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28% more nonprofits per person than the typical Ohio town.
Ostrander’s best subject grades are an A+ for incomes, an A for health, and an A− for schools; its weakest is a D for walkability. Ostrander’s median household income is $159,000, above both the Ohio town median ($75,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). On health, just 83 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do better. Ostrander's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 90% of U.S. towns. Ostrander has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Ostrander beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Ostrander | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.7% | 14.1% |
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Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Ostrander is from typical.
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Census counts: 269 in 1880, 1,094 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 4 maps from 1924 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Ostrander, 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 Ostrander.
97% of Ostrander households own their home, against 77% in Ohio’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns. The typical Ostrander home is worth about $506,000, up 2.4% in a year, about twice the Ohio typical home.
| Ostrander | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 97% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,000 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
30% of adults have high blood pressure in Ostrander. Ostrander beats the Ohio average on 18 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 9% of adults have diabetes in Ostrander.
| Ostrander | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 17% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 28% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 20% | 19% |
| What stands out | Ostrander | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.7% | 14.1% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.7% | 15.3% |
| More binge drinkers | 20.9% | 16.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Ostrander for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2013, Ostrander has added 45 jobs, to 128 in 2023. Ostrander’s average trip to work is 28 minutes.
| Ostrander | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4.8% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.6% | 6.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Ostrander has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 20° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 54% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Ostrander. Close and well known come first.
Big draw21 mi Stadium & arenaOhio Stadium
9 mi Zoo & aquariumColumbus Zoo and Aquarium
21 mi Stadium & arenaHistoric Crew Stadium
23 mi Stadium & arenaScottsMiracle-Gro Field
28 mi MountainCampbell Hill
21 mi Stadium & arenaValue City ArenaOhio Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Columbus Zoo and Aquarium: Adolphus79 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Historic Crew Stadium: Rick Dikeman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · ScottsMiracle-Gro Field: Nova Crystallis, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Campbell Hill: Analogue Kid (talk)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Value City Arena: Nick81aku at English Wikipedia, Public domain
3 within 15 miles of the center of Ostrander
About 6 of every 100 Ostrander residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
Where Ostrander’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Village in Ohio, United States
Ostrander ( OH-stran-dər) is a village in Delaware County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,094 at the 2020 census.
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28% more nonprofits per person than the typical Ohio town.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
