Perry Heights is a community in Stark County, Ohio, home to about 8,756 people across 2.9 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 44646 and 44710.
Homes sold for a median of $136 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Massillon; part is in Perry Heights
Mostly Canton; part is in Perry Heights
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Perry Heights. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE)46 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Akron Canton Regional Airport (CAK)8 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Cleveland, OH47 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL329 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Perry Heights; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Perry Heights had 8,391 residents in the 2020 census, down 6% since 2000.
It’s the 202nd largest of 1,264 towns in Ohio by population.
Stark County grew from 94,747 residents in 1900 to 374,853 in 2020.
Stark County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 20°F. About 41.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 47 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Akron Canton Rgnl Ap, OH weather station (8 miles away).
139,706 jobs at 8,181 businesses in Stark County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
780 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Perry Heights’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 127 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 228 |
| Dentists | 29 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 183 |
| Mental health providers | 163 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 35 |
| Optometrists | 11 |
| Chiropractors | 4 |
| Pharmacies | 20 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (13 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries
Museums (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Massillon City, Jackson Local, Canton City and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massillon PreschoolMassillon | Pre-K | 175 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Amherst Elementary SchoolMassillon | K–5 | 462 | Public | 2.2 mi |
| Cedar Elementary SchoolCanton | K–3 | 364 | Public | 4.4 mi |
| Franklin Elementary SchoolMassillon | K–3 | 480 | Public | 2.1 mi |
| Sauder Elementary SchoolMassillon | K–5 | 722 | Public | 4.1 mi |
| Southway Elementary SchoolMassillon | K–4 | 474 | Public | 2.4 mi |
| Strausser Elementary SchoolMassillon | K–5 | 819 | Public | 5.9 mi |
| Watson Elementary SchoolMassillon | K–4 | 515 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| Whittier Elementary SchoolMassillon | K–3 | 366 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Pfeiffer Intermediate SchoolMassillon | 5–6 | 587 | Public | 2.4 mi |
| Jackson Memorial Middle SchoolMassillon | 6–8 | 1,313 | Public | 4.0 mi |
| Edison Middle SchoolMassillon | 7–8 | 585 | Public | 2.3 mi |
| Jackson High SchoolMassillon | 9–12 | 1,881 | Public | 3.4 mi |
| Perry High SchoolMassillon | 9–12 | 1,456 | Public | 2.0 mi |
| R G Drage Career Technical CtrMassillon | 9–12 | 736 | Career and Technical | 3.0 mi |
| Washington High SchoolMassillon | 9–12 | 1,211 | Public | 1.4 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joan of Arc SchoolCanton | Pre-K–8 | 274 | Roman Catholic | 2.7 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Massillon, Canton and Reedurban.
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