Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,890, laid out in 1796.
Waynesville's standout: its schools outperform 95% of the state's. Overall it grades A−, 176th among Ohio's 987 graded towns. Natural-hazard risk is low. Waynesville has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Waynesville Engine House and Lockup and Waynesville Main Street Historic District. Waynesville's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 86% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Bowman Park, at 50 acres.
Where Waynesville beats most towns.
John Satterthwaite House
Census counts: 439 in 1830, 2,669 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1881 and 5 maps from 1913 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Waynesville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Waynesville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw16 mi Theme parkKings Island3.5M visitors a year
17 mi MuseumNational Museum of the United States Air Force1.0M visitors a year
38 mi Stadium & arenaPaycor Stadium
37 mi Stadium & arenaGreat American Ball Park
36 mi Stadium & arenaNippert Stadium
35 mi Zoo & aquariumCincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden1.2M visitors a yearKings Island: Eli Duke from Portland, OR, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · National Museum of the United States Air Force: No machine-readable author provided. Rogerd assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Paycor Stadium: JonRidinger, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Great American Ball Park: Eric Kilby profile at Flickr website, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Nippert Stadium: Ben Levin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5
Who provides power, water and the rest in Waynesville, 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 Waynesville.
The typical Waynesville home is worth about $477,000, up 3.3% in a year, 94% above the Ohio typical home. 66% of households own their home in Waynesville, below both the Ohio town median (77%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%).
| Waynesville | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 66% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,049 a month | $943 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 89% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Waynesville for work: only 6% work in town. 12% of residents live below the poverty line in Waynesville, where Ohio’s towns sit at 9.1% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. The top destinations are Cincinnati (7%), Lebanon (6%) and Dayton (6%).
| Waynesville | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Waynesville has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 22° and about 20 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Its widest gap with Ohio is tooth loss: 9.3% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 15.3% statewide.
Waynesville beats the Ohio average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 30% of adults feel lonely in Waynesville.
| Waynesville | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 34% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 38% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 28% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Waynesville | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.3% | 15.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.2% | 14.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.4% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Waynesville's reported crime rate is well below Ohio's. Waynesville’s property crime rate is 5.3 per 1,000 residents. Most reported incidents are property crimes.
| Waynesville | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2023) | 5.3 per 1,000 residents | 11.7 | 13.1 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2023) | 0.4 per 1,000 residents | 1.4 | 1.8 |
FBI crime data, 2023 · crimes reported to police
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Ohio average. Waynesville has grown 8.1% since 2020, to 2,890 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. The median age in Waynesville is 38.1 years.
| Waynesville | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38.1 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 20% | 18% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.3 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Waynesville | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 13.4% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.8% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.1% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.2% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.4% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.8% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.4% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.8% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.3% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.2% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.5% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,900, single groups can be off by several points
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bowman Park | 0.1 mi | 50 |
| 2. Clint Fultz River Park | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
4 within 15 miles of the center of Waynesville
About 4 of every 100 Waynesville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Where Waynesville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
4 places in Waynesville on the National Register of Historic Places.
7 notable people were born in Waynesville.
Village in Ohio, United States
Waynesville is a village in Wayne Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,669 at the 2020 census. It is named for General "Mad" Anthony Wayne. The village, located at the crossroads of U.S. Route 42 and State Route 73, is known for its antique stores and its annual sauerkraut festival. Caesar Creek State Park is located 5 miles (8.0 km) east of the village. Waynesville is served by the Mary L. Cook Public Library. In 2005, the library loaned more than 203,000 items to its 8,000 cardholders. Total holdings in 2005 were over 67,000 volumes with over 110 periodical subscriptions.
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One town shares a border with Waynesville.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waynesville | #176 | A− | B− | — | A+ | B |
| Corwin | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Waynesville reports no FBI crime data of its own. Corwin isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Waynesville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Waynesville grades A− overall, better than 84% of U.S. towns and #176 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B for health and A+ 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−.
7 notable people were born here, including John Evans and Eddie Borden.
