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Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0
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New Vienna, OH · Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0 · Source ↗

Is New Vienna a good place to live?

New Vienna’s best subject grade is an A+ for cost of living; its weakest is a C for incomes. Only 24 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score higher on cost of living. New Vienna has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

What makes New Vienna stand out

Where New Vienna beats most towns.

Small town

1,106 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns

How New Vienna grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far New Vienna is from typical.

How grading works

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

How TownRatings grades towns →

Women's whisky war in Ohio - sketched by John R. Chapin
Women's whisky war in Ohio - sketched by John R. Chapin, 1874
New Vienna’s story

185 years in pictures

Census counts: 580 in 1860, 1,108 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1874 and 3 maps from 1917 on.

  • 1841New Vienna is settled
Explore the history →
Getting set up

Moving to New Vienna: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in New Vienna, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerAES Ohio16.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterNew Vienna Village water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers97% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have New Vienna’s trash rules yet
SchoolsEast Clinton Local School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Ohio you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereDirector, Clinton County Board of ElectionsClinton County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Dec 2025
ZIP code4515945159 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in New Vienna.

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A

New Vienna faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 92% of U.S. communities.

8risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
8Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesDrought
2
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commuteJobs & income grade C

A smaller share of working residents in New Vienna work locally than in the typical Ohio or U.S. town

0.6% of working residents work locally in New Vienna, against 6.9% in Ohio’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. Since 2013, New Vienna has lost 41 jobs, to 78 in 2023. The average trip to work in New Vienna is 32 minutes.

1%work in town
New ViennaOhio townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work32 minutes24 minutes25 minutes
Working residents who work in town0.6%6.9%8%
Median household income$61,000$75,000$80,000

Where working residents work

In New Vienna1%
Wilmington25%
Liberty Township8%
Hillsboro5%
Columbus4%
16 mi
median commute distance
78
jobs based in New Vienna
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 42% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Four seasons and pleasant summers in New Vienna

New Vienna has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 21° and about 18 inches of snow falls in a winter.

18″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter24–40°
Spring41–63°
Summer61–82°
Fall43–65°
Oct 20
typical first frost
Apr 24
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

HealthB−

On CDC estimates, New Vienna is healthier than 54% of U.S. towns

New Vienna beats the Ohio average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 19% of adults binge drink in New Vienna, above both Ohio’s towns (17%) and U.S. towns (16%). 36% of New Vienna adults feel lonely.

54%healthier than U.S. townsB−Health Grade
New ViennaOhio townsU.S. towns
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)19%17%16%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)36%34%33%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)11%13%12%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)13%15%14%
32 measures vs. Ohio
6 better26 too close to call0 worse
What stands outNew ViennaOH
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth11.2%15.3%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity10.7%14.1%
Highland District Hospital
8.4 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

HousingCost of living grade A+

New Vienna’s typical home value is about $256K

The typical New Vienna home is worth about $256,000, up 2.5% in a year, close to the Ohio typical home.

$256KZillow home value

Typical home value

New Vienna$256K
Ohio$246K
+2.5%
value change, 1 year
3
homes sold in May

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about New Vienna

17pages on New Vienna
After high school

Colleges nearby

2 within 15 miles of the center of New Vienna

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave New Vienna for work

Where New Vienna’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

25% → Wilmington Wilmington 25% 8% → Liberty Township Liberty Township 8% 5% → Hillsboro Hillsboro 5% 4% → Columbus Columbus 4% 4% → Union Township Union Township 4% 2% → Cincinnati Cincinnati 2% New Vienna · 1% stay
78jobs based in New Vienna
1%of working residents work in town
16 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About New Vienna

Village in Ohio, United States

Official town website ↗

New Vienna is a village in Clinton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,108 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
0.9 sq mi
Elevation
1,122 ft
ZIP code
45159

Questions about New Vienna

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is New Vienna, OH expensive?

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+.