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Woodsfield’s best subject grades are an A for walkability, history, and civic life; its weakest is a D− for incomes. 25% of residents live below the poverty line in Woodsfield, above both the Ohio town median (9.1%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Only 11 of Ohio’s 1,707 towns score lower on incomes. Residents are less healthy than 94% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Woodsfield has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Monroe County Courthouse and Monroe Bank. Woodsfield has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Woodsfield beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Census counts: 81 in 1820, a peak of 3,239 in 1970, 2,210 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1899 and 5 maps from 1905 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 Woodsfield is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Woodsfield, 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 Woodsfield.
37% of adults get no exercise outside work in Woodsfield, against 28% in Ohio’s towns and 25% across U.S. towns. 21% of adults smoke cigarettes in Woodsfield. Woodsfield beats the Ohio average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 15.
| Woodsfield | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 28% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Woodsfield | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.7% | 79.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 13.1% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 91% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical Woodsfield home is worth about $146,000, up 5% in a year, 41% below the Ohio typical home. 56% of Woodsfield households own their home.
| Woodsfield | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 56% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $803 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Woodsfield has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 21° and about 16 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in 4 of Woodsfield’s working residents works in town. The median household income in Woodsfield is $49,000. Since 2013, Woodsfield has added 183 jobs, to 1,190 in 2023.
| Woodsfield | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 23% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $49,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Woodsfield's reported crime rate is well below Ohio's. Woodsfield’s property crime rate is 2.3 per 1,000 residents. Violent crime is rare: 3 reported in 2023.
| Woodsfield | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2023) | 2.3 per 1,000 residents | 11.7 | 13.1 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2023) | 1.4 per 1,000 residents | 1.4 | 1.8 |
FBI crime data, 2023 · crimes reported to police
None within 15 miles of Woodsfield; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Woodsfield residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
6 places in Woodsfield on the National Register of Historic Places.
5 notable people were born in Woodsfield.
Village in Ohio, United States
Woodsfield is a village and the county seat of Monroe County, Ohio, United States, located about 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Marietta. The population was 2,210 at the 2020 census.
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Not for the area. That is 2.4 years of the area's median household income ($60,134 across the county). 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 Sad Sam Jones and Sophie Naylor Grubb.
