Tuscarawas, Ohio Post Office, 2016
Tuscarawas’s story
198 years in pictures
Census counts: 391 in 1890, 1,035 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 6 maps from 1909 on.
- 1828Tuscarawas is settled
TuscarawasOH
Photo: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
1,011
2025 Census estimate · −0.9% since 2020
Median home value
$158K
Census ACS
Household income
$88K
median
Median age
32.7
years
Jobs based here
37
A commuter town
Is Tuscarawas a good place to live?
Tuscarawas’ best subject grades are an A for cost of living and an A− for schools; its weakest is a D− for walkability. Only 119 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score lower on walkability. 9.1% of residents are 65 or older in Tuscarawas, where Ohio’s towns sit at 20% and U.S. towns at 18%. Tuscarawas has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Tuscarawas stand out
Where Tuscarawas beats most towns.
Small town
1,011 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
How Tuscarawas grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Tuscarawas is from typical.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 3.7 of 20; 4.1% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitD−Open →Cost of livingAOpen →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 20% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listA−Open →SchoolsBeat 79% of Ohio districts on tests and graduationA−Open →HealthTwin City Medical Center 3.2 miles awayCOpen →Jobs & income$88K median household income; 37 jobs based hereB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Tuscarawas: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Tuscarawas, and how to reach them.
PowerAEP Ohio19.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterTuscarawas Village water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Tuscarawas’ trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Ohio you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereDirector, Tuscarawas County Board of ElectionsTuscarawas County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Dec 2025
ZIP codes44682, 44629, 4466344682 94% · 44629 5% · 44663 1%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Tuscarawas.
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A−
Low risk in Tuscarawas, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 80% of U.S. communities.
20risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingDrought
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B−
A smaller share of working residents work locally in Tuscarawas than in most of Ohio or the rest of the country
0.9% of working residents work locally in Tuscarawas, below both the Ohio town median (6.9%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). The top destinations are Dover (12%), New Philadelphia (11%) and Canton (5%). Half commute less than 17 miles.
1%work in town
| Tuscarawas | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $88,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
In Tuscarawas1%
Dover12%
New Philadelphia11%
Canton5%
Uhrichsville4%
17 mi
median commute distance
37
jobs based in Tuscarawas
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
HealthC
On CDC estimates, Tuscarawas is less healthy than 72% of U.S. towns
Tuscarawas beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 43% of adults have obesity in Tuscarawas.
28%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
| Tuscarawas | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 38% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 28% | 25% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better29 too close to call3 worse
| What stands out | Tuscarawas | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.8% | 15.3% |
| More adults with obesity | 43.2% | 37.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.8% | 8.7% |
Twin City Medical Center
3.2 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Climate
In Tuscarawas, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Tuscarawas has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
26″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter22–39°
Spring39–62°
Summer60–83°
Fall42–64°
Oct 15
typical first frost
Apr 29
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
2%conserved
2%
conserved · 10 of 480 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tuscarawas Memorial Community Park | — | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
HousingCost of living grade A
The median home in Tuscarawas sells for about $154K
Tuscarawas’ median rent is $913 a month.
$154Kmedian sale price
| Tuscarawas | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 70% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $913 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
1
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Tuscarawas
19pages on Tuscarawas
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Tuscarawas
About 2 of every 100 Tuscarawas residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Tuscarawas for work
Where Tuscarawas’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
37jobs based in Tuscarawas
1%of working residents work in town
17 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Tuscarawas
Village in Ohio, United States
Tuscarawas ( TUS-kə-RAH-wəs), originally Trenton, is a village in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,035 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 850 ft
- ZIP code
- 44682
Questions about Tuscarawas
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Tuscarawas, OH expensive?
Not for the area. That is 2.4 years of the area's median household income ($65,044 across the New Philadelphia-Dover, OH 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.