Is Wilkshire Hills a good place to live?
Wilkshire Hills’s grades cluster near the middle. Overall, Wilkshire Hills earns a B+, better than 68% of U.S. towns. The ranking puts it 375th of 987 in Ohio. Homes run about $259K for a typical one, 4 times the New Philadelphia area’s $65K median household income. Where it does best is schools (B+): its schools outperform 73% of the state's. The biggest park or preserve is Zoar Wildlife Area, at 20 acres. 55% of households own their home locally, where Ohio’s towns sit at 77% and U.S. towns at 73%. Wilkshire Hills’ typical rent is $781 a month, below both Ohio’s towns ($944 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month).
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · OpenStreetMap.
How Wilkshire Hills grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Wilkshire Hills is from typical.
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What makes Wilkshire Hills stand out
Where Wilkshire Hills beats most towns.
96% of working residents leave Wilkshire Hills for work
Where Wilkshire Hills’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2024
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Wilkshire Hills.
Conserved land covers 0.6% of Wilkshire Hills
There are 3.5 miles of trail across 3 parks and preserves. Wilkshire Hills’ trail network density is put at 0.8 miles per square mile. 35 acres of Wilkshire Hills lie in its parks and preserves.
| Wilkshire Hills | Typical Ohio town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.6% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. River Community Park | 0.5 mi | 14 |
| 2. Zoar Wildlife Area | 0.2 mi | 20 |
| 3. Zoar Wetland | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Wilkshire Hills has 0.4 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
The typical household income here in Wilkshire Hills is $63,000. Since 2014, Wilkshire Hills has added 76 jobs, to 521 in 2024. The median commute is under 12 miles. The top destinations are Canton (18%), Dover (7%) and Jackson Township (6%).
| Wilkshire Hills | Typical Ohio town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $63,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.3% | 6.8% | 7.9% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2024 · ACS
Wilkshire Hills has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
In Wilkshire Hills, the FEMA hazard score is 29 of 100. 76% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 71% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect snowy winters and pleasant summers in Wilkshire Hills
A winter brings about 47 inches of snow, with January nights at 20° and July afternoons at 84°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Wilkshire Hills ranks healthier than three in five of the country’s towns
Against the 9,642 U.S. towns with household incomes like Wilkshire Hills’s, it is healthier than 83%, so its B isn’t only a matter of income.
Wilkshire Hills: 14% of adults smoke cigarettes. Among adults in the town, 15% say their health is fair or poor and 13% report frequent physical distress.
| Wilkshire Hills | Typical Ohio town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 20% | 19% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| What stands out | Wilkshire Hills | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.8% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
No age group stands out in Wilkshire Hills against Ohio
33% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Wilkshire Hills. The age mix tracks Ohio closely: no broad group is more than 4 points off.
| Wilkshire Hills | Typical Ohio town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 33% | 24% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 20% | 22% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 18% | 20% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Wilkshire Hills | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.9% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.2% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.2% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.4% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.9% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.8% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.9% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.3% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.3% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.7% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 35.1% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.6% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.3% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.2% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,000, single groups can be off by several points
A home in Wilkshire Hills sells for about $232K at the median
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Wilkshire Hills
Pro Football Hall of Fame and 17 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Wilkshire Hills. Close and well known come first.
Big draw13 mi MuseumPro Football Hall of Fame192K visitors a year
32 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
13 mi Stadium & arenaTom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium
12 mi LandmarkMcKinley National Memorial
17 mi MuseumAge of Steam Roundhouse
in town MuseumFort LaurensPhoto credits
Pro Football Hall of Fame: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · Cuyahoga Valley National Park: Unknown, Public domain · Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium: Harrier233 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · McKinley National Memorial: CoolRockC, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Age of Steam Roundhouse: Alvintrusty, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Laurens: Roseohioresident, Public domain
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Moving to Wilkshire Hills: who provides what
Wilkshire Hills is unincorporated, so Tuscarawas County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Wilkshire Hills
About 5 of every 100 Wilkshire Hills residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
About Wilkshire Hills
Census-designated place in Ohio, United States
Wilkshire Hills is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, Wilkshire Hills had a population of 2,940. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census. The CDP is on the northern edge of Tuscarawas County, in the northeast corner of Lawrence Township. It is bordered to the northwest by the village of Bolivar, to the south by the village of Zoar, to the east by Sandy Township, and to the north by Pike Township and Bethlehem Township in Stark County. Wilkshire Golf Course is in the western part of the CDP. Ohio State Route 212 passes through the community, leading northwest into Bolivar and southeast 15 mil…
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- Area
- 4.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 984 ft
Wilkshire Hills’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Wilkshire Hills.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilkshire Hills | #375 | B+ | B− | — | B+ | B |
| Zoar | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lawrence Township | #297 | B+ | B− | — | B+ | B− |
| Sandy Township | #695 | C+ | B− | — | B+ | C− |
Wilkshire Hills, Lawrence Township and Sandy Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Zoar isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Wilkshire Hills with a neighbor →
Questions about Wilkshire Hills
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Wilkshire Hills, OH a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Wilkshire Hills grades B+ overall, better than 68% of U.S. towns and #375 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B for health and B+ for schools.
Is Wilkshire Hills, OH expensive?
The typical home is worth about $259,000, 5% above the Ohio typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
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