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Wellsville grades D overall, ranked 962nd of 987 in Ohio, mostly because of health and incomes. Residents are less healthy than 98% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. The median household income is $32K, and 33% of residents live below the poverty line. It also has a long history, with 1 places on the National Register. 33% of residents live below the poverty line in Wellsville, where Ohio’s towns sit at 9.1% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Only 1 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score lower on hazard risk. The biggest park or preserve is Hammond Park, at 21 acres.
Where Wellsville beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
3,541 counted in 2010 and 3,113 in 2020; an estimated 3,017 in 2025.
The decline has continued: down 3.3% since 2020, after 12.1% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Wellsville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 169 in 1830, a peak of 8,849 in 1920, 3,113 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1896 and 6 maps from 1937 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Wellsville, 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 Wellsville.
Wellsville sends many workers across the state line to Findlay Township and is healthier than towns with similar incomes, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Ohio (mostly inland flooding).
Against the 751 U.S. towns with household incomes like Wellsville’s, it is less healthy than 77%, so its D− isn’t only a matter of income.
24% of adults smoke cigarettes in Wellsville. Wellsville beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 19. 38% of adults get no exercise outside work in Wellsville.
| Wellsville | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 28% | 25% |
| What stands out | Wellsville | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults facing food insecurity | 23.9% | 14.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 13.4% | 8% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 13.9% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Wellsville Local school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garfield Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 206 | C− |
| Wellsville Jr. Sr. HighLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 246 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
At 1.9 years of the Salem area’s $58K median household income, the typical home (about $110K) costs less against local pay than in 95% of Ohio towns; that ratio is one input to its B+ for cost of living. The typical value, about $110K, is 7% below its August 2024 peak.
The typical Wellsville home is worth about $110,000, down 0.8% in a year, 55% below the Ohio typical home. 54% of Wellsville households own their home.
| Wellsville | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 54% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $823 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 100% of Ohio towns, with expected losses of about $947 per resident a year; that rating is what its D− for hazard risk is built on.
The FEMA risk score in Wellsville is 96 of 100. Since 1980, 33 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Wellsville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
29% of working residents cross a state line to work, Findlay Township among the top destinations.
Most working residents leave Wellsville for work: only 9% work in town. Wellsville’s average trip to work is 21 minutes. Only 4 of the 992 Ohio towns we compare have a lower median household income than Wellsville.
| Wellsville | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $32,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Wellsville has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 21° and about 44 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Just 24 of its 1,220 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Wellsville itself; its outdoors grade is C−.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hammond Park | — | 21 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Wellsville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw35 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
36 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
36 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
37 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints Arena
24 mi MuseumMeadowcroft Rockshelter
36 mi LandmarkFort PittAcrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Duquesne: Sébastien Paquin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PNC Park: alpineinc, CC BY 2.0 · PPG Paints Arena: Jleedev, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Meadowcroft Rockshelter: Lee Paxton, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Pitt: Downtown_Pittsburgh_May_2008.jpg: Allie Caufield derivative work: GrapedApe (tal, CC BY 2.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Wellsville
About 4 of every 100 Wellsville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Where Wellsville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
5 notable people were born in Wellsville.
Village in Ohio, United States
Wellsville is a village in Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,113 at the 2020 census. Historically, the village was home to shipping industries along the Ohio River and Pennsylvania Railroad, along with pottery manufacturing.
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One town shares a border with Wellsville.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellsville | #962 | D | B+ | — | C+ | D− |
| Yellow Creek Township | — | — | A | — | C+ | D |
Yellow Creek Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Wellsville and Yellow Creek Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Wellsville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Wellsville grades D overall, better than 10% of U.S. towns and #962 of 987 in Ohio. It grades D− for health and C+ for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D−.
Not for the area. That is 1.9 years of the area's median household income ($58,180 across the Salem, 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 B+.
5 notable people were born here, including Burr McIntosh and William Peters Hepburn.
