Because of many things, Norton is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Norton really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Norton perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Norton has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Norton a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
In terms of college education, Norton is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 27.07% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Norton in 2022 was $42,670, which is wealthy relative to Ohio, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $170,680 for a family of four. However, Norton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Norton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Norton residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Norton include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Norton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Slavic languages and Spanish.
