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A town of 2,051, laid out in 1826.
Mount Sterling’s best subject grades are an A for cost of living and history and an A− for civic life. Only 126 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score higher on cost of living. Mount Sterling's public schools beat 69% of Ohio towns on state tests and graduation. Only 112 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score higher on history. Mount Sterling has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Mount Sterling beats most towns.
Where Mount Sterling’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Mount Sterling is from typical.
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Census counts: 118 in 1850, 1,945 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1915 and 3 maps from 1906 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mount Sterling, 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 Mount Sterling.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 87% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Mount Sterling for work: only 7% work in town. Jobs based in Mount Sterling grew to 637 in 2023, 250 more than in 2013. Mount Sterling’s average trip to work is 28 minutes, against 24 minutes in Ohio’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns.
| Mount Sterling | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Mount Sterling home is worth about $297,000, up 3.1% in a year, 21% above the Ohio typical home. Mount Sterling’s median rent is $835 a month, near the Ohio town median ($944 a month) and below the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month).
| Mount Sterling | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $835 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 72% | 77% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Mount Sterling has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 21° and about 20 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Mount Sterling beats the Ohio average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 18% of Mount Sterling adults binge drink.
| Mount Sterling | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Mount Sterling | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.3% | 15.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Mount Sterling; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Mount Sterling residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Village in Madison County, Ohio, US
Mount Sterling is a village in Madison County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,945 at the 2020 census. It is a part of the Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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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.