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Rossford is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B overall, 441st among Ohio's 987 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is health: it is healthier than 66% of U.S. towns. A typical home there costs about $199K, 3 years of the Toledo metro’s $65K median household income. Only 132 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score higher on walkability. Rossford has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Eagle Point Colony Historic District.
Where Rossford beats most towns.
Where Rossford’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Rossford is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 3,912 in 1940, 6,299 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 1917 and 5 maps from 1900 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Rossford, 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 Rossford.
Rossford draws workers from Toledo and beyond and is healthier than towns with similar incomes.
6,360 jobs are based in Rossford, 2.1 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here grew from 1,923 in 2013 to 6,360.
Most working residents leave Rossford for work: only 7% work in town. At 18 minutes, Rossford’s average trip to work is against 24 minutes in Ohio’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Since 2013, Rossford has added 4,437 jobs, to 6,360 in 2023.
| Rossford | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 6.9% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Median household income | $71,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Rossford Exempted Village school district. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Penta Career Center - on campus, with 1,441 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rossford Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 812 | B− |
| Penta Career Center - on campusLargest public high schoolGrades 10–12 | Grades 10–12 | 1,441 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 83% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Rossford since 1981.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
That puts Rossford where Ohio’s towns sit at 3.7% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. 1.1 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.
| Rossford | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.8% | 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. Island View Park | 1.1 mi | 15 |
| 2. Beech Street Park | — | 15 |
| 3. Veterans Memorial Park | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Against the 10,602 U.S. towns with household incomes like Rossford’s, it is healthier than 81%, so its B+ isn’t only a matter of income.
27% of Rossford adults have been diagnosed with depression. Rossford beats the Ohio average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 18% of Rossford adults binge drink.
| Rossford | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 28% | 25% |
| What stands out | Rossford | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.3% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.2% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Rossford has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 20° and about 37 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
64% of households own their home in Rossford. The typical Rossford home is worth about $199,000, up 2.6% in a year, 19% below the Ohio typical home. Rossford’s median rent is $898 a month.
| Rossford | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 64% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $898 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Adults 18 to 34 are 27% of residents (22% statewide); children under 18 are 18% of residents (22% statewide). 30% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio.
| Rossford | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 18% | 22% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 30% | 24% | 29% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.7 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Rossford | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.4% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.3% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.5% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 17% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.5% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.2% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.1% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.4% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.4% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26.8% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.7% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.5% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.1% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.9% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Rossford. Close and well known come first.
6 mi MuseumToledo Museum of Art340K visitors a year
3 mi Zoo & aquariumToledo Zoo
5 mi LandmarkFort Meigs
6 mi MuseumImagination Station
39 mi National MemorialPerry's Victory and International Peace Memorial124K visitors a year
6 mi MuseumNational Museum of the Great LakesToledo 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 · Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial: NPS Photo, Public domain · National Museum of the Great Lakes: MrJacon000, CC BY-SA 4.0
7 within 15 miles of the center of Rossford
About 3 of every 100 Rossford residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
4 notable people were born in Rossford.
City in Ohio, United States
Rossford is a city in Wood County, Ohio, United States, located along the Maumee River in the Toledo metropolitan area. The population was 6,299 at the 2020 census. The town includes the intersection of Interstate 75 and the Ohio Turnpike (Interstates 80 and 90). Rossford Public Library and WPAY serve the community. Rossford was founded as a company town by Edward Ford of the Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Company. In 1898, Ford purchased 173 acres (0.70 km2) along the Maumee River to build the Edward Ford Plate Glass Company. As workers came to the factory, Ford named the resulting town "Rossford" by combining the last name of his second wife, Caroline Ross, with his. Shortly after the foundation…
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2 towns share a border with Rossford.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rossford | #441 | B | B− | — | B− | B+ |
| Perrysburg Township | #409 | B+ | C− | B+ | A | A− |
| Northwood | #470 | B | B | — | B | B− |
Rossford and Northwood report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Rossford with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Rossford grades B overall, better than 64% of U.S. towns and #441 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B+ for health and B− for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
4 notable people were born here, including Jonathan Bennett and Lee Knorek.
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