Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Dresden’s subject grades are an A− for schools and civic life and an A for history; the weakest is a C− for incomes. 13% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Dresden, where Ohio’s towns sit at 24% and U.S. towns at 29%. Its National Register listings include George W. Adams House and Dresden Suspension Bridge. Dresden has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Dresden beats most towns.
Dresden Suspension BridgeWhere Dresden’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 Dresden is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 391 in 1830, 1,650 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1882 and 3 maps from 1910 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Dresden, 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 Dresden.
Most working residents leave Dresden for work: only 4% work in town. 14% of Dresden residents live below the poverty line, above both Ohio’s towns (9.1%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Since 2013, Dresden has added 66 jobs, to 444 in 2023.
| Dresden | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $58,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.2% | 6.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Dresden has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 18 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Dresden beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 28% of Dresden adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Dresden | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 26% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 80% | 79% |
| What stands out | Dresden | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19.3% | 15.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 61% of U.S. communities. Since 1997, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Dresden.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical Dresden home is worth about $225,000, up 4.4% in a year, 9% below the Ohio typical home. 64% of households own their home in Dresden.
| Dresden | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 64% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $909 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
0.4 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The biggest park or preserve is Kenney Wolford Community Park, at 26 acres.
| Dresden | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.8% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Kenney Wolford Community Park | — | 26 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Dresden. Close and well known come first.
25 mi Zoo & aquariumThe Wilds
31 mi MuseumAge of Steam Roundhouse
26 mi Ancient siteAlligator Effigy Mound
16 mi MuseumFlint Ridge State Memorial
24 mi GardenDawes Arboretum
33 mi MuseumAmish & Mennonite Heritage CenterThe Wilds: Bikingshaun (talk), CC BY 3.0 · Age of Steam Roundhouse: Alvintrusty, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Alligator Effigy Mound: Rev. Stephen D. Peet, editor, Public domain · Flint Ridge State Memorial: Nyttend, Public domain · Dawes Arboretum: Annmarie Creamer, Public domain · Amish & Mennonite Heritage Center: photoswelike, CC BY-SA 2.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Dresden
About 3 of every 100 Dresden residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Village in Ohio, United States
Dresden is a village in Muskingum County, Ohio, United States, along the Muskingum River at the mouth of Wakatomika Creek. The population was 1,650 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Zanesville micropolitan area. It was incorporated on March 9, 1835.
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4 towns share a border with Dresden.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dresden | — | — | B | — | A− | C+ |
| Jefferson Township | — | — | B+ | — | A− | C |
| Cass Township | — | — | A− | — | A− | C |
| Madison Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Trinway | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Dresden, Jefferson Township and Cass Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Dresden, Jefferson Township and Cass Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Madison Township and Trinway aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Dresden with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
That is 3.7 years of the area's median household income ($60,780 across the Zanesville, OH area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
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