Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Mechanicsburg’s best subject grades are an A for cost of living, an A− for schools, and an A+ for history; its weakest is a C− for health. 49% of households own their home in Mechanicsburg, below both the Ohio town median (77%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%). Its National Register listings include Dr. Clark House and William Culbertson House. On civic life, just 140 of Ohio’s 1,560 towns do better. The biggest park or preserve is Goshen Township Memorial Park, at 25 acres. Mechanicsburg has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Mechanicsburg beats most towns.
Barr House
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1938.
18 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Mechanicsburg is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Mechanicsburg, 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 Mechanicsburg.
Mechanicsburg beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 44% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Mechanicsburg, above both Ohio’s towns (38%) and U.S. towns (36%). 45% of adults have obesity in Mechanicsburg.
| Mechanicsburg | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 38% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 38% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Mechanicsburg | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 18.9% | 15.4% |
| More adults with obesity | 44.9% | 37.1% |
| Fewer adults getting cholesterol checked | 83.5% | 86.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Mechanicsburg for work: only 8% work in town. Mechanicsburg’s average trip to work is 30 minutes. Since 2013, Mechanicsburg has added 149 jobs, to 457 in 2023.
| Mechanicsburg | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $60,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 71% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical Mechanicsburg home is worth about $191,000, up 1.4% in a year, 22% below the Ohio typical home. The median rent in Mechanicsburg is $785 a month.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Mechanicsburg has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Mechanicsburg's reported crime rate is well below Ohio's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. No violent crimes were reported in 2024.
| Mechanicsburg | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 3.6 per 1,000 residents | 10.7 | 11.5 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 1.2 | 1.7 |
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
| Mechanicsburg | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.5% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Goshen Township Memorial Park | 0.5 mi | 25 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mechanicsburg. Close and well known come first.
Big draw29 mi Stadium & arenaOhio Stadium
36 mi MuseumNational Museum of the United States Air Force1.0M visitors a year
22 mi MountainCampbell Hill
29 mi Stadium & arenaScottsMiracle-Gro Field
30 mi Stadium & arenaHistoric Crew Stadium
24 mi Zoo & aquariumColumbus Zoo and AquariumOhio Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · National Museum of the United States Air Force: No machine-readable author provided. Rogerd assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Campbell Hill: Analogue Kid (talk)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · ScottsMiracle-Gro Field: Nova Crystallis, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Historic Crew Stadium: Rick Dikeman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Columbus Zoo and Aquarium: Adolphus79 at English Wikipedia, Public domain
1 within 15 miles of the center of Mechanicsburg
About 2 of every 100 Mechanicsburg residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Where Mechanicsburg’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
18 places in Mechanicsburg on the National Register of Historic Places.
Village in Ohio, United States
Mechanicsburg is a village in Champaign County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,681 at the 2020 census.
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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.
