One village, two counties
Mogadore is a single village that sits in two counties. The western part lies in Summit County, on land that was originally Springfield Township. The eastern part lies in northwestern Suffield Township in Portage County.
The two sides look a little different in the Census Bureau’s 2020-2024 estimates:
| Summit County part | Portage County part | |
|---|---|---|
| Residents | about 2,800 | about 1,000 |
| Housing units | about 1,090 | about 560 |
| Median year built | 1957 | 1969 |
| Owner-occupied | 82% | about 100% |
| Median home value (owner estimate) | $180,700 | $189,600 |
The county line changes who handles your paperwork. Your property taxes, deed records and any court case follow the county where the parcel sits, not the village. Both counties charge the same conveyance fee rate, $4 per $1,000 of the sale price, which the Ohio conveyance fee guide explains.
If you are settling an estate, the probate court is usually the one in the county where the owner lived. Summit County’s is in Akron; Portage County’s is at 203 W. Main St. in Ravenna. See the Portage County probate guide or the Summit County probate guide for what each court expects before a house can be sold.
Bradleyville, then Mogadore
The village began as Bradleyville. Ariel Bradley, a Revolutionary War veteran, settled here in 1807, and the community carried his name until 1825. The state historical marker says Bradley did not want the area named after him.
The new name most likely comes from Mogador, the old spelling of Essaouira, a port in Morocco.
The clay that built a pottery town
Mogadore’s 19th-century economy ran on clay. According to the state historical marker, clay was discovered in 1828, and mining led to as many as 21 potteries around the community.
- The first pottery, Fisk and Smith’s, opened south of the village in 1829.
- Millions of pieces of stoneware were shipped across the country from the canal in Akron.
- Raw clay was sent as far as Canada.
The industry faded as glass and tin containers replaced heavy crockery. The Mogadore Historical Society displays local clay pieces on Cleveland Avenue.
A tight, owner-occupied housing market
Very few Mogadore homes sit empty. Only about 1% of the village’s roughly 1,640 housing units were vacant in the latest Census estimates, and about 88% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. The village peaked at 4,825 residents in 1970 and counted 3,811 in 2020.
The village’s median home was built in 1961, and about 15% of homes predate 1940. The median owner estimate of value is about $181,900.
A market with so little vacancy is often a good one for listing a house that’s in decent shape. A direct sale makes more sense when the house needs a lot of work, when you’ve inherited it and live elsewhere, or when you need a fixed closing date to line up a move. Our page on selling an inherited house walks through the options.
Village government, schools and inspections
Mogadore elects a mayor and a seven-member council at large to four-year terms, plus a clerk-treasurer, in nonpartisan elections. Village offices are at 135 S. Cleveland Ave.
The Mogadore Local School District runs one elementary school, one middle school and Mogadore High School, and the village has an Akron-Summit County Public Library branch. A 2025 title-company list shows no point-of-sale inspection in Mogadore.
For county-level detail, see the Summit County and Portage County pages. You can request a written offer on a Mogadore house on either side of the line.