Maria SteinOH
A town of 1,305, settled in 1850.
Is Maria Stein a good place to live?
Maria Stein’s best subject grades are an A+ for schools and an A− for health and incomes; its weakest is a D for walkability. Maria Stein’s average trip to work is 15 minutes, below both the Ohio town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). On health, just 171 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do better. The biggest park or preserve is Marion Heritage Park, at 38 acres. Maria Stein has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Maria Stein stand out
Where Maria Stein beats most towns.
1,305 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Maria Stein grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Maria Stein is from typical.
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Moving to Maria Stein: who provides what
Maria Stein is unincorporated, so Mercer 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 Maria Stein.
With 1.5 jobs for every working resident, Maria Stein draws in 811 commuters
Most working residents leave Maria Stein for work: only 7% work in town. Since 2013, Maria Stein has added 494 jobs, to 852 in 2023. Maria Stein’s median household income is $94,000, where Ohio’s towns sit at $75,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000.
| Maria Stein | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $94,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 7.3% | 6.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A smaller share of adults in Maria Stein have diabetes than in the typical Ohio or U.S. town
9.1% of adults have diabetes in Maria Stein. Maria Stein beats the Ohio average on 14 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 33% of adults have obesity in Maria Stein.
| Maria Stein | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 17% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.1% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 20% | 19% |
| What stands out | Maria Stein | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.4% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.2% | 8.3% |
| More binge drinkers | 21.2% | 16.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Maria Stein
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 78% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Maria Stein, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Maria Stein has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 29 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Younger than Ohio overall
People 65 and older are 12% of residents (18% statewide); children under 18 are 28% of residents (22% statewide). 36% of Maria Stein adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| Maria Stein | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 12% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 36% | 24% | 29% |
| Median age | 38.4 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 45% and 66% women
The Census survey reached too few of Maria Stein’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±10.5 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Maria Stein | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 18.6% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.6% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.8% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7.1% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 16.5% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.5% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6.6% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.3% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.1% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.3% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 18.9% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.5% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.3% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,300, single groups can be off by several points
Maria Stein has set aside 0.1% of its land for conservation
0.6 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Maria Stein | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.1% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Marion Heritage Park | 0.6 mi | 38 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Grand Lake St. Marys State Park and 8 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Maria Stein. Close and well known come first.
9 mi State parkGrand Lake St. Marys State Park
40 mi MountainCampbell Hill
16 mi MuseumFort Recovery
in town MuseumShrine of the Holy Relics
20 mi MuseumArmstrong Air and Space Museum
38 mi MuseumLevi Coffin HousePhoto credits
Grand Lake St. Marys State Park: Bruin, CC BY 2.0 · Campbell Hill: Analogue Kid (talk)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Recovery: Nyttend, Public domain · Shrine of the Holy Relics: Rfgagel, Public domain · Armstrong Air and Space Museum: Tysto, Public domain · Levi Coffin House: Nyttend, Public domain
Everything we know about Maria Stein
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Maria Stein
About 4 of every 100 Maria Stein residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Every workday, about 811 people come to Maria Stein for work
Where Maria Stein’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Maria Stein
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Maria Stein, OH expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.