Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Milan’s best subject grades are an A− for schools and cost of living and an A for history. Milan’s average trip to work is 19 minutes, below both Ohio’s towns (24 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). On history, just 120 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do better. Milan's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 88% of U.S. towns. Milan has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Milan beats most towns.
Thomas Alva Edison BirthplaceIn a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Milan is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 771 in 1860, a peak of 1,862 in 1970, 1,371 in 2020. The archive holds 3 maps from 1904 on.
6 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Milan, 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 Milan.
Milan beats the Ohio average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 16% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Milan, where Ohio’s towns sit at 20% and U.S. towns at 19%. 82% of adults had a checkup this year in Milan.
| Milan | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 20% | 19% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 80% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Milan | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.2% | 14.1% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10% | 15.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.6% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (22% statewide); children under 18 are 29% of residents (22% statewide). 27% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio.
| Milan | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 27% | 24% | 29% |
| Median age | 40.4 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
Somewhere between 33% and 67% women
The Census survey reached too few of Milan’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±17.2 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Milan | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.8% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.5% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.9% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.7% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 17.1% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.2% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 7.9% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.5% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.4% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.2% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32.2% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 29.6% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.3% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 11.2% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.5% | 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
Milan has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 33 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical Milan home is worth about $289,000, up 4.7% in a year, 18% above the Ohio typical home.
| Milan | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 79% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $973 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most working residents leave Milan for work: only 3% work in town. The median household income in Milan is $98,000. Jobs based in Milan grew to 681 in 2023, 40 more than in 2013.
| Milan | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $98,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.2% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.1% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 56% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Milan. Close and well known come first.
Big draw14 mi Theme parkCedar Point3.8M visitors a year
35 mi MuseumOhio State Reformatory
27 mi National MemorialPerry's Victory and International Peace Memorial124K visitors a year11 mi Theme parkCastaway Bay
27 mi CaveCrystal Cave
20 mi MuseumAllen Memorial Art MuseumCedar Point: Larry Pieniazek, User:Lar, en:User:Lar (primary), CC BY 2.5 · Ohio State Reformatory: Niagara66, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial: NPS Photo, Public domain · Crystal Cave: Analogue Kid at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · Allen Memorial Art Museum: Daderot, Public domain
1 within 15 miles of the center of Milan
About 4 of every 100 Milan residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
6 places in Milan on the National Register of Historic Places.
4 notable people were born in Milan.
Village in Ohio, United States
Milan ( MY-lən) is a village in Erie and Huron counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 1,371 at the 2020 census. It is best known as the birthplace and childhood home of Thomas Edison. The Erie County portion of Milan is part of the Sandusky metropolitan area, while the Huron County portion is part of the Norwalk Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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−.
4 notable people were born here, including Thomas H. Armstrong and Nancy Ford Cones.
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