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A town of 1,442. Healthier than 73% of U.S. towns.

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Population
1,442
−5.5% since 2010
Median home value
$245K
Census ACS
Household income
$80K
median
Median age
47.6
years
Jobs based here
33
A commuter town

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1,442 people, and everyone knows the way

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Natural hazards

Very low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 19% of U.S. communities.

19risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
19Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesHail
1
paid flood claims since 2011
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Paris

Most working residents leave Paris for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Akron (8%), Ravenna (7%) and Cleveland (5%). Half commute less than 23 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Paris1%
Akron8%
Ravenna7%
Cleveland5%
Streetsboro5%
23 mi
median commute distance
33
jobs based in Paris
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health

Healthier than 27% of U.S. towns

Paris beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5.

CHealth Grade
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better27 too close to call5 worse
What stands outParisOH
More adults with COPD9.6%8%
More smokers18%15.4%
More adults with heart disease8.2%7.1%
University Hospitals Portage Medical Center
10.8 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
43rd
percentile among OH towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Paris has chilly winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 28 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

28″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter21–37°
Spring37–60°
Summer58–81°
Fall42–63°
Oct 12
typical first frost
May 8
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Outdoors

6.3% of Paris is conserved land

5.4 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

6.3%conserved
6.3%
conserved · 955 of 15,038 acres
5.4 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. West Branch State Park5.4 mi1,471
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Paris for work

Where Paris’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

8% → Akron Akron 8% 7% → Ravenna Ravenna 7% 5% → Cleveland Cleveland 5% 5% → Streetsboro Streetsboro 5% 3% → Cuyahoga Falls Cuyahoga Falls 3% 2% → Kent Kent 2% Paris · 1% stay
33jobs based in Paris
1%of working residents work in town
23 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Ice rescue at Corps' M.J. Kirwan Dam
2010 · Ice rescue at Corps' M.J. Kirwan Dam · Wikimedia Commons
Paris’s story

Paris in pictures

4 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

OHMap-doton-WaylandPortage CountyMap of Portage County Ohio Highlighting Paris Township
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About Paris

Township in Ohio, US

Paris Township is one of the eighteen townships of Portage County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,648 people in the township.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
1,648
Area
24 sq mi
Elevation
968 ft

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