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Orrville gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $241K for a typical one, or 3.3 years of the Wooster area’s $74K median household income. It grades A overall, 151st among Ohio's 987 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 80% of the country. On the plus side, it reports less crime per resident than 85% of U.S. towns. Only 115 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score higher on hazard risk. Orrville is home to University of Akron Wayne College. Orrville's schools outperform 73% of the state's.
Where Orrville beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Orrville is from typical.
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Census counts: 745 in 1870, 8,452 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1909 and 4 maps from 1901 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Orrville, 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 Orrville.
Orrville draws workers from Wooster and beyond, has home values still below their peak and sees little violent crime.
6,953 jobs are based in Orrville, 1.8 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
About one in 4 of Orrville’s working residents works in town. 15% of Orrville residents live below the poverty line, where Ohio’s towns sit at 9.1% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. 5.6% of Orrville workers work from home.
| Orrville | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 25% | 6.8% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 5.6% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 91% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 6 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Orrville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Violent crime is rare: 9 reported in 2025, 1.1 per 1,000 residents.
Orrville’s property crime rate is 2.6 per 1,000 residents, against 9.4 in Ohio’s towns and 9.9 across U.S. towns.
| Orrville | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.6 per 1,000 residents | 9.4 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.1 per 1,000 residents | 1.2 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
15% of adults have diabetes in Orrville. Orrville beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 18% of adults smoke cigarettes in Orrville.
| Orrville | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 28% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Orrville | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.7% | 8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.4% | 7.1% |
| Fewer adults seeing a dentist | 58.9% | 62.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Orrville has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 19° and about 29 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
25% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio.
| Orrville | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40.2 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 18% | 20% | 18% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.1 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Orrville | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.8% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.9% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.3% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.9% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.6% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.6% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.1% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.9% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.5% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 43.8% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 18% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.1% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.1% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.4% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
0.7 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Schmidt Community Center, at 52 acres.
| Orrville | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.7% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Schmidt Community Center | 0.6 mi | 52 |
| 2. Gailey Park | 0.1 mi | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The typical value, about $241K, is 16% below its February 2023 peak.
The typical Orrville home is worth about $241,000, up 3.4% in a year, close to the Ohio typical home. The median rent in Orrville is $870 a month.
| Orrville | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 62% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $870 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Orrville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw20 mi MuseumPro Football Hall of Fame192K visitors a year
22 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
38 mi MuseumOhio State Reformatory
20 mi Stadium & arenaTom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium
20 mi LandmarkMcKinley National Memorial
26 mi TheatreBlossom Music CenterPro Football Hall of Fame: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · Cuyahoga Valley National Park: Unknown, Public domain · Ohio State Reformatory: Niagara66, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium: Harrier233 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · McKinley National Memorial: CoolRockC, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Blossom Music Center: Slh1078, CC BY-SA 3.0
3 within 15 miles of the center of Orrville
About 2 of every 100 Orrville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Where Orrville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
7 notable people were born in Orrville.
City in Ohio, United States
Orrville is a city in Wayne County, Ohio, United States. It is about 9 miles (14 km) east of Wooster and 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Akron. The population was 8,452 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Wooster micropolitan area. The city is the headquarters of The J.M. Smucker Company, a food and beverage company mostly known for its production of namesake jellies.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Orrville grades A overall, better than 86% of U.S. towns and #151 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C− for health, A for safety and B+ for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
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−.
7 notable people were born here, including Ebenezer B. Finley and John R. Adams.
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