Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Gallipolis earns a D, 941st of 987 graded towns in Ohio, mostly because of safety and health. It reports more crime per resident than 91% of U.S. towns, including 16 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025. Residents are less healthy than 89% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. One bright spot: it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 88% of U.S. towns. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 97% of U.S. towns, with 5 places on the National Register. Gallipolis’ violent crime rate is 4.9 per 1,000 residents, against 1.2 in Ohio’s towns and 1.6 across U.S. towns. Only 45 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score higher on history. Gallipolis's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 96% of U.S. towns.
Where Gallipolis beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Our House
Its founding year, 1790, comes before those of 97% of the Ohio towns we grade with a known year.
Census counts: 1,413 in 1840, a peak of 8,775 in 1960, 3,313 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1862 and 5 maps from 1908 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Gallipolis is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Gallipolis, 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 Gallipolis.
Gallipolis draws workers from Green 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).
2,705 jobs are based in Gallipolis, 2.2 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.
Most working residents leave Gallipolis for work: only 17% work in town. Gallipolis’ average trip to work is 16 minutes. Since 2013, Gallipolis has lost 468 jobs, to 2,705 in 2023.
| Gallipolis | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 16 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $45,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 17% | 6.8% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The property crime rate in Gallipolis is 24.7 per 1,000 residents. Gallipolis reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 91% report less.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Against the 4,156 U.S. towns with household incomes like Gallipolis’s, it is less healthy than 62%, so its D isn’t only a matter of income.
36% of Gallipolis adults get no exercise outside work. Gallipolis beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14. 18% of Gallipolis adults report frequent physical distress.
| Gallipolis | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 28% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 16% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Gallipolis | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 25.5% | 15.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.4% | 8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.6% | 7.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1.6 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Haskins Memorial Park, at 30 acres.
| Gallipolis | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 8.4% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Haskins Memorial Park | 0.4 mi | 30 |
| 2. Gallipolis City Park | 0.3 mi | 5 |
| 3. Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median property tax bill is $1,148, against $2,822 across Ohio, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
47% of households own their home in Gallipolis. Typical home values rose 7.8% in the year to September 2026.
| Gallipolis | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 47% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $855 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Only 46.6% of households own their home, against 67.2% across Ohio.
People 65 and older are 28% of residents (18% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 32% of residents (38% statewide). 26% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio.
| Gallipolis | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 26% | 24% | 29% |
| Median age | 41.8 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.5 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Gallipolis | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 19.3% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 2.6% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.1% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.5% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.1% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.2% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.5% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 13.7% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 16.1% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 37.2% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 12.5% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.3% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 13.7% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.2% | 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
Gallipolis has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 24° and about 14 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 87% of Ohio towns, with expected losses of about $526 per resident a year; that rating is what its B− for hazard risk is built on.
Since 1979, 13 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Gallipolis.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Gallipolis
About 3 of every 100 Gallipolis residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Where Gallipolis’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
5 places in Gallipolis on the National Register of Historic Places.
19 notable people were born in Gallipolis.
Village in Ohio, United States
Gallipolis ( GAL-ə-pə-LEESS) is a village in Gallia County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is located in Southeast Ohio along the Ohio River about 55 miles (89 km) southeast of Chillicothe and 44 miles (71 km) northwest of Charleston, West Virginia. The population was 3,313 at the 2020 census. Gallipolis is the second-largest community in the rural Point Pleasant micropolitan area, which includes all of Gallia County, Ohio, and Mason County, West Virginia.
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2 towns share a border with Gallipolis.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gallipolis | #941 | D | B+ | D | C+ | D |
| Gallipolis Township | #870 | C− | B | — | C+ | D |
| Kanauga | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Gallipolis Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Kanauga isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Gallipolis with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Gallipolis grades D overall, better than 13% of U.S. towns and #941 of 987 in Ohio. It grades D for health, D for safety and C+ for schools. Safety 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 B+.
19 notable people were born here, including Jenny Holzer and Brereton C. Jones.
