A newer neighborhood on old township land
Coventry Crossing is the southernmost part of Akron, and it only got its name in 2017. Jason Segedy, the city’s planning director at the time, created it when he redrew the neighborhood map, taking the name from the Coventry Crossing housing development already there.
The land came to Akron from Coventry Township. Coventry’s own history says large portions of the township were annexed by Akron and Barberton over time, until a 1995 agreement with Akron that the township calls the first in the country to halt annexation. Wikipedia’s neighborhood article dates the annexation of Firestone Country Club from Coventry Township to 1985.
The resident Signal Akron interviewed has lived here for more than 30 years and moved in before the Coventry Crossing development itself was built. In his telling, the main changes since then are more commercial development along the edges and the construction of I-277.
Sources on Coventry Crossing are thin. We found no published history of when its subdivisions were built or what styles they used, so we haven’t guessed.
Golf courses, a metro park and the lakes
Green space sets this neighborhood apart from the rest of the city:
- Firestone Country Club, members only, with three 18-hole courses on more than 880 acres.
- Firestone Metro Park, which started in 1941 as an 89-acre gift from Firestone Tire & Rubber and now has trails, wetlands and the Tuscarawas River running through it. The Warner Road Area entrance is in the neighborhood.
- Raymond C. Firestone Golf Course, which is open to the public.
- The Portage Lakes, just to the south.
A resident of more than 30 years told Signal Akron that some families are on their second or third generation here, that people take care of their property, and that I-277 makes it quick to go any direction. His wish list was short: a few sit-down restaurants, and better schools.
Selling a Coventry Crossing house honestly
This is a neighborhood where we’ll often tell you that listing could net you more. A cared-for house near the golf courses and parks, with no deadline on your side, will usually draw retail buyers, and an agent can reach them. Our selling options page lays out the tradeoffs.
A direct sale makes more sense when time or condition is the problem:
- an inherited house that needs clearing out, covered in selling an inherited house
- a move to assisted living on a fixed date
- dated systems or deferred repairs you don’t want to manage
Expect families to ask about schools early. The same resident said he reads the district report cards in the paper and called school quality a real concern, even while describing the neighborhood as safe and family-centered.
Get the school district right before anything else, because it can differ from what the mailing address suggests. If you’re comparing this area with the township next door, see our Coventry Township page.