Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Baltimore is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C+ overall, ranked 700th of 987 in Ohio, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is cost of living: a typical home costs about $397K, 4.8 years of the Columbus metro’s $82K median household income. Its lowest everyday mark is in incomes: the median household income is $60K, and 12% of residents live below the poverty line. 54% of households own their home in Baltimore, below both the Ohio town median (77%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%). The biggest park or preserve is Alt Park, at 124 acres. Baltimore's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 81% of U.S. towns.
Where Baltimore beats most towns.
Where Baltimore’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 Baltimore is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 140 in 1810, 2,981 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 1925 and 3 maps from 1907 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Baltimore, 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 Baltimore.
Baltimore is healthier than towns with similar incomes, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Ohio (mostly inland flooding) and has many renters stretched by housing costs.
61.2% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 45.9% across Ohio.
The typical Baltimore home is worth about $397,000, up 4.3% in a year, 61% above the Ohio typical home. The median rent in Baltimore is $907 a month.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most working residents leave Baltimore for work: only 8% work in town. Since 2013, Baltimore has added 166 jobs, to 754 in 2023. Baltimore’s average trip to work is 28 minutes.
| Baltimore | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $60,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Baltimore has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 21° and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Against the 8,845 U.S. towns with household incomes like Baltimore’s, it is healthier than 60%, so its C+ isn’t only a matter of income.
Baltimore beats the Ohio average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 28% of Baltimore adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Baltimore | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 26% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Baltimore | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.8% | 15.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.0 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Alt Park | — | 124 |
| 2. Johnson Park | — | 15 |
| 3. Basil Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Adults 35 to 64 are 33% of residents (38% statewide). Baltimore has grown 2.4% since 2020, to 3,110 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 24% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio.
| Baltimore | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37.8 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 20% | 18% |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.3 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Baltimore | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.4% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.6% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.3% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.1% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.4% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.3% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.9% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11.1% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.8% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 36.1% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 25.2% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.5% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.1% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.3% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,100, single groups can be off by several points
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 86% of Ohio towns; that rating is what its C+ for hazard risk is built on.
Since 2008, 9 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Baltimore.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Baltimore. Close and well known come first.
Big draw25 mi Stadium & arenaOhio Stadium
23 mi Stadium & arenaHistoric Crew Stadium
24 mi Stadium & arenaScottsMiracle-Gro Field
25 mi Stadium & arenaValue City Arena
35 mi Zoo & aquariumColumbus Zoo and Aquarium
29 mi State parkHocking Hills State ParkOhio Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Historic Crew Stadium: Rick Dikeman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · ScottsMiracle-Gro Field: Nova Crystallis, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Value City Arena: Nick81aku at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Columbus Zoo and Aquarium: Adolphus79 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Hocking Hills State Park: Ramseybuckeye, Public domain
2 within 15 miles of the center of Baltimore
About 4 of every 100 Baltimore residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Village in Ohio, United States
Baltimore is a village in Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,981 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
One town shares a border with Baltimore.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore | #700 | C+ | B | — | B | C+ |
| Liberty Township | #521 | B | B− | — | B | B |
Baltimore and Liberty Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Baltimore with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Baltimore grades C+ overall, better than 41% of U.S. towns and #700 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C+ for health and B for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
