Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Byesville’s best subject grade is an A− for civic life; its weakest is a D for health. Only 7 of the 994 Ohio towns we compare have a lower average trip to work than Byesville. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 71% of U.S. towns. Byesville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Byesville beats most towns.
Where Byesville’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 Byesville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 35 in 1850, a peak of 3,156 in 1910, 2,364 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1909 and 4 maps from 1911 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Byesville, 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 Byesville.
Byesville beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 34% of adults get no exercise outside work in Byesville, above both Ohio’s towns (28%) and U.S. towns (25%). 20% of Byesville adults smoke cigarettes.
| Byesville | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 28% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 26% | 23% |
| What stands out | Byesville | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 11.1% | 8% |
| More smokers | 19.8% | 15.4% |
| More adults in fair or poor health | 24.4% | 19.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 90% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, 63 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Byesville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical Byesville home is worth about $155,000, up 5.1% in a year, 37% below the Ohio typical home. 59% of households own their home in Byesville, where Ohio’s towns sit at 77% and U.S. towns at 73%. The median rent in Byesville is $911 a month.
| Byesville | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 59% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $911 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Byesville’s median household income is $43,000. Since 2013, Byesville has added 208 jobs, to 598 in 2023. 21% of residents live below the poverty line in Byesville.
| Byesville | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 21% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $43,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.7% | 6.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Byesville 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
Byesville's reported crime rate is below Ohio's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. Violent crime is rare: 2 reported in 2023.
| Byesville | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2023) | 0.9 per 1,000 residents | 1.4 | 1.8 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2023) | 9.9 per 1,000 residents | 11.7 | 13.1 |
FBI crime data, 2023 · crimes reported to police
1 within 15 miles of the center of Byesville
About 1 of every 100 Byesville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Village in Ohio, United States
Byesville is a village in Guernsey County, Ohio, United States, along Wills Creek. The population was 2,364 at the 2020 census.
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2 towns share a border with Byesville.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byesville | — | — | B+ | — | B− | D |
| Jackson Township | #903 | C− | B+ | — | B− | D |
| Cambridge Township | #932 | D | B | — | C+ | D |
Byesville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Byesville, Jackson Township and Cambridge Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Byesville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. That is 2.7 years of the area's median household income ($58,478 across the Cambridge, OH 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+.