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Radon in Akron, Ohio

EPA puts Summit County, where Akron is, in Zone 1, its highest radon zone, and 38.7% of its 6,486 reported radon tests (2008 to 2017, laboratory totals) were at or above 4 pCi/L. Homes with elevated levels occur in all three zones, so only a test measures yours.

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  • Share at 4+ pCi/L

    38.7%

    13.6 pts below OH

    Summit
    38.7%
    Ohio
    52.3%

    Summit, 67th of 79 in OH, 2008 to 2017

  • Median result

    3.1pCi/L

    Below action level

    Summit
    3.1 pCi/L
    EPA
    4.0 pCi/L

    Midpoint of Summit's tests, 2008 to 2017

  • Nearest county

    39.3%

    Portage, 18 miles

    Portage
    39.3%
    Summit
    38.7%

    1,661 tests, 2008 to 2017

  • EPA radon zone

    Zone 1

    Highest potential

    1. Zone 1
    2. 2
    3. 3

    1 highest, 3 lowest

    Summit, where Akron is

  • Tests reported

    6,486

    In Summit

    Summit
    6,486
    Portage
    1,661

    Reported to CDC before any fix, 2008 to 2017

Read a result for Akron

Starts at Summit County's median, 3.1 pCi/L

3.1pCi/L

EPA’s own thresholds; the figures are the area’s, never this home’s.

EPA’s reading of 3.1 pCi/L

Between 2 and 4 pCi/L

  1. Under 20 to 1.9 pCi/L
  2. 2 to 4consider a fix
  3. 4 and aboveEPA says fix it

This result is between 2 and 4 pCi/L. EPA recommends considering a fix when the level is between 2 and 4 pCi/L. Summit County's median reported result, 2008 to 2017.

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The data

Akron, What is published

What is published for Akron

Information:

Every figure for Akron is a county's

Radon data is published by county, not by city, so for Akron it is Summit County's: its EPA zone (Zone 1) and the 6,486 tests reported to CDC for 2008 to 2017, laboratory. Only a test tells you about one home.

Akron covers 61.9 square miles of land, all of it in Summit County. About 189,691 people live there, 3,063 to the square mile.

Akron, Counties

The county Akron lies in

Measured

Summit County's EPA zone and the figures CDC publishes for it, 2008 to 2017, laboratory.

Summit CountyZone 1Highest predicted potential

38.7%
Reported tests at or above 4 pCi/L
3.1 pCi/L
Median reported result
6,486 tests
Tests reported to CDC
None
Yearly figures on file

Summit County ranks 67th of 79 Ohio counties with 30 or more tests for that period, 13.6 points below the 52.3% pooled across Ohio's counties, 3.0 points above the national pool of 35.7%.

Measured from the middle of Akron, the nearest counties with a CDC figure for 2008 to 2017, laboratory are Portage County (18 miles, 39.3% of 1,661 tests), Medina County (20 miles, 43.4% of 2,139 tests) and Stark County (20 miles, 60.1% of 3,317 tests). Across the 8 nearest, the share at or above 4 pCi/L runs from 21.7% to 61.8%; the farthest of them, Mahoning County, is 39 miles away at 23.4%.

The directory lists 13 businesses with an address in Akron, 8 for testing and 6 for mitigation. Ohio's other cities with a page of their own: Columbus, Dayton, Cincinnati and Toledo.

The counties around Akron

By distance from the middle of Akron; counties with 30 or more tests.

Nearest counties to Akron with 30 or more tests
CountyDistanceTestsAt or above 4 pCi/LMedian
Portage County18 mi1,66139.3%3.2 pCi/L
Medina County20 mi2,13943.4%3.5 pCi/L
Stark County20 mi3,31760.1%4.9 pCi/L
Cuyahoga County25 mi10,09221.7%2.0 pCi/L
Wayne County26 mi1,07461.8%4.9 pCi/L
Geauga County34 mi1,46923.4%2.4 pCi/L
Lorain County36 mi3,30745.4%3.6 pCi/L
Mahoning County39 mi66623.4%2.5 pCi/L

Predicted: EPA Map of Radon Zones, by county. Measured: CDC tracking data, by county, 2008 to 2017, laboratory.

Akron, Geology

The ground under Akron

Predicted

USGS's geologic map puts all of Akron's mapped land in one class: moderate radon potential. All of it lies in the area the map calls Glaciated Plateau, to which USGS gives a radon index of 11, in the moderate band (9 to 11).

USGS's geologic areas under Akron
AreaThe rock, in USGS's wordsPotentialRadon indexShare of land
Glaciated PlateauDevonian, Mississippian and Permian carbonates and shales.Moderate11100%

Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.

Akron beside its county and Ohio

All of Akron, like all of Summit County, is rated moderate. Across Ohio 62.8% of the land is rated high; none of Akron's is.

Share of land by USGS radon potential: Akron, the county it lies in and Ohio
AreaEPA zoneLow potentialModerate potentialHigh potential
AkronBy countyNone100%None
Summit CountyZone 1None100%None
Ohio88 counties, pooled by land areaVariesNone37.2%62.8%

The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.

Akron, Homes

Homes in Akron

Of Akron's 93,503 homes, 68% are detached houses, against 72% across Summit County; 18% are in buildings of five or more homes. The homes are older than Summit County's as a whole: half were built before 1954 (1965 for Summit County), and 61% date from before 1960. 51% of occupied homes are lived in by their owner (Summit County: 67%); in the rest a tenant can run a test, but a fix is the landlord's to make.

Homes in Akron, Summit County, Ohio, 2019 to 2023
HomesAkronSummit CountyOhio
Housing units93,503247,2395,271,573
Detached houses68%72%69%
In buildings of 5 or more18%15%15%
Mobile homesunder 1%1%4%
Built before 196061%44%38%
Built since 20005%12%16%
Middle year built195419651970
Owner-occupied51%67%67%

Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.

Local help

Akron, Professionals

Radon professionals listed in Akron

Businesses whose listed city is Akron, from the state registries and listings in the Radon411 directory, with the same business and certification status the directory shows.

13 listings with Akron as the city. See radon mitigation and testing in Akron, or all radon professionals in Ohio.

Akron, Local resources

Local resources for Akron

Who to ask in Ohio: its radon program, test kits and professionals.

The program's own words on licensing are on the Ohio page.

What it means

Akron, Questions

Questions about radon in Akron

What radon zone is Akron in?

Akron has no zone of its own: it shares Summit County's, Zone 1, the map's highest class: a predicted county average above 4 pCi/L.

What are radon levels in Akron?

Around Akron, 38.7% of 6,486 tests reported from Summit County for 2008 to 2017 (laboratory totals) reached 4 pCi/L or more, so a high result is no surprise here. The median reported result was 3.1 pCi/L.

Should I test my home in Akron?

Yes. Summit County reported about 2,510 of its 6,486 tests at or above 4 pCi/L. That is below Ohio's pooled 52.3%, and still not a reason to skip it, and ranks Summit County 67th of the 79 Ohio counties with 30 or more tests. Which homes they were, no map can say. How to test a home.

What ground is Akron built on, as far as radon goes?

USGS's geologic map puts all of Akron on one named area, "Glaciated Plateau", rated moderate for radon potential, radon index 11.

Is radon higher in the counties around Akron?

It depends which way you go. 5 of the 8 nearest counties with a figure report a larger share than Summit County's 38.7% and 3 a smaller one: from Cuyahoga County (21.7%, 25 miles off) to Wayne County (61.8%, 26 miles off).

Who tests for or fixes radon in Akron?

Akron is the address of 13 businesses in Radon411's directory, 8 listed for testing and 6 for mitigation. Each entry names the public list it came from. Radon professionals in Akron.

The answers use the published figures of Summit County, the county Akron lies in.

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