Blood, Trauma, and Biohazard Cleanup in Boston Heights, OH

Boston Heights is a village in northern Summit County, Ohio, part of the Akron metropolitan area, sitting in the Cuyahoga River valley country near Cuyahoga Valley National Park.

Boston Heights incorporated as a village in 1924, separating from Boston Township — whose first settlers arrived in 1805 and which was officially organized on January 15, 1811.

To incorporate, the village formed its own 'paper township' called Boston Heights Township, a legal device Ohio villages use to withdraw from their parent township.

In 1965 the village briefly detached a motel owner's property — creating a tiny enclave of Boston Heights Township — so he could obtain a liquor license available only in unincorporated areas; for a time the motel owner was reportedly the only person in Ohio living with no local government at all.

Boston Heights had a population of 1,402 at the 2020 census, up from 1,300 people in 463 households in 2010.

Despite its small population, the village spreads across about 6.9 square miles, giving it a low density of roughly 200 people per square mile.

Boston Heights is home to the corporate headquarters of Arhaus, a major national home furnishings retailer.

The village is an affluent community, with an estimated median household income of about $118,160 and a median resident age of about 49.9 years, and its local landmarks include the Boston Hills Country Club and the historic Luther B. Ranney Farmhouse.