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2 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Ohio town.
Bellevue gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $188K for a typical one, or 3 years of the Fremont area’s $62K median household income. It grades B− overall, 612th among Ohio's 987 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 85% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates, and the median household income is $54K, and 19% of residents live below the poverty line. On the plus side, its schools outperform 79% of the state's. 19% of residents live below the poverty line in Bellevue, above both the Ohio town median (9.1%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Only 104 of Ohio’s 1,560 towns score higher on civic life. Tremont House is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Bellevue beats most towns.
Tremont HouseEach subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Bellevue is from typical.
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Census counts: 785 in 1860, 8,249 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1888 and 4 maps from 1901 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bellevue, 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 Bellevue.
Bellevue pairs an A− for schools with modest home prices and trades workers with Clyde and other neighbors.
32% of Bellevue adults get no exercise outside work. Bellevue beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 41% of Bellevue adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Bellevue | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 28% | 25% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| What stands out | Bellevue | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.1% | 8% |
| More smokers | 19.1% | 15.4% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.8% | 15.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its A− for schools comes with an A− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $188K.
Its public schools are run by the Bellevue City school district. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Bellevue High School, with 521 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellevue Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 779 | B+ |
| Bellevue High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 521 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 78% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 28 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Bellevue.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Bellevue’s median rent is $744 a month. The typical Bellevue home is worth about $188,000, up 2.7% in a year, 24% below the Ohio typical home. 68% of households own their home in Bellevue.
| Bellevue | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $744 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 68% | 77% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Bellevue has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 33 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Bellevue has about as many jobs (3,515) as working residents, but only 780 people both live and work here.
About one in 5 of Bellevue’s working residents works in town. The average trip to work in Bellevue is 20 minutes. The top destinations are Clyde (7%), Sandusky (7%) and Norwalk (5%).
| Bellevue | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 21% | 6.8% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $54,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
0.2 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Mill Pond Park, at 29 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mill Pond Park | — | 29 |
| 2. Ridge Park | — | 9 |
| 3. Ellis Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bellevue. Close and well known come first.
Big draw16 mi Theme parkCedar Point3.8M visitors a year
38 mi MuseumOhio State Reformatory
26 mi National MemorialPerry's Victory and International Peace Memorial124K visitors a year14 mi Theme parkCastaway Bay
26 mi CaveCrystal Cave
32 mi MuseumAllen Memorial Art MuseumCedar Point: Larry Pieniazek, User:Lar, en:User:Lar (primary), CC BY 2.5 · Ohio State Reformatory: Niagara66, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial: NPS Photo, Public domain · Crystal Cave: Analogue Kid at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · Allen Memorial Art Museum: Daderot, Public domain
None within 15 miles of Bellevue; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Bellevue residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
12 notable people were born in Bellevue.
City in Ohio, United States
Bellevue ( BEL-vew) is a city in Erie, Huron, Seneca, and Sandusky counties in the U.S. state of Ohio, located 61 miles southwest of Cleveland and 45 miles southeast of Toledo. The population was 8,249 at the 2020 census. The National Arbor Day Foundation has designated Bellevue as a Tree City USA. The Sandusky County portion of Bellevue is part of the Fremont Micropolitan Statistical Area, while the Huron County portion is part of the Norwalk Micropolitan Statistical Area. The small portion of the city that extends into Erie county is part of the Sandusky Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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3 towns share a border with Bellevue.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellevue | #612 | B− | A− | — | A− | D |
| York Township | — | — | B | — | A− | C |
| Lyme Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Groton Township | — | — | A− | — | B+ | C− |
York Township and Groton Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Bellevue, York Township and Groton Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Lyme Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Bellevue with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Bellevue grades B− overall, better than 49% of U.S. towns and #612 of 987 in Ohio. It grades D for health and A− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
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−.
12 notable people were born here, including Bradbury Robinson and Charles D. Williams.
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