Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Few places in the country grade higher. Versailles earns an A+, 21st among Ohio's 987 graded towns. Its schools outperform 97% of the state's, homes are within reach, about $309K for a typical one, or 4.8 years of the Greenville area’s $64K median household income, and 3% of its land is conserved. Its lowest mark, a B, is in health. Versailles’ trail density is 1.0 miles per square mile, above both Ohio’s towns (0.2) and U.S. towns (0.4). The biggest place to walk is Heritage Park, 33 acres with 1.1 miles of trail. Versailles's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 81% of U.S. towns.
Where Versailles beats most towns.
Where Versailles’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 Versailles is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,163 in 1880, 2,692 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 4 maps from 1911 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Versailles, 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 Versailles.
Versailles draws workers from Wayne Township and beyond and is healthier than towns with similar incomes.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Heritage Park | 1.1 mi | 33 |
| 2. Ward Park | 0.5 mi | 12 |
| 3. Indian Creek Park | 0.3 mi | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
2,611 jobs are based in Versailles, 1.8 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
About one in 4 of Versailles’s working residents works in town. Since 2013, Versailles has added 565 jobs, to 2,611 in 2023. 5.3% of Versailles residents live below the poverty line, where Ohio’s towns sit at 9.1% and U.S. towns at 9.6%.
| Versailles | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 25% | 6.8% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.3% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $71,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical home values rose 7.7% in the year to September 2026. The median rent in Versailles is $751 a month.
| Versailles | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $751 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 72% | 77% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Versailles has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Against the 10,572 U.S. towns with household incomes like Versailles’s, it is healthier than 79%, so its B isn’t only a matter of income. Its widest gap with Ohio is utility shut-off threats: 5.3% of its 2,137 adults were threatened with a utility shut-off, against 8.3% statewide.
31% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Versailles. Versailles beats the Ohio average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 14% of adults smoke cigarettes in Versailles.
| Versailles | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 38% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 38% | 35% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 9.1% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Versailles | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.3% | 8.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.1% | 14.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 63% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Versailles since 1989.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
People 65 and older are 23% of residents (18% statewide). Versailles’ median age is 46 years. 30% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio.
| Versailles | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 19% | 22% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 30% | 24% | 29% |
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.1 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Versailles | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.1% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.2% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.1% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.4% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.3% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.5% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.8% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.9% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.7% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.8% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 39.5% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.5% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.7% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.4% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.1% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,700, single groups can be off by several points
1 within 15 miles of the center of Versailles
About 5 of every 100 Versailles residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
4 notable people were born in Versailles.
Village in Ohio, United States
Versailles ( vər-SAYLZ) is a village in Darke County, Ohio, United States. It is the only village in Wayne Township. The population was 2,692 at the 2020 census.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Versailles grades A+ overall, among the top 2% of U.S. towns and #21 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B for health and A+ 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−.
4 notable people were born here, including Bob Brown and Fred Abbott.
