Summit County, Ohio
Barberton Real Estate and Local Guide
Barberton is an Akron-area industrial city founded in 1891 by O.C. Barber, known for its Diamond Match heritage and a distinctive local style of fried chicken.
Living in Barberton
Known as the "Magic City" for its rapid growth after its 1891 founding by industrialist O.C. Barber. Source: en.wikipedia.org
IncomeAbout $48,943 median household
EducationAbout 17.9% hold a bachelor's or higher
CountySummit County
Homes in Barberton
Owner-occupiedAbout 59.6% of occupied housing units
Single-family detached homesRoughly 70.9% of housing units
- The median home value is about $120,100, keeping the city among the more affordable Akron-area suburbs.
Source: ACS 2023
What makes Barberton home
Lake Anna
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Glacial kettle lake at the center of the city, named for founder O.C. Barber's daughter Anna Laura Barber
Anna Dean Farm
Source: en.wikipedia.org
O.C. Barber's early 1900s experimental estate, including the O.C. Barber Piggery listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Barberton Mum Festival
Source: visitakron-summit.org
Annual chrysanthemum festival held in the city since 1932
Summit Metro Parks
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Regional park district serving Barberton and Summit County with parks and trails