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Wilmington gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $271K for a typical one, or 3.9 years of the Wilmington area’s $70K median household income. It grades C+ overall, 727th of 987 graded towns in Ohio. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 75% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. 29% of working residents work locally in Wilmington, above both the Ohio town median (6.8%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). Wilmington is home to Wilmington College. Wilmington has 6 places on the National Register.
Where Wilmington beats most towns.
College Hall, Wilmington College
Census counts: 235 in 1820, 12,664 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1831 and 3 maps from 1907 on.
6 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Wilmington is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Wilmington, 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 Wilmington.
Wilmington trades lower home prices for longer drives to work, draws workers from Union Township and beyond and is healthier than towns with similar incomes.
10,178 jobs are based in Wilmington, 1.9 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. The average commute takes 17.3 minutes, against 23.4 across Ohio.
About one in 3 of Wilmington’s working residents works in town. Wilmington’s average trip to work is 17 minutes. Jobs based in Wilmington grew to 10,178 in 2023, 2,625 more than in 2013.
| Wilmington | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 5.9% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Median household income | $57,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Wilmington City school district. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Wilmington High School, with 596 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roy E Holmes Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 568 | – |
| Wilmington High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 596 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 94% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Wilmington since 1979.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
4.9 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Clinton County Fairground, at 64 acres.
| Wilmington | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.7% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. David R. Williams Memorial Park | 0.3 mi | 24 |
| 2. Clinton County Fairground | — | 64 |
| 3. J. W. Denver Williams Memorial Park | 0.1 mi | 36 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Against the 8,088 U.S. towns with household incomes like Wilmington’s, it is less healthy than 57%, so its C− isn’t only a matter of income.
37% of Wilmington adults feel lonely. Wilmington beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 41% of Wilmington adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Wilmington | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 34% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| What stands out | Wilmington | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.2% | 15.3% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 9% | 7.7% |
| Fewer adults seeing a dentist | 56.8% | 62.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Wilmington has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 21° and about 27 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Wilmington's reported crime rate is close to Ohio's. The property crime rate in Wilmington is 21 per 1,000 residents. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts.
| Wilmington | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2023) | 21 per 1,000 residents | 11.7 | 13.1 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2023) | 1.7 per 1,000 residents | 1.4 | 1.8 |
FBI crime data, 2023 · crimes reported to police
Homes are within reach (about $271K for the typical one, B+ for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 21 miles.
58% of households own their home in Wilmington. The typical Wilmington home is worth about $271,000, up 4.1% in a year, 10% above the Ohio typical home.
| Wilmington | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 58% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $909 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Wilmington. Close and well known come first.
Big draw25 mi Theme parkKings Island3.5M visitors a year
29 mi MuseumNational Museum of the United States Air Force1.0M visitors a year
35 mi MountainSerpent Mound29 mi MuseumNational Aviation Hall of Fame300K visitors a year
34 mi National Historical ParkHopewell Culture National Historical Park52K visitors a year
26 mi MuseumChateau LarocheKings 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 · Serpent Mound: The British Library, No restrictions · Hopewell Culture National Historical Park: Ɱ, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chateau Laroche: ConlonTT, Public domain
1 within 15 miles of the center of Wilmington
About 11 of every 100 Wilmington residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Where Wilmington’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
6 places in Wilmington on the National Register of Historic Places.
21 notable people were born in Wilmington.
City in Ohio, United States
Wilmington is a city in Clinton County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. Its population was 12,664 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Wilmington micropolitan area, which includes all of Clinton County and is part of the greater Cincinnati–Wilmington–Maysville combined statistical area. Home to Wilmington College, founded in 1870 by the Society of Friends, the city and the surrounding area include more than a dozen Quaker meeting houses. The city features a weather forecast office of the National Weather Service, which serves all of Southwestern Ohio and portions of Kentucky and Indiana.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Wilmington grades C+ overall, better than 39% of U.S. towns and #727 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C− for health and C+ 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 B+.
21 notable people were born here, including Richard Brandt and Stephanie Hodge.
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