Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Glouster’s best subject grade is an A− for cost of living; its weakest is a D− for incomes. 28% of residents live below the poverty line in Glouster, against 9.1% in Ohio’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. On incomes, just 12 of Ohio’s 1,707 towns do worse. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 87% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Glouster has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Glouster beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Where Glouster’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 Glouster is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,155 in 1900, a peak of 3,140 in 1920, 1,659 in 2020. The archive holds 21 old photos and papers going back to 1850 and 3 maps from 1961 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Glouster, 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 Glouster.
The typical Glouster home is worth about $67,000, down 13% in a year, 73% below the Ohio typical home. Glouster’s median rent is $806 a month, near the Ohio town median ($944 a month) and below the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). 67% of Glouster households own their home.
| Glouster | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 67% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $806 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
31% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Glouster. Glouster beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 17. 15% of adults have diabetes in Glouster.
| Glouster | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 26% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Glouster | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 22.1% | 15.4% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 21.6% | 15.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.2% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Among 994 Ohio towns, just 7 have a higher FEMA risk score than Glouster. Since 1990, 29 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Glouster.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Glouster for work: only 5% work in town. The median household income in Glouster is $38,000. The top destinations are Athens (21%), Columbus (7%) and Logan (5%).
| Glouster | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $38,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.9% | 6.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Glouster has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 21° and about 12 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
0.3 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Glouster | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.7% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Glouster Memorial Park | 0.3 mi | 16 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
2 within 15 miles of the center of Glouster
About 3 of every 100 Glouster residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Village in Ohio, United States
Glouster is a village in Trimble Township, Athens County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,659 at the 2020 census. It is close to Burr Oak State Park.
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One town shares a border with Glouster.
Glouster has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Glouster reports no FBI crime data of its own. Trimble isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Glouster with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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−.