Maria SteinOH
1,305 people live in this town, 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 commute 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
In Maria Stein, the median household income is $94,000. Only 7% of working residents stay in Maria Stein for work; the rest commute out. Since 2013, Maria Stein has added 494 jobs, to 852 in 2023. The top destinations are St. Henry (13%), Coldwater (7%) and Celina (6%).
| 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
The share of adults in Maria Stein who binge drink: 21%. Of 32 CDC measures, Maria Stein beats the Ohio average on 14 and trails it on 2.
| 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
Natural hazards: low risk in Maria Stein, mostly inland flooding
Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 42% come from inland flooding and 27% from tornadoes. Maria Stein’s natural-hazard score from FEMA stands at 22 of 100. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 78% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Maria Stein
Summer afternoons peak near 84° in July, and January nights bottom out around 19°; snowfall runs to about 29 inches a winter. Maria Stein has chilly winters and pleasant summers.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Maria Stein is younger than the Ohio average
College graduates make up 36% of adults 25 and older, against 32% across Ohio. People 65 and older are 12% of residents (18% statewide); children under 18 are 28% of residents (22% statewide). Maria Stein’s median age comes in at 38.4 years.
| 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
Homes in Maria Stein sell for about $501K
90% of Maria Stein households are owner-occupiers.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
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?
The typical home is worth about $339,000, 38% above 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−.