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PittsfieldOH

A town of 1,563.

Population
1,563
−0.5% since 2010
Median home value
$252K
Census ACS
Household income
$73K
median
Median age
50.1
years
Jobs based here
372
A commuter town
A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Pittsfield for work

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

13% → Cleveland Cleveland 13% 7% → Elyria Elyria 7% 7% → Oberlin Oberlin 7% 4% → Wellington Wellington 4% 3% → Camden Camden 3% 3% → Avon Avon 3% Pittsfield · 2% stay
372jobs based in Pittsfield
2%of working residents work in town
19 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

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Natural hazards

Very low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 13% of U.S. communities.

13risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
13Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Pittsfield

Most working residents leave Pittsfield for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Cleveland (13%), Elyria (7%) and Oberlin (7%). Half commute less than 19 miles.

2%work in town

Where working residents work

In Pittsfield2%
Cleveland13%
Elyria7%
Oberlin7%
Wellington4%
19 mi
median commute distance
372
jobs based in Pittsfield
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Pittsfield has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 20°, and about 47 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

47″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–37°
Spring39–59°
Summer61–81°
Fall43–63°
Oct 22
typical first frost
Apr 27
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Schools

Pittsfield’s public schools outperform 52% of Ohio districts

The public schools Pittsfield’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 52% of Ohio’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

B−School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
William R Burton8–121,194Not graded
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduationAll 1 schools →
Health

Healthier than 49% of U.S. towns

Pittsfield beats the Ohio average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.

B−Health Grade
32 measures vs. Ohio
3 better28 too close to call1 worse
What stands outPittsfieldOH
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off6.7%8.3%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity9.2%11.3%
More adults who have had cancer9.7%8.7%
Mercy Allen Hospital
4 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
69th
percentile among OH towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Pittfield after violent tornado in 1965
1965 · Pittfield after violent tornado in 1965 · Wikimedia Commons
Pittsfield’s story

Pittsfield in pictures

5 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.

Carlos Avery HousePittsfield Center intersectionMap of Lorain County Ohio Highlighting Pittsfield Township
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About Pittsfield

Township in Ohio, US

Pittsfield Township is one of the eighteen townships of Lorain County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,573.

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

Population
1,573
Area
26 sq mi
Elevation
820 ft

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