Barberton, OH
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Our record for Barberton may be out of date. The most recent record we hold is from Thu Jun 4, 2026. (88 days ago) Newer meetings may not have been published to the official portal yet, or may not have been collected by us yet — this is a statement about our record, not about whether the board or council has met. Check the official portal before concluding nothing is scheduled.
BarbertonOH averageUS Census ACS
Typical home value $158,581 +4.4% yr/yr · +32.4% 5-yr
Home-value trend 2000–2026 (Zillow ZHVI)
Municipal budget
Total revenue$23.4M (FY2023)
Total spending$13.5M (FY2023)
Taxes$18.1M (FY2023)
Debt outstanding$2.9M (FY2023)
Spending per resident$539 (FY2023)
Development activity
Housing units permitted — US Census Building Permits Survey
202572 housing units ($15.1M)
Recent meetings
Thu Jun 4, 2026 · 18:00
General
Thu Jun 4, 2026 · 18:00
General
Thu Jun 4, 2026 · 18:00
General
Thu May 21, 2026 · 17:30
General
Barberton City Council Chambers
Thu May 21, 2026 · 18:00
General
Thu May 21, 2026 · 18:00
General
Wed May 13, 2026 · 18:00
General
Wed May 13, 2026 · 18:00
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💰 Federal awards (top 10 by amount)
Largest recent federal contract/grant awards to recipients in this city (2023–present), via USAspending.gov.
| $18.0M | AKRON BUILDING & OUTDOOR MAINTENANCE INC Department of the Interior · CUVA - RIVERBANK STABILIZATION |
| $2.3M | AKRON BUILDING & OUTDOOR MAINTENANCE INC Department of the Interior · OTHER CONSTRUCTION, RIVERBANK STABILIZATION PROJECT |
| $1.2M | BARBERTON LAUNDRY & CLEANING INC Department of Veterans Affairs · FISHER HOUSE LAUNDRY LINEN |
| $542,667 | WINTROW CONSTRUCTION CORP Department of the Interior · OTHER CONSTRUCTION, RAILROAD TAMPING AND CROSSING REPLACEMENT |
| $377,100 | WINTROW CONSTRUCTION CORP Department of the Interior · BRIDGE 447 TIMBER REPAIRS |
| $240,276 | WINTROW CONSTRUCTION CORP Department of the Interior · SOLICITATION NOTICE: THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, INTERIOR REGIONS 3/4/ |
| $188,650 | ALL TOWN & COUNTRY SEPTIC TANK SERVICE, INC. Department of the Interior · EPREF, CUVA SEPTIC SERVICE |
| $38,190 | WINTROW CONSTRUCTION CORP Department of the Interior · RAIL REPLACEMENT OF 280' OF RAIL NEAR I-271 OVERPASS |
| $19,850 | HANNECARD ROLLER COATINGS INC National Aeronautics and Space Administr · THERMALLY SPRAYED TEST SAMPLES |
| $16,192 | WINTROW CONSTRUCTION CORP Department of the Interior · RR REPAIRS - CUVA |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury) — federal awards only, not city budgets.
🌐 County-level context (Summit County)
County-level context — from BLS, IRS, FEMA, HUD, Census. These figures cover the whole county this city sits in, not just the city itself.
Traffic fatalities2 (1 pedestrian · 2024)
Business establishments13,309 (249,827 employees · 2023)
Fair Market Rent (2BR)$1,131/mo (803 assisted households · 2025)
Adults with low literacy16.1% (low numeracy 27% · 2017)
Sources: BLS LAUS, IRS SOI, FEMA, NHTSA FARS, Census CBP, HUD, NCES PIAAC
City profile
Everything below is drawn from this city’s own public record and primary-source government data. AI-written summaries are a finding aid, not a citable quote.
$23.4M
Annual budget
$2.9M
Debt outstanding
72
Permitted housing units
The money — in
source: Census gov-finance & state comptrollerBudget
Revenue$23.4M
Spending$13.5M
Revenue ran ahead of operating spending this year.
Debt load LOW
Outstanding debt$2.9M
Debt-to-revenue0.13×
Debt-load index12 / 100
A debt-load indicator (national percentile of debt, deficit & aid-reliance) — not a solvency verdict. Cross-checked against official state fiscal-stress scores where they exist.
Outcomes — economic mobility
source: Opportunity Atlas (Harvard) · research useFor kids who grew up here in low-income households, their adult household-income rank (0–1). The average hides a gap by race:
Research-only layer, shown here for context — not included in the CC BY 4.0 bulk download.
Where it’s happening
geocoded land-use decisions🗺 Interactive map
Every rezoning, development approval, and permit — explore the geocoded records in the research explorer.