Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 6,361, settled in 1852.
Clyde gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $196K, 3.1 years of the Fremont area’s $62K median household income. It grades B+ overall, 364th of 987 graded towns in Ohio. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. 23% of working residents work locally in Clyde, against 6.8% in Ohio’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. Clyde's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 88% of U.S. towns. Maj. Gen. James B. McPherson House is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Clyde beats most towns.
Where Clyde’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 Clyde is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 701 in 1860, 6,294 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1906 and 3 maps from 1901 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Clyde, 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 Clyde.
Clyde draws workers from Fremont and beyond and is healthier than towns with similar incomes.
5,570 jobs are based in Clyde, 1.9 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
About one in 4 of Clyde’s working residents works in town. The average trip to work in Clyde is 18 minutes. Since 2013, Clyde has lost 766 jobs, to 5,570 in 2023.
| Clyde | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $51,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Clyde-Green Springs Exempted Village school district. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Clyde High School, with 611 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 503 | C |
| Clyde High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 611 | C |
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 1990, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Clyde.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Against the 5,994 U.S. towns with household incomes like Clyde’s, it is healthier than 65%, so its C isn’t only a matter of income.
Clyde tracks Ohio closely on all 32 CDC measures. 40% of Clyde adults have obesity.
| Clyde | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 26% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 38% | 35% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Clyde has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Clyde’s median rent is $739 a month. Typical home values rose 4.9% in the year to September 2026. 68% of households own their home in Clyde.
| Clyde | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $739 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
0.3 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Community Park, at 33 acres.
| Clyde | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.7% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Community Park | — | 33 |
| 2. Limerick Park | — | 11 |
| 3. Hendricks Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Clyde. Close and well known come first.
Big draw20 mi Theme parkCedar Point3.8M visitors a year
39 mi MuseumToledo Museum of Art340K visitors a year
26 mi National MemorialPerry's Victory and International Peace Memorial124K visitors a year
25 mi CaveCrystal Cave
38 mi Zoo & aquariumToledo Zoo18 mi Theme parkCastaway BayCedar Point: Larry Pieniazek, User:Lar, en:User:Lar (primary), CC BY 2.5 · Toledo Museum of Art: Ɱ, 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 · Toledo Zoo: DreamingKoala, CC BY-SA 4.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Clyde
About 3 of every 100 Clyde residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
6 notable people were born in Clyde.
City in Ohio, United States
Clyde is a city in Sandusky County, Ohio, United States, located 8 miles (13 km) southeast of Fremont. The population was 6,294 at the time of the 2020 census. The National Arbor Day Foundation has designated Clyde as a Tree City USA. The town is known for having served as inspiration for the setting of Sherwood Anderson's 1919 collection of short stories Winesburg, Ohio.
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2 towns share a border with Clyde.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde | #364 | B+ | A | — | B+ | C |
| Green Creek Township | #444 | B | A− | — | B+ | C |
| York Township | — | — | B | — | A− | C |
York Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Clyde, Green Creek Township and York Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Clyde with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Clyde grades B+ overall, better than 69% of U.S. towns and #364 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C for health and B+ for schools.
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.
6 notable people were born here, including James B. McPherson and Grace Fernald.
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