BallvilleOH
The town, laid out in 1840, counts 3,929 residents.
Is Ballville a good place to live?
Taken together, its subjects give Ballville a C+ overall, better than just over two fifths of U.S. towns. It ranks 692nd of 987 in Ohio. Its lowest grade is for walkability (C−). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 84% of U.S. towns. Where it does best is cost of living — a typical home costs about $195K, 3.1 years of the Fremont area’s $62K median household income. Chudzinski Johannsen Conservancy Park, at 71 acres with 2.2 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. 28% of residents are 65 or older in the town, above both Ohio’s towns (20%) and U.S. towns (18%). The rest of its grades are middling: C+ for schools, B for incomes and C+ for hazard risk.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · schools, state test and graduation results · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenStreetMap.
Ballville has grown 29% from 2010 to 2020
2,976 counted in 2010 and 3,823 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Ballville grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Ballville is from typical.
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Moving to Ballville: who provides what
Ballville is unincorporated, so Sandusky County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Ballville.
Ballville sends most of its workers to Fremont and beyond, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Ohio (mostly inland flooding).
Ballville has set aside 3.5% of its land for conservation
There are 2.3 miles of trail across 3 parks and preserves. For Ballville, the trail network density is 0.5 miles per square mile.
| Ballville | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.5% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Chudzinski Johannsen Conservancy Park | 2.2 mi | 71 |
| 2. Portage Trail Park | — | 17 |
| 3. Hydraulic Square | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
For most of its workers, the job is outside Ballville
Ballville has 411 jobs for its 1,785 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
In Ballville, the average commute is 20 minutes. Only 3% of working residents stay in Ballville for work; the rest commute out. Employers in Ballville added 127 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 411. 5% of Ballville residents live below the poverty line.
| Ballville | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 6.4% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.7% | 6.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Older than Ohio overall
Ballville’s age of the median resident comes in at 50.3 years. A bachelor’s degree or higher: 27% of adults 25 and older, vs 32% across Ohio. The share of residents in Ballville who are under 18: 18%.
| Ballville | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 28% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 50.3 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 18% | 22% | 22% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.8 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Ballville | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.9% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.2% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.7% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.3% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.6% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 17.5% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.9% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.2% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34.8% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 22% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.7% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.2% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,900, single groups can be off by several points
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Ballville
Expect July afternoons of 85° and January nights of 20°, with about 26 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
On CDC estimates, Ballville is less healthy than 66% of U.S. towns
Nearly two in five adults have obesity in Ballville. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Ballville is ahead of Ohio on 8 and behind on 7. Among adults in the town, 14% binge drink and 16% have diabetes.
| Ballville | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 38% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 80% | 79% |
| What stands out | Ballville | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.4% | 8.3% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.9% | 11.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.8% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazards: moderate risk in Ballville, mostly inland flooding
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 86% of Ohio towns, with expected losses of about $373 per resident a year; that rating is what its C+ for hazard risk is built on.
Ballville’s natural-hazard score from FEMA stands at 53 of 100. Paid flood insurance claims in the town since 1978: 8. 65% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 13%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Ballville
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Ballville
About 4 of every 100 Ballville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
97% of working residents leave Ballville for work
Where Ballville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Ballville
CDP in Ohio, United States
Ballville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sandusky County, Ohio, United States, adjacent to Fremont. The population was 3,823 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 2.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 620 ft
Ballville’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Ballville.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballville | #692 | C+ | B+ | — | C+ | C |
| Ballville Township | #884 | C− | B− | — | B− | C− |
| Fremont | #810 | C | A− | C | C+ | D |
Ballville and Ballville Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Ballville with a neighbor →
Questions about Ballville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Ballville, OH a good place to live?
Ballville grades C+ overall, better than 42% of U.S. towns and #692 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C for health and C+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Ballville, OH expensive?
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 B+.