Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Anna’s best subject grades are an A for schools and cost of living. Anna’s median age is 31.5 years, where Ohio’s towns sit at 41.7 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Anna Town Hall is on the National Register of Historic Places. Anna has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Anna beats most towns.
Anna Town HallEach subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Anna is from typical.
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Census counts: 266 in 1880, 1,470 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 4 maps from 1913 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Anna, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Anna.
The typical Anna home is worth about $334,000, up 8% in a year, 36% above the Ohio typical home. 69% of Anna households own their home, below Ohio’s towns (77%) and close to U.S. towns (73%).
| Anna | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 69% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,114 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 77% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Anna has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 29 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Anna for work: only 6% work in town. The average trip to work in Anna is 19 minutes. Since 2013, Anna has added 319 jobs, to 652 in 2023.
| Anna | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 8% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
People 65 and older are 12% of residents (18% statewide); children under 18 are 28% of residents (22% statewide). Anna has grown 6.2% since 2020, to 1,566 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 26% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio.
| Anna | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 28% | 22% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 12% | 20% | 18% |
46% women, 54% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.8 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women. Among residents 35 to 44, 69% are men (OH 50%).
| Anna | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 17.7% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.1% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 12% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.2% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.8% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.5% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 8.4% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.5% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.8% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 43.6% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.8% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.1% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.5% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,600, single groups can be off by several points
Anna beats the Ohio average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 19% of Anna adults binge drink.
| Anna | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 38% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 77% | 80% | 79% |
| What stands out | Anna | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.7% | 3.7% |
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 10.1% | 13.2% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 75% | 79.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The biggest park or preserve is Anna City Park, at 21 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Anna City Park | — | 21 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Anna. Close and well known come first.
24 mi MountainCampbell Hill
19 mi State parkGrand Lake St. Marys State Park
38 mi LandmarkMadonna of the Trail
12 mi MuseumArmstrong Air and Space Museum
32 mi MuseumFort Recovery
16 mi MuseumShrine of the Holy RelicsCampbell Hill: Analogue Kid (talk)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Grand Lake St. Marys State Park: Bruin, CC BY 2.0 · Madonna of the Trail: W. Guy Finley, Public domain · Armstrong Air and Space Museum: Tysto, Public domain · Fort Recovery: Nyttend, Public domain · Shrine of the Holy Relics: Rfgagel, Public domain
None within 15 miles of Anna; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Anna residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Village in Ohio, United States
Anna is a village in Shelby County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,470 at the 2020 census.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.
