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Delta gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $221K, 3.4 years of the Toledo metro’s $65K median household income. It grades A− overall, ranked 235th of 987 in Ohio. On the plus side, it reports less crime per resident than 79% of U.S. towns. 15% of residents live below the poverty line in Delta, against 9.1% in Ohio’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Delta's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 86% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Delta Municipal Park, at 36 acres.
Where Delta beats most towns.
Where Delta’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 Delta is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 753 in 1870, 3,316 in 2020. The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 3 maps from 1911 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Delta, 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 Delta.
Delta pairs an A− overall with homes cheaper than the Ohio norm, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and sees little violent crime.
Violent crime is rare: 2 reported in 2025, 0.6 per 1,000 residents.
The property crime rate in Delta is 3 per 1,000 residents.
| Delta | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3 per 1,000 residents | 9.4 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.6 per 1,000 residents | 1.2 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Most working residents leave Delta for work: only 9% work in town. Jobs based in Delta grew to 866 in 2023, 113 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Toledo (11%), Wauseon (8%) and York Township (4%).
| Delta | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $63,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 8.7% | 6.8% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 73% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Delta since 2013.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Against the 9,619 U.S. towns with household incomes like Delta’s, it is less healthy than 52%, so its C isn’t only a matter of income.
Delta tracks Ohio closely on all 32 CDC measures. 19% of Delta adults report frequent mental distress.
| Delta | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 26% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 34% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Delta has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 18° and about 27 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Ohio average. 26% of residents are under 18 in Delta. 23% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio.
| Delta | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 26% | 22% | 22% |
| Median age | 37.9 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 23% | 24% | 29% |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.1 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women. Among residents 18 to 24, 78% are men (OH 51%).
| Delta | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.1% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 16.5% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 13% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.8% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.5% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 16.7% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 8.8% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.9% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.8% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 11.6% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.4% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.6% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.1% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 9.2% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.1% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,300, single groups can be off by several points
Delta grades A− overall with a typical home of about $221K, below the Ohio typical value; only 20 of the 135 Ohio towns graded A− or better can say that.
The typical Delta home is worth about $221,000, up 3.1% in a year, 10% below the Ohio typical home.
| Delta | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $947 a month | $943 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 77% | 77% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Delta Municipal Park | — | 36 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Delta; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Delta residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
Village in Ohio, United States
Delta is a village in Fulton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,316 at the 2020 census.
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One town shares a border with Delta.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta | #235 | A− | B | A− | A− | C |
| Fulton Township | #357 | B+ | B+ | — | A− | C+ |
Fulton Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Delta with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Delta grades A− overall, better than 79% of U.S. towns and #235 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C for health, A− for safety and A− for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
