Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Antwerp’s best subject grades are an A for schools and an A− for cost of living and history; its weakest is a C for health. 15% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Antwerp, below both the Ohio town median (24%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Antwerp Norfolk and Western Depot is on the National Register of Historic Places. Antwerp has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Antwerp beats most towns.
Antwerp Norfolk and Western DepotWhere Antwerp’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Antwerp is from typical.
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Census counts: 717 in 1870, 1,676 in 2020. The archive holds 10 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 3 maps from 1960 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Antwerp, 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 Antwerp.
Most working residents leave Antwerp for work: only 8% work in town. Antwerp’s median household income is $58,000, against $75,000 in Ohio’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. Jobs based in Antwerp grew to 308 in 2023, 21 more than in 2013.
| Antwerp | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $58,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Antwerp beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 41% of adults have obesity in Antwerp.
| Antwerp | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 28% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 26% | 23% |
| What stands out | Antwerp | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19.3% | 15.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical Antwerp home is worth about $177,000, up 6.8% in a year, 28% below the Ohio typical home. Antwerp’s median rent is $806 a month.
| Antwerp | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 65% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $806 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Antwerp has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 18° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 53% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Antwerp | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.6% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Riverside Veterans Memorial Park | — | 8 |
| 2. Antwerp Community Ballpark | 0.2 mi | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Antwerp; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Antwerp residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Village in Ohio, United States
Antwerp is a village in Paulding County, Ohio, United States, along the Maumee River. The population was 1,676 at the 2020 census. Antwerp is the nearest village to the Six Mile Reservoir, the site of the Reservoir War in 1887. Antwerp is the birthplace of Asa Long, the checkers player. The place is named after the Belgian city of Antwerp.
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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−.