Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
New Philadelphia gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $212K, 3.3 years of the New Philadelphia area’s $65K median household income. It grades B− overall, ranked 572nd of 987 in Ohio. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 76% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. New Philadelphia is home to Kent State University at Tuscarawas. 20% of working residents work locally in New Philadelphia, against 6.8% in Ohio’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. Tuscarawas County Courthouse is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where New Philadelphia beats most towns.
Tuscarawas County Courthouse| College | Students |
|---|---|
| Kent State University at Tuscarawas | 903 |
Census counts: 236 in 1820, 17,677 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1899 and 6 maps from 1909 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far New Philadelphia is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in New Philadelphia, 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 New Philadelphia.
New Philadelphia trades workers with Dover and other neighbors, but it has seen reported crime rise by about half and trails Fairfield Township and its other neighbors on schools.
The biggest park or preserve is Tuscora Park, at 47 acres. Across 2 parks and preserves: 6.0 miles of trail. In New Philadelphia, the concentration of trails is 0.7 miles per square mile.
| New Philadelphia | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.9% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tuscora Park | 0.6 mi | 47 |
| 2. Franklin Square | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Each of its 4 graded neighbors has a higher School Grade than its B−, Fairfield Township highest at B+.
Below: Three of its 12 schools, each with why it was picked. Its public schools are run by the New Philadelphia City school district. The 6 public schools in New Philadelphia teach 1,885 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Welty Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 668 | B+ |
| Buckeye Career CenterLargest public high schoolGrades 11–12 | Grades 11–12 | 876 | – |
| Central Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades 5 | Grades 5 | 195 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
The share of adults in New Philadelphia who have obesity: 43%. Among adults in the town, 40% sleep under 7 hours and 30% get no exercise outside work.
| New Philadelphia | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 38% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 28% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | New Philadelphia | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 9.8% | 8% |
| More adults with obesity | 43.3% | 37.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.3% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Reported crimes rose from 38 to 225 over the last three FBI years, a rise beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
New Philadelphia’s property offense rate is 11.3 per 1,000 residents. The violent offense rate for New Philadelphia comes to 1.7 per 1,000 residents.
| New Philadelphia | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 11.3 per 1,000 residents | 9.4 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.7 per 1,000 residents | 1.2 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
July afternoons reach 84° and January nights drop to 20°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
New Philadelphia has about as many jobs (8,036) as working residents, but only 1,464 people both live and work here.
Roughly one working resident in five has a job in New Philadelphia itself. In New Philadelphia, the average trip to work is 20 minutes. The top destinations are Dover (15%), Canton (5%) and Goshen Township (3%). For residents locally, the share who live below the poverty line is 16%.
| New Philadelphia | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $59,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 8.8% | 9.7% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 64% of U.S. communities. 45 flood insurance claims have been paid in New Philadelphia since 1979. FEMA puts 82% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid in 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2008.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
For New Philadelphia, the rent at the middle of the market is $897 a month. Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home gained 5.5% in value. Also worth knowing: in New Philadelphia, 63% of households own their home.
| New Philadelphia | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 63% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $897 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Four-year graduates: 24% of adults 25 and older here, 32% across Ohio. By age, New Philadelphia looks like Ohio: each broad group is within 4 points. Among residents here, 22% are 65 or older.
| New Philadelphia | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 43.2 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
48% women, 52% men
About 111 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.9 points). Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| New Philadelphia | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.8% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.8% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.8% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.2% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.1% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.3% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.4% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.7% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.8% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.9% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 39.4% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.6% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.7% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.4% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around New Philadelphia. Close and well known come first.
Big draw23 mi MuseumPro Football Hall of Fame192K visitors a year
23 mi Stadium & arenaTom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium
12 mi MuseumAge of Steam Roundhouse
22 mi LandmarkMcKinley National Memorial
11 mi MuseumFort Laurens
22 mi MuseumWilliam McKinley Presidential Library and MuseumPro Football Hall of Fame: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium: Harrier233 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Age of Steam Roundhouse: Alvintrusty, CC BY-SA 4.0 · McKinley National Memorial: CoolRockC, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Laurens: Roseohioresident, Public domain · William McKinley Presidential Library and Museum: Tim Evanson from Cleveland Heights, Ohio, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of New Philadelphia
About 4 of every 100 New Philadelphia residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
14 notable people were born in New Philadelphia.
City in Ohio, United States
New Philadelphia is a city in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. The county's largest city, New Philadelphia lies along the Tuscarawas River. Its population was 17,677 at the 2020 census. It is a principal city in the New Philadelphia–Dover micropolitan area, about 70 miles (110 km) south of Cleveland. In 1772, the Moravian Christians founded the community of Schoenbrunn in the area, which was the first settlement of the Northwest Territory. The pacifist Christian settlement was subsequently abandoned during the American Revolution. After the area was resettled in 1804, because of the presence of coal and clay, early industry in the city centered on mining interest…
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4 towns share a border with New Philadelphia.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Philadelphia | #572 | B− | B | B+ | B− | C− |
| Goshen Township | #425 | B | A− | — | B | C− |
| Dover Township | #826 | C | C+ | — | B | C |
| Dover | #515 | B | C+ | B+ | B | C+ |
| Fairfield Township | — | — | C+ | — | B+ | C− |
Fairfield Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Goshen Township, Dover Township and Fairfield Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare New Philadelphia with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
New Philadelphia grades B− overall, better than 53% of U.S. towns and #572 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C− for health, B+ for safety and B− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
14 notable people were born here, including John Mackey and Andrew J. Doran.
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