North Royalton a Hidden Gem
Photo: Iler Aerial Imaging
By Ken McEntee
North Royalton, said Mayor Larry Antoskiewicz, is a
“hidden jewel.” “A lot of people still look at us as a farming community, but we’re a city with more than 31,000 people,” Antoskiewicz said. “We’re on the rise in new amenities like new restaurants and other businesses, but along with our neighborhoods and commercial areas, we still have a lot of rural areas. With our diverse housing, you can live in a nice development, and if you want to have a little more land our southern end has people with horses and apple farms. North Royalton can offer pretty much anything people would want.” That, Antoskiewicz said, is one reason why people stay in — or move to — North Royalton. Other draws include low taxes relative to other Cuyahoga County communities and responsive safety forces.“We have the fifth or sixth lowest property tax rate in the county,” the mayor noted. Royalton Township was founded in 1818 and named after Royalton, Vermont, the native town of settler Knight Sprague, according to the North Royalton Historical Society. The township’s name was later changed to North Royalton before it became a village in 1927 and a city in 1961. Today, North Royalton’s strategic location provides convenient transportation for businesses, and also makes it easy for residents to do their shopping, visit the country, and access interstate highways all within minutes of home, Antoskiewicz said. “North Royalton is truly a bustling suburb that has managed to maintain its quaint rural
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feel over the years, and that’s something we all want to preserve as we move forward,” he said. “It’s vital that our business community expand, but we also want our charming picturesque qualities to remain intact.” The mayor noted that North Royalton is a desirable place to live, work, and raise a family. It also is a “great place to play. One of my top priorities has been to beautify and expand our recreational amenities and the overall image of
