Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
North Baltimore gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $141K, 2.2 years of the Toledo metro’s $65K median household income. It grades B overall, 488th of 987 graded towns in Ohio. North Baltimore Town Hall is on the National Register of Historic Places. 14% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in North Baltimore, where Ohio’s towns sit at 24% and U.S. towns at 29%.
Where North Baltimore beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far North Baltimore is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 701 in 1880, 3,369 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 3 maps from 1903 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in North Baltimore, 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 North Baltimore.
North Baltimore is healthier than towns with similar incomes, has homes that are cheap against local pay and trades workers with Findlay and other neighbors.
At 2.2 years of the Toledo metro’s $65K median household income, the typical home (about $141K) costs less against local pay than in 88% of Ohio towns; that ratio is one input to its A for cost of living. The typical value, about $141K, is 14% below its May 2024 peak.
The median rent in North Baltimore is $797 a month. The typical North Baltimore home is worth about $141,000, down 1.2% in a year, 43% below the Ohio typical home.
| North Baltimore | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $797 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 79% | 77% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Against the 9,030 U.S. towns with household incomes like North Baltimore’s, it is less healthy than 56%, so its C isn’t only a matter of income.
North Baltimore beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 36% of North Baltimore adults feel lonely.
| North Baltimore | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 34% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | North Baltimore | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19.3% | 15.3% |
| Fewer adults seeing a dentist | 56.4% | 62.9% |
| Fewer adults screened for colon cancer | 60.2% | 65.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
North Baltimore has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 20° and about 23 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
North Baltimore has about as many jobs (1,404) as working residents, but only 193 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave North Baltimore for work: only 12% work in town. Since 2013, North Baltimore has added 208 jobs, to 1,404 in 2023. North Baltimore’s average trip to work is 21 minutes.
| North Baltimore | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $60,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 12% | 6.8% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 60% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in North Baltimore since 2009.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around North Baltimore. Close and well known come first.
34 mi MuseumToledo Museum of Art340K visitors a year
31 mi Zoo & aquariumToledo Zoo
26 mi LandmarkFort Meigs
33 mi MuseumImagination Station
34 mi MuseumNational Museum of the Great Lakes
12 mi MuseumWood County MuseumToledo Museum of Art: Ɱ, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Toledo Zoo: DreamingKoala, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Meigs: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Imagination Station: MrJacon000, CC BY-SA 4.0 · National Museum of the Great Lakes: MrJacon000, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wood County Museum: Nyttend, Public domain
3 within 15 miles of the center of North Baltimore
About 3 of every 100 North Baltimore residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Village in Ohio, United States
North Baltimore is a village in Wood County, Ohio, United States and is part of the Toledo, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,369 at the 2020 census. The village is a member of the Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. North Baltimore grades B overall, better than 60% of U.S. towns and #488 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C for health and B− for schools.
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 Gene Sharp and Mahlon E. Doyle.
