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Litchfield Township

Litchfield Township is a township in Medina County, Ohio. The data below comes from public county auditor records. Local editorial notes are added over time.

Editor's note · Medina Homes Guide · 2026-10-01
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Listings in Litchfield Township

Every dot on this map is a residential lot from the county auditor's record. When a home here is listed on Medina Homes Guide, its price appears on the map as a tag.

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Dots: Medina County Auditor parcel record. A dot shows where a residential lot is. It does not mean the home is for sale.

County records · last 12 months

Last 12 months in Litchfield

The Big Five

Every number here comes straight from the Medina County Auditor, the same records your agent pulls to price a home and a lender checks before they write a loan. We update them every month so you're always looking at current data. These are real sale prices from real Medina County transactions, and you can verify every one of them at the auditor's website. Whether you're buying and trying to figure out if a price actually makes sense, or thinking about selling and want to know what homes like yours have been getting, The Big Five are where that conversation starts.

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$330,052
Median sale price The midpoint of all home sales here in the last 12 months. Half sold for more, half for less. If your budget is above this number, most of the market is in range. Below it, homes are available but you're working with the lower half of what's out there. Unlike an average, one high-priced sale doesn't throw this number off.
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-7.3%
vs. last year Compares this year's median sale price to last year's. A dip doesn't mean the neighborhood is losing value. Prices often pull back after a hot year. For buyers, a negative number means more purchasing power than 12 months ago. For sellers, it's useful context on where the market sits today. See the price history chart below for the full picture.
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50
Homes sold How many homes actually changed hands here in the last 12 months. A higher number means an active market. Homes sell quickly and buyers have more options. A lower number means a quieter market with less buyer traffic. It also tells you how much to trust the median price above. More sales means more data behind it, not a figure built on a handful of transactions.
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0.8%
Annual tax rate Your yearly property tax bill as a percent of what you paid for the home. At 1.2%, a $400,000 home costs about $4,800 a year in taxes, roughly $400 a month added on top of your mortgage. Compare this across neighborhoods to see where your dollar goes further.
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+49%
Above county value The county auditor has an official value on file for every home. It is what your property tax bill is based on. That number gets updated every few years and tends to run behind the real market. This tells you how much more homes here have actually been selling for above that county estimate. When you look up a home on the auditor's website, the value you see is not what you'd pay.

The median sale price in the stats above combines every property type sold here. For a more accurate number, use the row that matches what you're shopping for. Property types with fewer than 3 sales in the period roll into the combined total and won't appear as a separate row.

By property type · last 12 months

Median price Sold
  • Condos / townhomes $330,600 39 sales
  • Single-family homes $307,500 10 sales

Price history · residential home sales

Median price Sold
  • 2022 (Feb–Dec) $284,500 32 sales
  • 2023 $340,000 30 sales
  • 2024 $362,500 46 sales
  • 2025 (Jan–Aug) $330,052 30 sales

Source: Medina County Auditor transfer records · 2026-10-01.

Numbers come from Medina County public deed records, filed with the county auditor and open to the public. Residential homes only. Includes for-sale-by-owner and foreclosure sales not tracked through an agent, so figures may run slightly different from what an agent's report shows.

Prices reflect conditions at the time of sale. Economic events like interest rate cycles, pandemic-era demand shifts, and changes in local housing supply can cause year-over-year swings that overstate or understate what the underlying market is actually doing. The trend is useful context, not a final word.

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Median sale price — last 12 months

The median sale price in Litchfield Township was $330,052 last year, based on 50 recorded home sales. Median means the midpoint — half those homes sold for more, half for less. It is more reliable than an average because one very expensive sale cannot pull the number up. Sales ranged from $60,000 to $632,900.

If your budget is near or above this number, most of what sells here is in your range. Below it, homes exist but you are working in the lower half of the market. Use it as a starting point, not a ceiling.

Source: Medina County Auditor — Transfer Records · verified 2026-10-01

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Year-over-year price trend

Median sale prices in Litchfield Township are down approximately 7.3% from the prior 12-month period. One year of movement does not define a neighborhood — check the price history chart below for the longer view.

A price dip does not mean the neighborhood is losing ground. Markets pull back after active years. For buyers, this means more purchasing power than 12 months ago. For sellers, it is honest context on where the market sits right now — not a reason to panic.

Source: Medina County Auditor — Transfer Records · verified 2026-10-01

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School district

Most addresses in Litchfield Township are served by the Buckeye Local School District.

We don't publish school ratings or commentary — visit the district directly for enrollment, programs, and current performance data.

Source: Buckeye Local School District · verified 2026-10-01

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Water and sewer

Litchfield Township is predominantly on private well water and household septic systems. There is no public water or sewer infrastructure in most of the area. Individual wells are drilled on-lot; septic systems are permitted and inspected through the Medina County Health Department.

Ask for the well age, last service date, and the most recent septic inspection report before you write an offer. These are negotiating points, not afterthoughts.

Source: Medina County Health Department — Sewage Treatment · verified 2026-10-01

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Estimated annual property taxes

The estimated annual property tax for a typical home in Litchfield Township is around $2,663, based on current county auditor records. Your actual bill will vary depending on exemptions you qualify for and when your home was last assessed.

Most lenders roll property taxes into your monthly mortgage payment through escrow — so your real payment will be higher than just principal and interest. Budget roughly $222 a month for taxes on top of your base loan payment. When comparing two homes at the same price in different areas, the tax rate alone can shift your true monthly cost by hundreds of dollars.

Source: Medina County Auditor — Transfer Records · verified 2026-10-01

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Typical parcel size

The median parcel size for residential sales in Litchfield Township is 3.14 acres — solid rural scale. The range tells the real story: parcels run from under 0.2 acres on clustered and condo-style properties to more than 19 acres on the township's larger rural lots. More than half of recent sales exceeded an acre. If land is part of why you're looking here, it's available.

Don't assume the median describes every property. Ask your agent to filter by lot size early. The difference between a quarter-acre and a 10-acre rural parcel changes the lifestyle, the well and septic obligations, and the price significantly.

Source: Medina County Auditor — Transfer Records · verified 2026-10-01

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Major roads and highway access

Primary road access in Litchfield Township is via SR 162, SR 301, and US 224. There is no public transit service in this area.

Confirm your typical commute route and drive time before you commit. Rural roads in Medina County can add significant time in winter weather conditions.

Source: Ohio Department of Transportation TIMS · verified 2026-10-01

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Government structure and taxes

Litchfield Township is a township — not a city or village. Three elected trustees and a fiscal officer handle road maintenance, zoning, and local services. There is no mayor and no municipal income tax, though the Buckeye Local School District collects a separate voter-approved earned income tax. If you are moving from a municipality that levies its own income tax, your net take-home changes.

Township government means fewer services than a city — factor that in for trash pickup, street lighting, and snow removal. Compare your current municipal income tax rate before assuming your monthly budget stays the same.

Source: Litchfield Township / Ohio Department of Taxation · verified 2026-10-01

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Natural gas vs. propane

Natural gas lines do not extend throughout Litchfield Township. Most homes are heated with propane, stored in an above-ground tank on the property. Propane prices fluctuate seasonally and must be budgeted separately from your mortgage and taxes.

Ask the seller which fuel the home uses and request the last 12 months of propane bills. Estimates vary widely — ask the seller for actual prior-year bills rather than budgeting from an estimate.

Source: Medina County Auditor — Property Records · verified 2026-10-01

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Flood zones

Portions of Litchfield Township near Black River and Huron River headwater tributaries may fall within FEMA-designated Special Flood Hazard Areas (Zone AE). Homes in these zones require federally mandated flood insurance if the mortgage is backed by a federally regulated lender. Most of the area sits in Zone X, which carries minimal flood risk.

Pull the FEMA Flood Map for any specific address before you close. Flood insurance on a Zone AE property can add $1,000 to $3,000 or more per year to your carrying costs.

Source: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer · verified 2026-10-01

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Emergency services

Litchfield Township is served by the Litchfield Township Fire Department. The nearest emergency room is Cleveland Clinic Medina Hospital, approximately 25 minutes east.

If medical response time is a factor for anyone in your household, factor the drive to the nearest emergency room into your due diligence.

Source: Litchfield Township Fire Department / Medina County EMS · verified 2026-10-01

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Broadband and internet

Internet service in this area varies by address and provider. Wired options including cable and fiber may be available along established road corridors; availability and providers differ by location. No single provider serves every address in the township.

Check the specific property address on the FCC Broadband Map before you close. Provider availability at a neighboring home does not guarantee the same service at the property you are buying.

Source: FCC Broadband Map · verified 2026-10-01

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Local history

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What is the Litchfield Circle in Ohio

The Litchfield Circle is the traffic circle where State Route 18 crosses State Route 83 at the center of Litchfield Township. Circle Park and its gazebo, a replica of the township's 1900s wooden gazebo built by the Litchfield Historical Society, host ice cream socials, band concerts and holiday events. The Litchfield Town Hall at 9256 Norwalk Road rents to township residents, with the main floor at $100, the upper floor at $50 for meetings, and the gazebo free on its own or $20 with hall restrooms. Two weeks' notice is required.

Source: Litchfield Township hall rental and parks pages · checked 2026-10-01

Who are the Litchfield Township trustees

Litchfield Township is governed by three elected trustees and an elected fiscal officer. The township directory lists Joe Seifert as chair, Mike Pope as vice chair, Dennis Ryncarz as trustee and Pam Shaw as fiscal officer. Trustees meet the fourth Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at 3928 Avon Lake Road, a former United Church of Christ building the congregation donated to the township and still worships in. The administration office is open by appointment only. Call zoning inspector Tedd Schroth at 440-522-9321 before building anything, including a barn, deck, pool or fence, because a certificate issued after work starts costs double. Policing is by the Medina County Sheriff's Office.

Source: Litchfield Township directory, zoning and roads pages, and the Medina Gazette · checked 2026-10-01

Does Litchfield Township Ohio have its own fire department

Litchfield Fire & Rescue is an all-volunteer department of a chief and twenty volunteer firefighters, EMTs and paramedics based at 9487 Norwalk Road, on Route 18 just west of the Litchfield Circle. It covers Litchfield Township and responds to neighboring communities under mutual aid. The department reports a Public Protection Classification of 5 from its 2016 Insurance Services Office audit, improved from a 7/9 split. Reflective green address signs are sold at the firehouse for $15. Non-emergency calls go to 330-725-0911.

Source: Litchfield Township Fire & Rescue page · checked 2026-10-01

Are there fire hydrants in Litchfield Township Ohio

Litchfield Fire & Rescue reports that fewer than 10 percent of Litchfield Township has pressurized fire hydrants. For the remaining 90 percent the department hauls water by tanker or draws from a static source such as a dry hydrant or a pond. Because distance to a water source affects what an insurer charges, ask at the specific address rather than assuming, and ask the department directly at 330-725-0911.

Source: Litchfield Township Fire & Rescue page · checked 2026-10-01

Who provides water in Litchfield Township Ohio

The water utility Litchfield Township names for new residents is the Rural Lorain County Water Authority, based in LaGrange, Lorain County, at 800-842-1339. RLCWA buys its water from Avon Lake, New London and Ashland rather than treating its own, and serves about 25,500 connections across seven counties including Medina. Its 2026 tap fee is $4,700 for a three-quarter inch residential tap, installed about four to six weeks after purchase. Mains do not reach every Litchfield road, so whether a given parcel can connect has to be checked with RLCWA at the address.

Source: Rural Lorain County Water Authority and Litchfield Township new resident page · checked 2026-10-01

Who provides electricity in Litchfield Township Ohio

Litchfield Township lists Lorain-Medina Rural Electric Cooperative for electric service and three gas suppliers, Columbia Gas of Ohio, Aspire Energy and Consumer Gas Cooperative. LMRE is a member-owned cooperative incorporated in 1936, headquartered in Spencer, serving about 16,000 consumers over roughly 1,500 miles of line and 15 substations, and it counts Litchfield among the townships it serves. Trash is not a township service; residents hire their own hauler, and the township lists Kimble, Republic Services, Rumpke and AM Dumpster and Junk Removal.

Source: Litchfield Township new resident page and Lorain-Medina Rural Electric Cooperative · checked 2026-10-01

Can I get fiber internet in Litchfield Ohio 44253

Litchfield has been part of a deliberate rural fiber build. Omni Fiber lists Litchfield, Ohio among its service areas and publishes symmetrical 500 Mbps, 1 Gig and 2 Gig plans with free install and no data caps. An earlier project announced in 2024 by Lit Fiber with Lit Communities, Medina Fiber, Lorain-Medina Rural Electric and the publicly owned Medina County Fiber Network named Litchfield as a target, and more than a million feet of fiber was reported pulled in Medina County by August 2024. The Lit Fiber Ohio web address now redirects to a Kentucky company. Availability is specific to the address, so check it at the address before relying on it.

Source: Omni Fiber service area page, Lit Fiber and LMRE 2024 announcement, Broadband Communities · checked 2026-10-01

Where can I hike in Litchfield Township Ohio

Litchfield Wetlands Nature Preserve is a 145 acre Medina County Park District property at 3005 Avon Lake Road in Litchfield Township, the first park district area in this part of the county. About 80 acres of former farm field were restored to wetland with $900,000 of Ohio Department of Natural Resources H2Ohio funding and $300,000 from the district. It has a 1.7 mile wheelchair-accessible crushed limestone loop, a 200 foot boardwalk, observation decks, restrooms and a 30 car lot, and is open daily from 6 a.m. to one hour past sunset. Hiking, running, birding, cross-country skiing and leashed dogs are allowed; biking and fishing are not.

Source: Medina County Park District · checked 2026-10-01

Where do kids play baseball in Litchfield Ohio

Litchfield Ballpark at 4088 Avon Lake Road, just south of the Circle, is privately owned and hosts the Buckeye Baseball & Softball Youth League, t-ball through travel. Buckeye Youth Soccer plays behind the Buckeye Elementary and Intermediate Schools, and Buckeye Youth Football Association covers grades 1 through 8. The township names two 4-H clubs for ages 5 to 19, Litchfield Friendly Workers, which meets the second and fourth Thursdays at the Litchfield Town Hall, and Litchfield Leprechauns. Scouting runs through local Girl Scout troops and Cub Scout Pack 3500.

Source: Litchfield Township sports and kids pages · checked 2026-10-01

Are there summer concerts in Litchfield Ohio

The Litchfield Town Band dates to about 1900, when the Litchfield Cemetery and Park Association needed a band for the Memorial Day procession to the town cemetery. It rehearses Tuesdays at the Litchfield Town Hall and plays Friday evening ice cream socials at the gazebo on the Litchfield Circle through June and July, each hosted by a different local group, plus the Litchfield and Chatham Memorial Day services. An Ohio historical marker for the band, erected in 2016 by the Litchfield Historical Society and the Ohio History Connection, stands in the median of Norwalk Road at Avon Lake Road.

Source: Litchfield Township Town Band page and the Historical Marker Database entry for the Litchfield Town Band marker · checked 2026-10-01

Is there a museum in Litchfield Ohio

The Litchfield Historical Museum is in an 1846 Greek Revival house on the southeast corner of the Litchfield Circle at 9268 Norwalk Road. The township bought the house in 1999 and contracted with the Litchfield Historical Society, formed around the township's 150th anniversary in 1981 and incorporated in 1984, to restore it. The all-volunteer society keeps archives and photographs, built the Circle Park gazebo, and runs the candidates' night, Christmas program and Memorial Day service. It meets the third Monday of the month, generally March through November at 7 p.m. Membership is $5 a year and The Story of Litchfield, Ohio is $10. The museum is open by appointment, with tours on request.

Source: Litchfield Township history page and the Litchfield Historical Society · checked 2026-10-01

What cemeteries are in Litchfield Township Ohio

Litchfield Township runs two active cemeteries. Litchfield Center Cemetery began as a one acre purchase in 1850 but its first burial was in 1831, thirteen year old Jane Strait, recorded as the first death in the township; it now holds more than 1,650 burials across almost 13 acres with the front five in use. Crow Corners Cemetery is one acre on the south side of Crow Road just west of Yost Road, with a first known burial of Rufus Burr on February 11, 1850. A single grave costs $400 for residents and taxpayers and $1,000 for non-residents, grave openings are $800 on weekdays, and interments must take place before 2:30 p.m. Heather Minor is the cemetery sexton at 330-421-4574.

Source: Litchfield Township cemeteries page, quoting The Story of Litchfield, Ohio · checked 2026-10-01

Where is Buckeye High School in Medina County

Litchfield Township has no school building. All five Buckeye Local School District buildings sit together on Columbia Road in York Township with Medina mailing addresses: the district office at 3044, Buckeye Junior High at 3024, Buckeye High School at 3084, Buckeye Intermediate at 3140 with Little Bucks Preschool inside it, and Buckeye Primary at 3180. The campus is about five miles east of the Litchfield Circle and about eight miles from the township's western boundary at the Lorain County line. The district switchboard is 330-722-8257.

Source: Buckeye Local School District building websites · checked 2026-10-01

Is there a library in Litchfield Township Ohio

Litchfield Township has no library branch. The Medina County District Library bookmobile parks along the Litchfield Circle next to the United Church of Christ on Wednesdays from 3:00 to 3:30 p.m. for returns and interlibrary loan pickups, arranged at 330-722-2590. The nearest branch is Buckeye Library at 6625 Wolff Road, which is in York Township despite its Medina address, open Monday to Thursday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed Sundays, at 330-725-4415. Library Outreach Services, based in that building, can arrange monthly home delivery for people who need it.

Source: Medina County District Library and the Litchfield Township bookmobile and seniors pages · checked 2026-10-01

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