Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,808, settled in 1848.
Coal Grove’s best subject grade is an A for walkability; its weakest is a D for health. Only 40 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score higher on walkability. On civic life, just 16 of Ohio’s 1,560 towns do worse. Coal Grove has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Coal Grove beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
2,165 counted in 2010 and 1,889 in 2020; an estimated 1,808 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Coal Grove is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 506 in 1890, a peak of 2,961 in 1960, 1,889 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1899 and 2 maps from 1957 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Coal Grove, 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 Coal Grove.
The typical Coal Grove home is worth about $92,000, up 7.7% in a year, 62% below the Ohio typical home. 64% of households own their home in Coal Grove, below both the Ohio town median (77%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%).
| Coal Grove | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 64% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $939 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Coal Grove beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14. 39% of adults feel lonely in Coal Grove, against 34% in Ohio’s towns and 33% across U.S. towns. 22% of Coal Grove adults smoke cigarettes.
| Coal Grove | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 28% | 25% |
| What stands out | Coal Grove | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 11.4% | 8% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 21.8% | 15.3% |
| More smokers | 21.8% | 15.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Coal Grove for work: only 6% work in town. 15% of residents live below the poverty line in Coal Grove. Since 2013, Coal Grove has lost 53 jobs, to 503 in 2023.
| Coal Grove | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $61,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Coal Grove has chilly winters and warm summers. Among 994 Ohio towns, just 1 have a higher July high than Coal Grove.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 55% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 14 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Coal Grove.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Joe Swarts Sports Complex | — | 9 |
| 2. Paul Porter Park | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Coal Grove. Close and well known come first.
9 mi Theme parkCamden Park
16 mi National forestWayne National Forest
13 mi MuseumHuntington Museum of Art
12 mi MuseumHeritage Farm Museum and Village11 mi MuseumMuseum of Radio and TechnologyCamden Park: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Wayne National Forest: Forest Service, USDA, Public domain · Huntington Museum of Art: Daderot, CC0 · Heritage Farm Museum and Village: Zeo1989, CC BY-SA 4.0
6 within 15 miles of the center of Coal Grove
About 5 of every 100 Coal Grove residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
Where Coal Grove’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Village in Ohio, United States
Coal Grove is a village in Lawrence County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 1,889 at the 2020 census. It borders the city of Ironton and lies across the Ohio River from Ashland, Kentucky. It is linked to Ashland by the Ben Williamson Memorial Bridge and Simeon Willis Memorial Bridge. Coal Grove is a part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA).
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3 towns share a border with Coal Grove.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coal Grove | — | — | A− | — | B+ | D |
| Ironton | #852 | C | A− | B | B− | D− |
| Upper Township | #896 | C− | B+ | — | B− | D− |
| Perry Township | #891 | C− | A− | — | B | D |
Coal Grove has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Coal Grove, Upper Township and Perry Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Coal Grove with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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−.
2 notable people were born here, including Joe Willis and Paul Adams.
