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Crestline gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $157K for a typical one, or 2.7 years of the Bucyrus area’s $58K median household income. It grades C− overall, 881st among Ohio's 987 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 90% of the country, and the median household income is $52K, and 14% of residents live below the poverty line. Its National Register listings include Methodist Episcopal Church and Crestline City Hall. Only 2 of the 306 Ohio towns we compare have a lower property crime rate than Crestline.
Where Crestline beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Where Crestline’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 Crestline is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,487 in 1860, 4,525 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1896 and 4 maps from 1915 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Crestline, 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 Crestline.
Crestline has little public open land, but it has many renters stretched by housing costs.
33% of adults get no exercise outside work in Crestline, above both the Ohio town median (28%) and the median of U.S. towns (25%). 20% of Crestline adults smoke cigarettes. Crestline beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13.
| Crestline | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 28% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 26% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Crestline | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 11.2% | 8% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 21.2% | 15.3% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.1% | 7.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Crestline Exempted Village school district. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crestline Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 258 | C |
| Crestline High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 246 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
72.5% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 45.9% across Ohio.
Crestline’s median rent is $735 a month, against $944 a month in Ohio’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. Typical home values rose 4.5% in the year to September 2026.
| Crestline | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $735 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 70% | 77% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most working residents leave Crestline for work: only 8% work in town. The top destinations are Mansfield (13%), Columbus (10%) and Galion (7%).
| Crestline | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $52,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Crestline has chilly winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Crestline is 83°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Crestline's reported crime rate is well below Ohio's. 6 violent crimes were reported in 2024.
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 60% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 20 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Crestline.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Just 20 of its 2,167 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Crestline itself; its outdoors grade is C−.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Kelly Park | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Crestline. Close and well known come first.
13 mi MuseumOhio State Reformatory
25 mi LandmarkHarding Tomb
21 mi State parkMalabar Farm State Park
11 mi GardenKingwood Center
12 mi MuseumMansfield Memorial Museum
13 mi MuseumBibleWalkOhio State Reformatory: Niagara66, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Harding Tomb: User:Postdlf, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Malabar Farm State Park: Jerward at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Kingwood Center: Mar07 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Mansfield Memorial Museum: Publichall, CC BY-SA 3.0 · BibleWalk: JBTHEMILKER, CC BY-SA 4.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Crestline
About 4 of every 100 Crestline residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
4 places in Crestline on the National Register of Historic Places.
9 notable people were born in Crestline.
American village in Crawford and Richland Counties in the U.S. state of Ohio
Crestline is a village in Crawford and Richland Counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. Crestline's population was 4,525 at the 2020 census. It is the third largest municipality in Crawford County. The Crawford County portion of Crestline is part of the Bucyrus Micropolitan Statistical Area, while the small portion of the village that extends into Richland County is considered part of the Mansfield Metropolitan Statistical Area. Both sections form the Mansfield–Bucyrus, OH Combined Statistical Area.
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3 towns share a border with Crestline.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crestline | #881 | C− | A− | — | C | D |
| Jackson Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jefferson Township | — | — | B | — | B+ | C− |
| Galion | #653 | B− | B+ | B | B− | D |
Jefferson Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Crestline and Jefferson Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Jackson Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Crestline with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Crestline grades C− overall, better than 22% of U.S. towns and #881 of 987 in Ohio. It grades D for health and C 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−.
9 notable people were born here, including Mark Fenton and Robert Kurtzman.
