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Holiday ValleyOH

A town of 1,660.

Is Holiday Valley a good place to live?

Holiday Valley’s best subject grade is an A for incomes; its weakest is a D for walkability. Holiday Valley’s median age is 59.6 years, above both the Ohio town median (41.7 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). On incomes, just 165 of Ohio’s 1,707 towns do better. Only 22 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score lower on history. Holiday Valley has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Holiday Valley for work

Where Holiday Valley’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

12% → Springfield Springfield 12% 8% → Dayton Dayton 8% 6% → Fairborn Fairborn 6% 6% → Columbus Columbus 6% 5% → Beavercreek Beavercreek 5% 5% → Mad River Township Mad River Township 5% Holiday Valley · 2% stay
223jobs based in Holiday Valley
2%of working residents work in town
13 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

How Holiday Valley grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Holiday Valley is from typical.

How grading works

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

How TownRatings grades towns →

Nearby attractions

National Museum of the United States Air Force and 25 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Holiday Valley. Close and well known come first.

All 102 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

National Museum of the United States Air Force: No machine-readable author provided. Rogerd assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kings Island: Eli Duke from Portland, OR, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Campbell Hill: Analogue Kid (talk)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Madonna of the Trail: W. Guy Finley, Public domain · Huffman Prairie: Wright Brothers, Public domain

Getting set up

Moving to Holiday Valley: who provides what

Holiday Valley is unincorporated, so Clark County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerOhio Edison16.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet4 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesClark CountyClark County provides services here
SchoolsGreenon Local School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Ohio you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereDirector, Clark County Board of ElectionsClark County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Dec 2025
ZIP code4532445324 100%Census 2020

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 Holiday Valley.

Who lives here

43% of residents are 65 or older

People 65 and older are 43% of residents (18% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 11% of residents (22% statewide). 15% of residents are under 18 in Holiday Valley, where Ohio’s towns sit at 22% and U.S. towns at 22%. 23% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio.

59.6median age · OH 39.7
Holiday ValleyOhio townsU.S. towns
Under 1815%22%22%
Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+23%24%29%
Holiday ValleyOhioUnited States

Ages · share of residents

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma6%
High school32%
Some college33%
Associate’s6%
Bachelor’s18%
Graduate5%

Women and men · all residents

54% women, 46% men

That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±7.5 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women. Among residents 75 and older, 61% are men (OH 41%).

Ages and education in Holiday Valley
Holiday ValleyOHU.S.
Under 1011%11.7%11.6%
10 to 173.6%10.3%10.3%
18 to 243.8%8.9%9.1%
25 to 347.4%13.2%13.7%
35 to 4412.5%12.5%13.2%
45 to 546.4%12%12.2%
55 to 6411.9%13.2%12.7%
65 to 7428.6%10.9%10.2%
75 and older14.8%7.3%7%
No diploma5.5%8.2%10.4%
High school32%32.1%26%
Some college33.2%19.3%19.1%
Associate’s6.3%9%8.8%
Bachelor’s18.1%19.3%21.6%
Graduate4.9%12.2%14.1%

U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,700, single groups can be off by several points

Work & commuteJobs & income grade A

Holiday Valley has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Most working residents leave Holiday Valley for work: only 2% work in town. 3.7% of residents live below the poverty line in Holiday Valley. Jobs based in Holiday Valley grew to 223 in 2023, 23 more than in 2013.

2%work in town
Holiday ValleyOhio townsU.S. towns
Below the poverty line3.7%9.1%9.6%
Working residents who work in town1.7%6.9%8%
Median household income$92,000$75,000$80,000

Where working residents work

In Holiday Valley2%
Springfield12%
Dayton8%
Fairborn6%
Columbus6%
13 mi
median commute distance
223
jobs based in Holiday Valley
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

In Holiday Valley, expect four seasons and pleasant summers

Holiday Valley has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 22° and about 25 inches of snow falls in a winter.

25″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter24–39°
Spring42–63°
Summer63–84°
Fall45–65°
Oct 28
typical first frost
Apr 16
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C+

Holiday Valley faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 59% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 7 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Holiday Valley.

59risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
59Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoes
7
paid flood claims since 1981

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

HealthB

Holiday Valley stands out in Ohio and nationally: a smaller share of its adults binge drink

14% of Holiday Valley adults binge drink. Holiday Valley beats the Ohio average on 14 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 12% of Holiday Valley adults smoke cigarettes.

55%healthier than U.S. townsBHealth Grade
Holiday ValleyOhio townsU.S. towns
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)14%17%16%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)43%38%35%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)83%80%79%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)15%18%17%
32 measures vs. Ohio
14 better13 too close to call5 worse
What stands outHoliday ValleyOH
Fewer adults facing food insecurity8.1%14.1%
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off4.9%8.3%
More adults who have had cancer13.1%8.7%
88th Medical Group (Wright-Patterson Afb)
5.1 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

HousingCost of living grade B−

Homes in Holiday Valley sell for about $220K

The median sale price was $220,000 in May 2026.

$220Kmedian sale price
Market temperature
Seller’s marketA strong seller's marketBuyer’sSeller’s
11
days on market
101.9%
sale-to-list price
5
homes sold in May

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Holiday Valley

15pages on Holiday Valley
After high school

Colleges nearby

14 within 15 miles of the center of Holiday Valley

About Holiday Valley

Census-designated place in Ohio, United States

Holiday Valley is a census-designated place (CDP) in Mad River Township, Clark County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,480 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Springfield, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area. Holiday Valley became a CDP in the 1990 United States census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
1.8 sq mi
Elevation
860 ft

Holiday Valley’s neighbors

3 towns share a border with Holiday Valley.

Explore the map →
How the neighbors grade
TownOH rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Holiday Valley——B−—B−B
Green Meadows——B−—B−B
Mad River Township#754C+B−—B−C+
Bath Township#492BB—C+B

Holiday Valley and Green Meadows have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Holiday Valley, Green Meadows, Mad River Township and Bath Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Holiday Valley with a neighbor →

Questions about Holiday Valley

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Holiday Valley, OH expensive?

The typical home is worth about $207,000, 16% below the Ohio typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.