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Montpelier gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $157K, 2.6 years of the county’s $61K median household income. It grades C overall, 841st among Ohio's 987 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 86% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates, and the median household income is $41K, and 16% of residents live below the poverty line. 6.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Montpelier, against 24% in Ohio’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Montpelier has 1 place on the National Register. The biggest park or preserve is Williams County Fairgrounds, at 49 acres.
Where Montpelier beats most towns.
James Delos Hill HouseEach subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Montpelier is from typical.
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Census counts: 406 in 1880, 3,942 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1909 and 4 maps from 1914 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Montpelier, 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 Montpelier.
Montpelier is healthier than towns with similar incomes and trades workers with Bryan and other neighbors, but it has household incomes well below the Ohio norm.
Against the 2,758 U.S. towns with household incomes like Montpelier’s, it is healthier than 57%, so its D isn’t only a matter of income.
19% of adults smoke cigarettes in Montpelier. Montpelier beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 20% of adults report frequent mental distress in Montpelier.
| Montpelier | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 28% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Montpelier | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 22.1% | 15.3% |
| More smokers | 19.1% | 15.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.8% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Montpelier Exempted Village school district. Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is Montpelier High School, with 316 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montpelier Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–7 | Grades PK–7 | 471 | B− |
| Montpelier High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 316 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
The median property tax bill is $966, against $2,822 across Ohio, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Montpelier’s median rent is $768 a month. The typical Montpelier home is worth about $157,000, up 2% in a year, 36% below the Ohio typical home. 66% of Montpelier households own their home.
| Montpelier | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 66% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $768 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The violent crime rate in Montpelier is 3.9 per 1,000 residents.
| Montpelier | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.9 per 1,000 residents | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 15 per 1,000 residents | 9.4 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Montpelier has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 18° and about 33 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 66% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Montpelier since 1985.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Montpelier has about as many jobs (1,964) as working residents, but only 396 people both live and work here.
Since 2013, Montpelier has added 183 jobs, to 1,964 in 2023. About one in 5 of Montpelier’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Bryan (14%), Holiday City (8%) and West Unity (5%).
| Montpelier | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 21% | 6.8% | 8% |
| Median household income | $41,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| Montpelier | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.2% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Williams County Fairgrounds | — | 49 |
| 2. Montpelier Municipal Park | — | 18 |
| 3. Robert A. Storrer Municipal Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Montpelier; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Montpelier residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Village in Ohio, United States
Montpelier ( mont-PEEL-yər) is a village in Williams County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,942 at the 2020 census.
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2 towns share a border with Montpelier.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montpelier | #841 | C | A− | C | B | D |
| Superior Township | — | — | B+ | — | B | C− |
| Jefferson Township | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | C− |
Superior Township and Jefferson Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Superior Township and Jefferson Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Montpelier with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Montpelier grades C overall, better than 26% of U.S. towns and #841 of 987 in Ohio. It grades D for health, C for safety and B for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
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−.
2 notable people were born here, including Paul Siple and Cook Lougheed.