Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Wellington's standout: natural-hazard risk is low. Overall it grades B, ranked 498th of 987 in Ohio. 27% of its land is conserved. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 94% of U.S. towns, with 3 places on the National Register. 27% of the land in Wellington is conserved, above both Ohio’s towns (3.7%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). On civic life, just 69 of Ohio’s 1,560 towns do better. The biggest park or preserve is West Lake Park, at 29 acres.
Where Wellington beats most towns.
Old St. Patrick's ChurchEach subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Wellington is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,029 in 1860, 4,799 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1908 and 3 maps from 1904 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Wellington, 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 Wellington.
Wellington is healthier than towns with similar incomes, trades workers with Cleveland and other neighbors and is one of Ohio’s best towns for the outdoors.
Its A for the outdoors ranks #27 of 993 in Ohio.
4.3 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Wellington’s trail density is 1.1 miles per square mile, above both the Ohio town median (0.2) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4).
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. West Lake Park | 0.6 mi | 29 |
| 2. Lorain County Fairgrounds | — | 26 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 92% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Wellington since 1978.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Wellington has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 19° and about 47 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Wellington has about as many jobs (2,070) as working residents, but only 328 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave Wellington for work: only 15% work in town. Wellington’s average trip to work is 27 minutes. The top destinations are Cleveland (11%), Elyria (5%) and Oberlin (4%).
| Wellington | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 15% | 6.8% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $62,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Adults 35 to 64 are 31% of residents (38% statewide). The median age in Wellington is 37 years. 24% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio.
| Wellington | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 23% | 22% | 22% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.4 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Wellington | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.3% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.8% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.2% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16.2% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.7% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 7.6% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.9% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.7% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.7% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.2% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 36.9% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.1% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.7% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15% | 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 4,800, single groups can be off by several points
The typical Wellington home is worth about $216,000, about the same as a year ago, 12% below the Ohio typical home. 66% of households own their home in Wellington.
| Wellington | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 66% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $820 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Against the 9,300 U.S. towns with household incomes like Wellington’s, it is healthier than 75%, so its B− isn’t only a matter of income.
Wellington beats the Ohio average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 26% of Wellington adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Wellington | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 26% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 38% | 35% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Wellington | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.4% | 8.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11% | 14.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Wellington
About 3 of every 100 Wellington residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
4 notable people were born in Wellington.
Village in Lorain County, Ohio, US
Wellington is a village in Lorain County, Ohio. The population was 4,799 at the time of the 2020 census.
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2 towns share a border with Wellington.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | #498 | B | B | — | B− | B− |
| Wellington Township | #570 | B− | B− | — | B− | C+ |
| Huntington Township | — | — | C− | — | B+ | C |
Huntington Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Wellington, Wellington Township and Huntington Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Wellington with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Wellington grades B overall, better than 59% of U.S. towns and #498 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B− for health and B− for schools.
That is 3 years of the area's median household income ($70,678 across the Cleveland, OH metro 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.
4 notable people were born here, including Jack Wadsworth and Leonard Warden Bonney.
