Good HopeOH
Home to 279 people, the town was platted in 1849.
Is Good Hope a good place to live?
62% of households own their home in Good Hope, below both the Ohio town median (77%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%). Good Hope has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
279 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Good Hope: who provides what
Good Hope is unincorporated, so Fayette 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 Good Hope.
With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Good Hope’s workers commute out
The top destinations are Washington Court House (15%), Greenfield (5%) and Wilmington (5%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 25 miles. In Good Hope, 7.5% of residents live below the poverty line.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2024 · ACS
Good Hope has four seasons and pleasant summers
The range runs from 21° on a January night to 84° on a July afternoon, with about 18 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a low hazard risk in Good Hope: inland flooding
Expected losses in Good Hope break down as 60% from inland flooding and 12% from drought. The risk rating from FEMA here in the town is 38 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Good Hope is
For adults in Good Hope, the share who have diabetes is 14%. Two figures for adults here: 18% smoke cigarettes, 40% have obesity.
| Good Hope | Typical Ohio town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 38% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 28% | 25% |
| What stands out | Good Hope | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with heart disease | 9% | 7.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.4% | 8.7% |
| More adults with high blood pressure | 42.7% | 37.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Good Hope
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Good Hope; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Good Hope residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
100% of working residents leave Good Hope for work
Where Good Hope’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2024
About Good Hope
Census-designated place in Ohio, United States
Good Hope is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in central Wayne Township, Fayette County, Ohio, United States. The population was 202 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 0.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 912 ft
Questions about Good Hope
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Good Hope, OH a good place to live?
Good Hope has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.