Norton, OH Homes for Rent

Norton in Ohio is a suburb of Akron with a rural feel and a strong sense of familiarity among its roughly 11,000 residents. People spend summer evenings at the long-running Blue Sky Drive-In Theater and come together each fall at Columbia Woods Park for the Norton Cider Festival, a three-day event with live bands, concessions, a parade, and fireworks. Housing in Norton ranges from early 20th-century fixer-uppers to newly built homes, with common styles including ranch houses, Contemporary designs, bungalows, and split-levels, though flooding during heavy rain can be an issue near the many lakes and creeks. The Norton City School District has a high rating, with above-average math and reading scores and a modern high school building that opened in 2017 and includes a multi-purpose stadium. Local things to do include visiting ten public parks with soccer fields, playgrounds, tennis courts, and walking paths, fishing at Barberton Reservoir, playing a round at the public golf course, or staying at the lakefront campground. South Cleveland Massillon Road provides everyday shopping and dining with fast food, a grocery store, an ice cream parlor, a coffee shop, and a sports bar, plus a nearby tavern and winery. Many residents commute about 10 miles on Interstate 76 to downtown Akron, with Akron METRO stops along Norton Avenue and access to Akron-Canton Airport 17 miles away and Cleveland Hopkins International Airport about 40 miles north.