lowest 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+ 27.9%±4.8Highest OH: 18.3% 18.7%±3.6Lowest OH: 18.3%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 26.3%Lowest OH: 31.5% 36%Highest OH: 31.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.2%±1.9Lowest OH: 5.6% 7.3%±2.4Highest 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 $81,250±$18kLowest 14% above OH $91,132±$12kHighest 28% 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 $217,300±$22kLowest about the OH average $234,800±$19kHighest 9% above OH
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 $988±$173Lowest 4% below OH $1,531±$205Highest 48% above OH
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,743Lowest about the OH average $3,086Highest 9% above OH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 42.5%±18.1Highest OH: 45.9% 40.9%±11.4Lowest 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 4.8%Lowest OH: 13.3% 7.5%Highest OH: 13.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 82.1%Highest OH: 67.2% 70%Lowest OH: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1970Lowest same as OH 1991Highest 21 yrs newer than OH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minHighest 16% above OH 26 minLowest 9% above OH
Work from home 16.4%±6.4Lowest OH: 13% 19%±6Highest 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 3.4%Lowest 5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.3 mi 11.3 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.27Lowest 0.72Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Akron (20%)Akron (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 2% work in Brimfield TownshipFew work in Suffield Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 7.6%Highest 6.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 6.3 miLowest 9.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 5Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 6.8Lowest 14.6Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #127 of 624 in OH#226 of 624 in OH
School district Field LocalField Local
High school in town None in townField High School
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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