DrexelOH
A town of 1,751.
Is Drexel a good place to live?
The best of Drexel’s subject grades is an A− for walkability; the weakest is a D− for health. On hazard risk, just 12 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do better. Drexel's schools rank behind 82% of the state's. Only 41 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score lower on health. Drexel has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Drexel stand out
Where Drexel beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| Widest gap | Drexel | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 32.5% | 15.3% |
Drexel has shrunk 18% from 2010 to 2020
2,076 counted in 2010 and 1,693 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Drexel grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Drexel is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
National Museum of the United States Air Force and 33 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Drexel. Close and well known come first.
10 mi MuseumNational Museum of the United States Air Force1.0M visitors a year
Big draw27 mi Theme parkKings Island3.5M visitors a year10 mi MuseumNational Aviation Hall of Fame300K visitors a year
3 mi National Historical ParkDayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park80K visitors a year
5 mi MuseumDayton Art Institute304K visitors a year
6 mi GardenWoodland Cemetery and ArboretumPhoto credits
National Museum of the United States Air Force: No machine-readable author provided. Rogerd assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kings Island: Eli Duke from Portland, OR, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dayton Art Institute: Warren LeMay, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum: Dcb1995 at en.wikipedia, Public domain
Moving to Drexel: who provides what
Drexel is unincorporated, so Montgomery County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Drexel.
Drexel stands out in Ohio and nationally: a smaller share of its households own their home
32% of Drexel households own their home, below both the Ohio town median (77%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%). The typical Drexel home is worth about $58,000, up 1.4% in a year, 76% below the Ohio typical home.
| Drexel | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 32% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,109 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
A larger share of adults in Drexel feel lonely than in the typical Ohio or U.S. town
42% of Drexel adults feel lonely, above both Ohio’s towns (34%) and U.S. towns (33%). 30% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Drexel. Drexel beats the Ohio average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 22.
| Drexel | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 34% | 33% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 20% | 19% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 38% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 28% | 25% |
| What stands out | Drexel | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7% | 8.7% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 13.9% | 16.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 32.5% | 15.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Inland flooding leads a very low hazard risk in Drexel
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 98% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Drexel’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Drexel for work: only 2% work in town. Drexel’s average trip to work is 19 minutes. Jobs based in Drexel grew to 290 in 2023, 44 more than in 2013.
| Drexel | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.4% | 6.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Drexel, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Drexel has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 21° and about 12 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Drexel has set aside 8.9% of its land for conservation
0.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Richardson Park | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Drexel
Colleges nearby
8 within 15 miles of the center of Drexel
About 4 of every 100 Drexel residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
98% of working residents leave Drexel for work
Where Drexel’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Drexel’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Drexel.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drexel | — | — | B− | — | C− | D− |
| Jefferson Township | #956 | D | B− | — | D | D |
| Dayton | #974 | D | B+ | D− | C− | D− |
Drexel has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Drexel and Jefferson Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Drexel with a neighbor →
Questions about Drexel
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Drexel, OH expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.