Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Few places in the country grade higher. Bellbrook earns an A+, 35th among Ohio's 987 graded towns. The median household earns $112K, crime is low: it reports less per resident than 92% of U.S. towns, and its schools rank ahead of 92% of Ohio towns. Its lowest mark, a C, is in cost of living. On health, just 116 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do better. Bellbrook’s trail density is 1.0 miles per square mile, against 0.2 in Ohio’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Bellbrook's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 89% of U.S. towns.
Where Bellbrook beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Creek Intermediate School | 3–5 | 682 |
| Stephen Bell Elementary School | K–2 | 535 |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Bellbrook is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 502 in 1850, a low of 283 in 1910, 7,317 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2016 and 5 maps from 1913 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bellbrook. Close and well known come first.
10 mi MuseumNational Museum of the United States Air Force1.0M visitors a year
Big draw23 mi Theme parkKings Island3.5M visitors a year10 mi MuseumNational Aviation Hall of Fame300K visitors a year
7 mi National Historical ParkDayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park80K visitors a year
26 mi MuseumChateau Laroche
11 mi MuseumHuffman PrairieNational Museum of the United States Air Force: No machine-readable author provided. Rogerd assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kings Island: Eli Duke from Portland, OR, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chateau Laroche: ConlonTT, Public domain · Huffman Prairie: Wright Brothers, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bellbrook, 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 Bellbrook.
Bellbrook has less tooth loss than most of Ohio, trades workers with Dayton and other neighbors and has household incomes well above the Ohio norm.
3.0 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Brookview Reserve | 0.2 mi | 19 |
| 2. Sackett-Wright Park | 0.2 mi | 6 |
| 3. Sugarcreek MetroPark | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Local school district. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Creek Intermediate SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades 3–5 | Grades 3–5 | 682 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Violent crime is rare: 3 reported in 2025, 0.4 per 1,000 residents.
Bellbrook’s property crime rate is 2.6 per 1,000 residents, below both the Ohio town median (9.4) and the median of U.S. towns (9.9). The violent crime rate in Bellbrook is 0.4 per 1,000 residents.
| Bellbrook | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.6 per 1,000 residents | 9.4 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.4 per 1,000 residents | 1.2 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its widest gap with Ohio is tooth loss: 6.5% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 15.3% statewide.
Bellbrook beats the Ohio average on 19 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 11% of adults report frequent physical distress in Bellbrook.
| Bellbrook | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 28% | 25% |
| What stands out | Bellbrook | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.5% | 15.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.9% | 14.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 80% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, 11 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Bellbrook.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median property tax bill is $4,894, against $2,822 across Ohio, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The typical Bellbrook home is worth about $321,000, up 1.6% in a year, 30% above the Ohio typical home. Bellbrook’s median rent is $1,346 a month.
| Bellbrook | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,346 a month | $943 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 81% | 77% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Bellbrook has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 22° and about 20 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Bellbrook has about as many jobs (2,609) as working residents, but only 100 people both live and work here. 22% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio.
Most working residents leave Bellbrook for work: only 3% work in town. 3.3% of Bellbrook residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Dayton (14%), Kettering (8%) and Beavercreek (7%).
| Bellbrook | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $112,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.3% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.3% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
11 within 15 miles of the center of Bellbrook
About 9 of every 100 Bellbrook residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
6 notable people were born in Bellbrook.
City in Ohio, United States
Bellbrook is a city in Greene County, Ohio, United States. The population was 7,317 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area. It sits about 10.7 miles (17.2 km) southeast of Dayton.
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3 towns share a border with Bellbrook.
At #35 in OH, it grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Centerville (A−) comes closest.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellbrook | #35 | A+ | C | A | A | A |
| Sugarcreek Township | #227 | A− | D | — | A | A− |
| Centerville | #175 | A− | C− | B+ | A− | A− |
| Washington Township | #184 | A− | D | — | A− | A− |
Sugarcreek Township and Washington Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Bellbrook with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Bellbrook grades A+ overall, better than 97% of U.S. towns and #35 of 987 in Ohio. It grades A for health, A for safety and A for schools.
That is 4.5 years of the area's median household income ($71,739 across the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH metro area).
6 notable people were born here, including Erma Bombeck and Leroy T. Marshall.
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