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Findlay gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $244K, 3.3 years of the Findlay area’s $73K median household income. It grades C+ overall, 658th among Ohio's 987 graded towns. 44% of working residents work locally in Findlay, above both Ohio’s towns (6.8%) and U.S. towns (8%). Only 144 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score lower on hazard risk. Its National Register listings include Hancock County Courthouse and First Hancock County Courthouse.
Where Findlay beats most towns.
Hancock County Courthouse| College | Students |
|---|---|
| The University of Findlay | 4,597 |
| Winebrenner Theological Seminary | 30 |
Census counts: 52 in 1830, 40,313 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1886 and 3 maps from 1903 on.
11 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Findlay is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Findlay, 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 Findlay.
Findlay draws workers from Liberty Township and beyond and is healthier than towns with similar incomes, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Ohio (mostly inland flooding).
28,514 jobs are based in Findlay, 1.6 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. The average commute takes 16.1 minutes, against 23.4 across Ohio.
Findlay’s average trip to work is 16 minutes. The top destinations are Allen Township (5%), Liberty Township (3%) and Columbus (2%). Findlay’s median household income is $61,000.
| Findlay | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 16 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $61,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Findlay City school district. Three of its 14 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenwood Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 579 | C+ |
| Findlay High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,592 | B− |
| Wilson Vance Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades 3–5 | Grades 3–5 | 412 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
9.1 miles of trail in 25 parks and preserves. Emory Adams Community Park, at 94 acres with 1.1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Findlay | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.7% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Riverside Park | 2 mi | 45 |
| 2. Emory Adams Community Park | 1.1 mi | 94 |
| 3. Oakwoods Nature Preserve | 1 mi | 49 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Reported crimes fell from 796 to 673 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The property crime rate in Findlay is 14.4 per 1,000 residents.
| Findlay | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 14.4 per 1,000 residents | 9.4 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.3 per 1,000 residents | 1.2 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Findlay has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 93% of Ohio towns, with expected losses of about $357 per resident a year; that rating is what its C for hazard risk is built on. 1,681 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 208 properties have flooded more than once.
Since 1978, 1,681 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Findlay.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Against the 9,289 U.S. towns with household incomes like Findlay’s, it is healthier than 62%, so its C+ isn’t only a matter of income.
Findlay tracks Ohio closely on all 32 CDC measures. 40% of adults have obesity in Findlay.
| Findlay | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 34% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 38% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 17% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Adults 18 to 34 are 27% of residents (22% statewide). 20% of Findlay residents are under 18. 31% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio.
| Findlay | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 20% | 22% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 31% | 24% | 29% |
53% women, 47% men
About 91 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.1 points). Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women. Median age: women 39.4, men 36.7.
| Findlay | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.6% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.3% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 11% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.9% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.4% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.7% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.9% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.8% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.4% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.7% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34.1% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.3% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.3% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.5% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.1% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
The typical Findlay home is worth about $244,000, up 3.4% in a year, close to the Ohio typical home.
| Findlay | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 60% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $975 a month | $943 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
2 within 15 miles of the center of Findlay
About 7 of every 100 Findlay residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
2 colleges in town.
11 places in Findlay on the National Register of Historic Places.
35 notable people were born in Findlay.
City in Ohio, United States
Findlay ( FIN-lee) is a city in Hancock County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. The second-largest city in Northwest Ohio, Findlay lies about 40 miles (64 km) south of Toledo. The population was 40,313 at the 2020 census. The principal city of the Findlay micropolitan area, it is home to the University of Findlay and the headquarters of Marathon Petroleum.
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4 towns share a border with Findlay.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Findlay | #658 | C+ | B+ | C | B− | C+ |
| Liberty Township | #229 | A− | B | — | A | C+ |
| Marion Township | #704 | C+ | C | — | B− | C+ |
| Allen Township | #251 | A− | B− | — | A | B− |
| Eagle Township | — | — | A | — | A− | B− |
Eagle Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Liberty Township, Marion Township, Allen Township and Eagle Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Findlay with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Findlay grades C+ overall, better than 44% of U.S. towns and #658 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C+ for health, C for safety and B− for schools.
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 B+.
35 notable people were born here, including Gavin Creel and Mark Metcalf.
