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Township in Geauga County, Ohio
Chester Township, Geauga County
Paper Trail has 4,919 parcels in Chester Township from the Geauga County Auditor: owners, values, sales and taxes, as of October 22, 2026.
Property at a glance
Source: Geauga County Auditor owner mailing addresses, 3,850 homes with a mailing address, October 22, 2026. A bill mailed to the home is the closest public sign that the owner lives there; it is not proof.
Mailing lists for Chester Township
Owners in Chester Township to mail, counted from the county's records today. The price is the whole list; you see the exact count and price again before you pay, and the file downloads when you pay.
No phone numbers or email addresses. Not for screening anyone for housing, a job, credit or insurance.
Home sales by month
104 home sales in Chester Township from October 2025 to September 2026, at a median price of $378,000.
| Month | Sales |
|---|---|
| October 2025 | 10 |
| November 2025 | 10 |
| December 2025 | 4 |
| January 2026 | 6 |
| February 2026 | 4 |
| March 2026 | 8 |
| April 2026 | 8 |
| May 2026 | 4 |
| June 2026 | 12 |
| July 2026 | 19 |
| August 2026 | 8 |
| September 2026 | 11 |
Source: Geauga County Auditor, sales it marks as real sales (not family transfers or estates), counted once per deed, by the month of the sale. Data as of October 22, 2026.
Schools
Public schools inside the township line
- Robert C Lindsey Elementary SchoolOhio report card: 5 stars
- West Geauga High SchoolOhio report card: 5 stars
- West Geauga Middle SchoolOhio report card: 5 stars
Other schools in the West Geauga Local district
- Westwood Elementary SchoolOhio report card: 5 stars
Private schools
- Hawken School
- St. Anselm Elementary School
Schools and students: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, fall 2024 count, and Private School Universe Survey, 2023-24. Ratings: Ohio Department of Education and Workforce, 2025-26 School Report Cards, the state's own overall star rating for each school. A school is listed here when its address sits inside the boundary.
Library
- Geauga West BranchOpen about 68 hours a week
The Geauga County Public Library (7 buildings and 2 bookmobiles) had 620,568 visits and lent 3,017,332 books, movies and e-books in 2024, with 46,621 card holders.
Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024 (released June 2026). Figures are for the whole library system.
Crime reported to the FBI
Reported to the FBI by the Chester Township Police Department, 2020 (1 of 12 months): 0 violent and 1 property crime. No full year was reported from 2020 to 2025, so no rate is given.
| Year | Violent | Property | Months | Per 1,000 people |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Not reported | 0 | ||
| 2024 | Not reported | 0 | ||
| 2023 | Not reported | 0 | ||
| 2022 | Not reported | 0 | ||
| 2021 | Not reported | 0 | ||
| 2020 (partial) | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Most common offenses in the Chester Township Police Department's 2020 incident reports: drug offenses 4, assault offenses 1, thefts 1.
Reporting varies from agency to agency and year to year, and these numbers are as reported to the FBI. A low count can mean an agency reported only part of the year; a year with no reports is left blank, never counted as zero. Violent crime means murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime means burglary, theft and vehicle theft. Paper Trail Ohio adds no score and does not compare places.
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A and NIBRS files for data years 2020 to 2025 (files dated August 14, 2026), Crime Data Explorer.
Official offices
The official records for Chester Township are kept by the county. Paper Trail Ohio is not a government website.
What you can do here
Look up any parcel in Chester Township free: owner, values, sales and taxes. Or buy one of the mailing lists for Chester Township above.
Chester Township on the property map · Every Geauga County mailing list
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Questions
How many parcels are in Chester Township?
4,919 parcels sit inside the Chester Township boundary on the Geauga County Auditor's map, 3,850 of them homes, as of October 22, 2026.
What is the median home sale price in Chester Township?
$378,000, from 104 home sales the Geauga County Auditor marks as real sales, October 2025 to September 2026.
Which public schools are in Chester Township?
Robert C Lindsey Elementary School, grades 3 to 5; West Geauga High School, grades 9 to 12; West Geauga Middle School, grades 6 to 8.
Is there a public library in Chester Township?
Yes: Geauga West Branch, 13455 Chillicothe Rd.
Who reports crime figures for Chester Township to the FBI?
The Chester Township Police Department. The page shows each year it reported from 2020 to 2025, with the months reported.