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About Rootstown
Township in Ohio, USRootstown Township is one of the eighteen civil townships of Portage County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 8,602 people in the township.
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Housing in Rootstown
The typical Rootstown home is worth about $281,000, up 6.7% in a year, 13% above the Ohio typical home.
Health in Rootstown
Health Grade B−
Healthier than 51% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Ohio
No difference on any of 32 measures is outside the margin of error.
What stands out
Nothing stands out: Rootstown tracks Ohio closely.
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Natural hazards in Rootstown
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 13% of U.S. communities.
Schools in Rootstown
All Rootstown schools →School Grade B+
The public schools Rootstown’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 67% of Ohio’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within OH. Ratings are from neighbors.
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