Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Greenville gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $204K for a typical one, or 3.2 years of the Greenville area’s $64K median household income. It grades C+ overall, ranked 751st of 987 in Ohio. The low prices come with trade-offs. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 88% of the country. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 95% of U.S. towns, with 12 places on the National Register. 32% of working residents work locally in Greenville, above both the Ohio town median (6.8%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). Its National Register listings include Leftwich House and Greenville Mausoleum. Greenville is more walkable than 72% of U.S. towns.
Where Greenville beats most towns.
Leftwich House
Its founding year, 1793, comes before those of 96% of the Ohio towns we grade with a known year.
Census counts: 793 in 1840, 12,786 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1865 and 2 maps from 1961 on.
12 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Greenville is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Greenville, 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 Greenville.
Greenville trades lower home prices for longer drives to work, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has commutes shorter than most of Ohio.
Against the 4,739 U.S. towns with household incomes like Greenville’s, it is less healthy than 65%, so its D isn’t only a matter of income.
17% of adults have diabetes in Greenville. Greenville beats the Ohio average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 16. 18% of adults report frequent physical distress in Greenville.
| Greenville | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 38% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 28% | 25% |
| What stands out | Greenville | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.7% | 79.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 12.1% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1.4 miles of trail in 10 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Treaty of Greenville State Park, at 65 acres.
| Greenville | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.2% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tecumseh Point | 0.4 mi | 11 |
| 2. Treaty of Greenville State Park | 0.3 mi | 65 |
| 3. Alice Bish Park | 0.3 mi | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Greenville has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Homes are within reach (about $204K for the typical one, A− for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 20 miles. The median property tax bill is $1,331, against $2,822 across Ohio, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
53% of Greenville households own their home. Typical home values rose 7.4% in the year to September 2026. The median rent in Greenville is $765 a month.
| Greenville | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 53% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $765 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The average commute for its 5,939 working residents takes 17.3 minutes, against 23.4 across Ohio.
About one in 3 of Greenville’s working residents works in town. Greenville’s average trip to work is 17 minutes. The top destinations are Greenville Township (6%), Troy (3%) and Dayton (3%).
| Greenville | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $47,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 4.2% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 56% of U.S. communities. Since 1987, 6 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Greenville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Greenville; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Greenville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
12 places in Greenville on the National Register of Historic Places.
19 notable people were born in Greenville.
City in Ohio, United States
Greenville is a city in Darke County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is near Ohio's western edge, about 33 miles (53 km) northwest of Dayton. The population was 12,786 at the 2020 census.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Greenville grades C+ overall, better than 37% of U.S. towns and #751 of 987 in Ohio. It grades D for health and B− for schools. Health 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 A−.
19 notable people were born here, including Clayton Murphy and Matt Light.
