Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
4.3 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Ohio town.
Paulding gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $160K for a typical one, or 2.4 years of the county’s $68K median household income. It grades B overall, 502nd among Ohio's 987 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 88% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates, and the median household income is $54K, and 12% of residents live below the poverty line. On the plus side, crime is low: it reports less per resident than 81% of U.S. towns. Only 19 of Ohio’s 1,560 towns score higher on civic life. Paulding has 3 places on the National Register. 18% of working residents work locally in Paulding, against 6.8% in Ohio’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns.
Where Paulding beats most towns.
Paulding County CourthouseEach subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Paulding is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 454 in 1880, 3,555 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 4 maps from 1914 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Paulding, 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 Paulding.
34% of Paulding adults get no exercise outside work. Paulding beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 43% of Paulding adults have obesity.
| Paulding | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 28% | 25% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 38% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Paulding | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 10.7% | 8% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.1% | 15.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 10% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Paulding’s property crime rate is 1.1 per 1,000 residents.
| Paulding | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.1 per 1,000 residents | 9.4 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.4 per 1,000 residents | 1.2 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
At 2.4 years of the county’s $68K median household income, the typical home (about $160K) costs less against local pay than in 81% of Ohio towns; that ratio is one input to its A for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $1,373, against $2,822 across Ohio, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Typical home values rose 5% in the year to September 2026. The median rent in Paulding is $822 a month.
| Paulding | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 66% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $822 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Paulding has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 18° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The top destinations are Defiance (8%), Paulding Township (6%) and Fort Wayne (5%). Half commute less than 17 miles.
| Paulding | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $54,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 59% of U.S. communities. Since 1982, 7 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Paulding.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0.6 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Paulding County Fairgrounds, at 59 acres.
| Paulding | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 5.1% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Paulding County Fairgrounds | 0.5 mi | 59 |
| 2. Black Swamp Nature Center | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Paulding; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Paulding residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
3 places in Paulding on the National Register of Historic Places.
Village in Ohio, United States
Paulding is a village in and the county seat of Paulding County, Ohio, United States. It is located predominantly in Paulding Township about 64 miles (103 km) southwest of Toledo. The population was 3,555 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
3 towns share a border with Paulding.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paulding · Paulding Township | #502 | B | A | A− | B | D |
| Jackson Township | — | — | A | — | B+ | C− |
| Emerald Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Jackson Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Jackson Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Emerald Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Paulding Township and Paulding are one community, graded once. Compare Paulding with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Paulding grades B overall, better than 59% of U.S. towns and #502 of 987 in Ohio. It grades D for health, A− for safety and B for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
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.
