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89% more nonprofits per person than the typical Ohio town.
Dennison gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $158K for a typical one, or 2.4 years of the New Philadelphia area’s $65K median household income. It grades C+ overall, ranked 750th of 987 in Ohio. The low prices come with trade-offs. The median household income is $52K, and 23% of residents live below the poverty line, and residents are less healthy than 87% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. 23% of residents live below the poverty line in Dennison, where Ohio’s towns sit at 9.1% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. On civic life, just 113 of Ohio’s 1,560 towns do better. Dennison has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Pennsylvania Railroad Depot And Baggage Room and Dennison High School.
Where Dennison beats most towns.
Pennsylvania Railroad Depot And Baggage RoomWhere Dennison’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 Dennison is from typical.
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Pennsylvania Railroad Depot And Baggage Room is a National Historic Landmark, the National Register’s top tier.
Census counts: 828 in 1870, a peak of 5,524 in 1920, 2,709 in 2020. The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 1904 and 6 maps from 1909 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Dennison, 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 Dennison.
Dennison is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has homes that are cheap against local pay, but it has lost a quarter or more of its jobs in ten years.
Against the 6,454 U.S. towns with household incomes like Dennison’s, it is less healthy than 70%, so its D isn’t only a matter of income.
45% of adults have obesity in Dennison. Dennison beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 21% of adults report frequent mental distress in Dennison.
| Dennison | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 38% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | Dennison | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 19.6% | 15.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 10% | 8% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 17.5% | 14.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
At 2.4 years of the New Philadelphia area’s $65K median household income, the typical home (about $158K) costs less against local pay than in 81% of Ohio towns; that ratio is one input to its A for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $995, against $2,822 across Ohio, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
54% of Dennison households own their home. Typical home values rose 4.9% in the year to September 2026. Dennison’s median rent is $840 a month.
| Dennison | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 54% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $840 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Jobs based here fell from 662 in 2013 to 499.
Most working residents leave Dennison for work: only 5% work in town. Since 2013, Dennison has lost 163 jobs, to 499 in 2023. The top destinations are Uhrichsville (11%), New Philadelphia (11%) and Dover (10%).
| Dennison | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $52,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.9% | 6.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Dennison 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
The property crime rate in Dennison is 0.4 per 1,000 residents. Dennison's reported crime rate is well below Ohio's. Violent crime is rare: 1 reported in 2022.
| Dennison | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2022) | 0.4 per 1,000 residents | 11.9 | 14.1 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2022) | 0.4 per 1,000 residents | 1.3 | 1.9 |
FBI crime data, 2022 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 57% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, 10 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Dennison.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The biggest park or preserve is McCluskey Park, at 28 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. McCluskey Park | — | 28 |
| 2. Thornwood Park | — | 4 |
| 3. Peter's Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Dennison
About 2 of every 100 Dennison residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
4 places in Dennison on the National Register of Historic Places.
5 notable people were born in Dennison.
Village in Ohio, United States
Dennison is a village in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,709 at the 2020 census.
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3 towns share a border with Dennison.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennison | #750 | C+ | A | — | B− | D |
| Uhrichsville | #953 | D | B+ | D | B− | D |
| Mill Township | #824 | C | A− | — | B− | D |
| Union Township | — | — | A | — | B− | D |
Union Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Dennison, Mill Township and Union Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Dennison with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Dennison grades C+ overall, better than 37% of U.S. towns and #750 of 987 in Ohio. It grades D for health and B− for schools. Jobs & income 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.
5 notable people were born here, including Marie Walcamp and Greg DiDonato.
