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A town of 5,145, settled in 1833.
Uhrichsville grades D overall, ranked 953rd of 987 in Ohio, mostly because of health and incomes. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 95% of the country. The median household income is $42K, and 26% of residents live below the poverty line. What it does well: it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 76% of U.S. towns. 26% of residents live below the poverty line in Uhrichsville, above both the Ohio town median (9.1%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). On safety, just 25 of Ohio’s 307 towns do worse.
Where Uhrichsville beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Where Uhrichsville’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 Uhrichsville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 576 in 1850, 5,272 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1890 and 6 maps from 1909 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Uhrichsville, 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 Uhrichsville.
Uhrichsville is healthier than towns with similar incomes, but it reports violent crime at 3 times the Ohio rate and carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Ohio (mostly inland flooding).
Against the 2,970 U.S. towns with household incomes like Uhrichsville’s, it is less healthy than 76%, so its D isn’t only a matter of income.
47% of Uhrichsville adults have obesity. Uhrichsville beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 19. 15% of Uhrichsville adults have diabetes.
| Uhrichsville | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 16% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 47% | 38% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 18% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | Uhrichsville | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 11.8% | 8% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 20.5% | 14.1% |
| More smokers | 22.3% | 15.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Violent crime runs at 8.1 per 1,000 residents, 3 times the Ohio rate; the Safety Grade counts each violent crime four times, so this weighs most on its D.
Uhrichsville’s violent crime rate is 8.1 per 1,000 residents. Uhrichsville reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 88% report less.
| Uhrichsville | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 8.1 per 1,000 residents | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 12 per 1,000 residents | 9.4 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
At 2.2 years of the New Philadelphia area’s $65K median household income, the typical home (about $146K) costs less against local pay than in 88% of Ohio towns; that ratio is one input to its B+ for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $1,343, against $2,822 across Ohio, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The typical Uhrichsville home is worth about $146,000, up 5.3% in a year, 41% below the Ohio typical home. 49% of households own their home in Uhrichsville.
| Uhrichsville | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 49% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $935 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most working residents leave Uhrichsville for work: only 13% work in town. Jobs based in Uhrichsville fell to 1,487 in 2023, 260 fewer than in 2013. The top destinations are Dover (10%), New Philadelphia (9%) and Mill Township (5%).
| Uhrichsville | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $42,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 13% | 6.8% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Uhrichsville 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.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 88% of Ohio towns; that rating is what its C+ for hazard risk is built on.
The FEMA risk score in Uhrichsville is 57 of 100. Since 1998, 29 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Uhrichsville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Just 17 of its 1,790 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Uhrichsville itself; its outdoors grade is C−.
0.1 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Uhrichsville City Park | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Uhrichsville
About 3 of every 100 Uhrichsville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
5 notable people were born in Uhrichsville.
City in Ohio, United States
Uhrichsville ( UR-iks-vil) is a city in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The population was 5,272 at the 2020 census. Claymont City School District is the public school district of Uhrichsville and Dennison, Ohio. The twin cities is a nickname used to describe Uhrichsville and Dennison because they are adjacent.
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2 towns share a border with Uhrichsville.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uhrichsville | #953 | D | B+ | D | B− | D |
| Dennison | #750 | C+ | A | — | B− | D |
| Midvale | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Dennison reports no FBI crime data of its own. Midvale isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Uhrichsville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Uhrichsville grades D overall, better than 11% of U.S. towns and #953 of 987 in Ohio. It grades D for health, D 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 B+.
5 notable people were born here, including Cody Garbrandt and Harry McClintock.
