Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
St. Marys is one of the best-graded places in America: an A, 74th among Ohio's 987 graded towns. Its lowest mark, a B−, is in health. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 91% of U.S. towns, with 3 places on the National Register. St. Marys’ average trip to work is 16 minutes, below both Ohio’s towns (24 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). The biggest park or preserve is K.C. Geiger Park, at 67 acres.
Where St. Marys beats most towns.
Dr. Issac Elmer Williams House And OfficeEach subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far St. Marys is from typical.
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Census counts: 92 in 1840, 8,397 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1907 and 5 maps from 1911 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in St. Marys, 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 St. Marys.
St. Marys pairs an A overall with homes cheaper than the Ohio norm and trades workers with New Bremen and other neighbors.
| St. Marys | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. K.C. Geiger Park | 0.3 mi | 67 |
| 2. Kuck's Kiwanis Cove Park | — | 6 |
| 3. Mill Park | 0.1 mi | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Marys has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 10 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
St. Marys has about as many jobs (4,769) as working residents, but only 978 people both live and work here. The average commute takes 15.7 minutes, against 23.4 across Ohio.
About one in 4 of St. 24% of St. Marys working residents work locally. The top destinations are New Bremen (8%), Celina (7%) and Wapakoneta (4%).
| St. Marys | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 24% | 6.8% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.6% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
St. Marys grades A overall with a typical home of about $209K, below the Ohio typical value; only 20 of the 135 Ohio towns graded A− or better can say that.
The typical St. Typical home values rose 5.2% in the year to September 2026. St. Marys’ median rent is $848 a month.
| St. Marys | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $848 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
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 60% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, 46 flood insurance claims have been paid out in St. Marys.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
18% of adults binge drink in St. Marys. Marys beats the Ohio average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 39% of adults have obesity in St. Marys.
| St. Marys | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 34% | 33% |
| What stands out | St. Marys | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.6% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around St. Marys. Close and well known come first.
6 mi State parkGrand Lake St. Marys State Park
37 mi MountainCampbell Hill
22 mi MuseumFort Recovery
12 mi MuseumArmstrong Air and Space Museum
10 mi MuseumShrine of the Holy Relics
20 mi MuseumAllen County MuseumGrand Lake St. Marys State Park: Bruin, CC BY 2.0 · Campbell Hill: Analogue Kid (talk)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Recovery: Nyttend, Public domain · Armstrong Air and Space Museum: Tysto, Public domain · Shrine of the Holy Relics: Rfgagel, Public domain · Allen County Museum: WeaponizingArchitecture, CC BY-SA 4.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of St. Marys
About 6 of every 100 St. Marys residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
3 places in St. Marys on the National Register of Historic Places.
9 notable people were born in St. Marys.
City in Ohio, US
St. Marys is a city in Auglaize County, Ohio, United States. Located in western Ohio, it is 11 miles (18 km) west of Wapakoneta and 20 miles (32 km) east of the Ohio–Indiana border. Founded in 1823, the city is located on a portage between the St. Marys and Auglaize river systems, which was a significant factor in its development before the era of canals. The population was 8,397 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Wapakoneta micropolitan area.
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2 towns share a border with St. Marys.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Marys | #74 | A | A+ | — | B+ | B− |
| St. Marys Township | #96 | A | A+ | — | B+ | B− |
| Noble Township | — | — | B | — | B+ | C+ |
Noble Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. St. Marys, St. Marys Township and Noble Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare St. Marys with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. St. Marys grades A overall, better than 93% of U.S. towns and #74 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B− 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+.
St. 9 notable people were born here, including William K. Howard and Charles Anthony Mooney.
