Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Williamsburg gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $276K, 3.4 years of the Cincinnati metro’s $81K median household income. It grades B overall, ranked 503rd of 987 in Ohio. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 76% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. On the plus side, its schools outperform 81% of the state's. 12% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Williamsburg, against 24% in Ohio’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Williams House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 72% of U.S. towns.
Where Williamsburg beats most towns.
Williams HouseWhere Williamsburg’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 Williamsburg is from typical.
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Census counts: 177 in 1820, 2,570 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 5 maps from 1916 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Williamsburg, 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 Williamsburg.
Williamsburg trades lower home prices for longer drives to work, but it has lost a quarter or more of its jobs in ten years.
Williamsburg: 20% of adults smoke cigarettes. In Williamsburg, 20% of adults report frequent mental distress, and 28% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Williamsburg | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 26% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| What stands out | Williamsburg | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 19.6% | 15.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Jobs based here fell from 725 in 2013 to 569.
The income of the median household for Williamsburg comes to $63,000. Commuting out is the norm in the town: 4% of working residents work locally. Also worth knowing: since 2013, Williamsburg has lost 156 jobs, to 569 in 2023. The share of residents in Williamsburg who live below the poverty line: 15%.
| Williamsburg | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $63,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.8% | 6.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Federal aid has come to Williamsburg households in 4 declared disasters; the latest was in 2026. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 71% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 58% come from inland flooding and 11% from tornadoes. This Ohio town has had 6 paid flood insurance claims since 1980.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Summer afternoons peak near 86° in July, and January nights bottom out around 22°; snowfall runs to about 17 inches a winter. Williamsburg has chilly winters and warm summers.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Violent crime is rare: 3 reported in 2023. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. Williamsburg's reported crime rate is below Ohio's.
| Williamsburg | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2023) | 1.1 per 1,000 residents | 1.4 | 1.8 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2023) | 11.4 per 1,000 residents | 11.7 | 13.1 |
FBI crime data, 2023 · crimes reported to police
Homes are within reach (about $276K for the typical one, A− for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 22 miles.
For Williamsburg, the going rate for rent is $904 a month. The typical Williamsburg home is worth about $276,000, up 2.5% in a year, 12% above the Ohio typical home. 62% of households are owner-occupiers in the town.
| Williamsburg | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 62% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $904 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Count the trails in 1 park or preserve and they come to 0.1 miles. The biggest park or preserve is Williamsburg Community Park, at 31 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Williamsburg Community Park | — | 31 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Williamsburg. Close and well known come first.
Big draw23 mi Theme parkKings Island3.5M visitors a year
25 mi Stadium & arenaPaycor Stadium
33 mi MountainSerpent Mound
25 mi Stadium & arenaGreat American Ball Park
26 mi Stadium & arenaNippert Stadium
26 mi Stadium & arenaTQL StadiumKings Island: Eli Duke from Portland, OR, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Paycor Stadium: JonRidinger, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Serpent Mound: The British Library, No restrictions · Great American Ball Park: Eric Kilby profile at Flickr website, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Nippert Stadium: Ben Levin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · TQL Stadium: Cornfield948, CC BY-SA 3.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Williamsburg
About 5 of every 100 Williamsburg residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
3 notable people were born in Williamsburg.
Village in Ohio, United States
Williamsburg is a village in Clermont County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,570 at the 2020 census.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Williamsburg grades B overall, better than 59% of U.S. towns and #503 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C− for health and A− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
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−.
3 notable people were born here, including Randolph Sinks Foster and Robert Todd Lytle.
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