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Bryan gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $193K for a typical one, or 3.2 years of the county’s $61K median household income. It grades B overall, 434th among Ohio's 987 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 88% of the country, and the median household income is $53K, and 19% of residents live below the poverty line. On the plus side, it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 88% of U.S. towns. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 93% of U.S. towns, with 3 places on the National Register. 36% of working residents work locally in Bryan, above both the Ohio town median (6.8%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). On history, just 165 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do better. Bryan's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 86% of U.S. towns.
Where Bryan beats most towns.
Williams County CourthouseWhere Bryan’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 Bryan is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,064 in 1860, 8,729 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1891 and 4 maps from 1914 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bryan, 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 Bryan.
Bryan draws workers from Center Township and beyond, but it has seen reported crime rise by about half.
6,456 jobs are based in Bryan, 1.6 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. The average commute takes 15.7 minutes, against 23.4 across Ohio.
Roughly one working resident in three has a job in Bryan itself. Its typical journey to work comes in at 16 minutes. It had 6,456 jobs in 2023, down 366 from 2013. Half the trips to work are shorter than 10 miles.
| Bryan | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 16 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $53,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Two of its 3 schools are shown below, with the reason for each. The largest public high school is Bryan Middle School/High School, with 883 students. Public schools: the Bryan City school district.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 865 | B+ |
| Bryan Middle School/High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 883 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
In Bryan, 15% of adults have diabetes, and 16% report frequent physical distress.
| Bryan | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 28% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Bryan | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.5% | 8% |
| More adults who get no exercise | 33.4% | 26.9% |
| More smokers | 18.9% | 15.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Count the trails in 8 parks and preserves and they come to 2.2 miles. The biggest place to walk is Recreation Park, 88 acres with 1.4 miles of trail. Bryan’s trail network density stands at 0.4 miles per square mile.
| Bryan | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 5.7% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Recreation Park | 1.4 mi | 88 |
| 2. Garver Park | 0.4 mi | 14 |
| 3. Moore Park | 0.2 mi | 12 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
In Bryan, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 16 of 100. Paid flood insurance claims in the town since 1980: 6. Expected losses in Bryan break down as 41% from inland flooding and 26% from tornadoes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Reported crimes rose from 42 to 91 over the last three FBI years, a rise beyond ordinary year-to-year swings. Violent crime is rare: 8 reported in 2025, 0.9 per 1,000 residents.
Bryan’s rate of reported violence is 0.9 per 1,000 residents. Its rate of thefts and burglaries comes in at 9.7 per 1,000 residents.
| Bryan | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.9 per 1,000 residents | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 9.7 per 1,000 residents | 9.4 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Nearly two thirds of households own their home in Bryan. The typical home value in the town is about $193,000, up 1.4% in a year, 21% below the Ohio typical home. For Bryan, the typical rent is $806 a month.
| Bryan | 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
July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 18° and about 29 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
1 within 15 miles of the center of Bryan
About 5 of every 100 Bryan residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
17 notable people were born in Bryan.
City in Ohio, United States
Bryan is a city in, and the county seat of, Williams County, Ohio, United States. It is located in the state's northwestern corner, 53 miles (85 km) southwest of Toledo. The population was 8,729 at the 2020 census.
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2 towns share a border with Bryan.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan | #434 | B | B+ | B+ | B+ | D |
| Pulaski Township | — | — | A− | — | B+ | C− |
| Center Township | #701 | C+ | B | — | A− | C− |
Pulaski Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Pulaski Township and Center Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Bryan with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Bryan grades B overall, better than 64% of U.S. towns and #434 of 987 in Ohio. It grades D for health, B+ for safety and B+ 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 B+.
17 notable people were born here, including Terence T. Henricks and Richard Cramer.
