Population
21,478
−2.9% since 2010
Typical home
$168K
+4.9% in a year
Household income
$56K
median
Jobs based here
8,616
Balanced
What makes Alliance stand out The 3 things Alliance does most differently from other towns.
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1864 · Sourbeck house Alliance, Ohio · Library of Congress
Alliance’s story
172 years in pictures
12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 10 places on the National Register.
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College town
University of Mount Union calls Alliance home
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Outdoors
3.7% of Alliance is conserved land 3.8 miles of trails across 11 parks and preserves.
#302 for trails in OH
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below 3.7%
conserved · 215 of 5,767 acres
3.8 mi
of trails · 0.4 per sq mi
#471
most conserved land in OH
Biggest places to walk Trails Acres 1. University of Mount Union 1.5 mi 14 2. Butler Rodman Park 0.8 mi 65 3. Silver Park 0.5 mi 51
Housing
A typical Alliance home is worth about $168K The typical Alliance home is worth about $168,000, up 4.9% in a year, 32% below the Ohio typical home.
$168K Zillow home value
Typical home value Alliance $168K
Ohio $249K
Market temperature
Seller’s market A seller's market Buyer’s Seller’s +4.9%
value change, 1 year
Health
Healthier than 8% of U.S. towns Alliance beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 16.
D Health Grade
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better 16 too close to call 16 worse
What stands out Alliance OH More older adults who have lost all their teeth 22.4% 15.3% More adults without reliable transportation 10.8% 7.7% More adults facing food insecurity 19.5% 14.1%
Alliance Community Hospital
1.1 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
10th
percentile among OH towns
Work & commute
About one in five working residents works right in Alliance About one in 5 of Alliance’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Canton (7%), Jackson (4%) and Akron (4%). Half commute less than 17 miles.
22% work in town
Where working residents work In Alliance 22%
Canton 7%
Jackson 4%
Akron 4%
Lexington 3%
17 mi
median commute distance
8,616
jobs based in Alliance
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Natural hazards
Very low risk, with inland flooding at the top Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 13% of U.S. communities.
13 risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
13 Very low risk Lower Higher Inland flooding Hail Tornadoes
4
paid flood claims since 1981
4
federal disasters paid out here
Safety
Less crime per resident than 24% of U.S. towns Alliance reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 76% report less.
C− Safety Grade
Violent crime per 1,000 residents Alliance 3.3
Ohio 2.9
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000 residents Alliance 20.7
Ohio 14.7
U.S. 15.5
24th
percentile among U.S. towns we grade
16th
percentile among OH towns
72
violent crimes reported in 2025
446
property crimes reported in 2025
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers Alliance has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 32 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
32″ snow a winter
Typical low → high °F Winter 21–37°
Spring 38–60°
Summer 59–81°
Fall 42–62°
Oct 26
typical first frost
+2.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
Schools
Alliance’s public schools outperform 48% of Ohio districts The public schools Alliance’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 52% of Ohio’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
B− School Grade
1900
From the archive · today’s picture 126 years ago in Alliance The President shaking hands from rear platform; Sec. Wilson, Sec. Hitchcock and Sec. Cortelyou with him--Alliance, Ohio
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Landmarks 10 places in Alliance on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Famous people from Alliance 45 notable people were born in Alliance.
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Alliance is a city in Stark County, Ohio, United States. The population was 21,672 at the 2020 census. It was established in 1854 by the merger of three smaller communities and was a manufacturing and railroad hub in the 20th century. Alliance is associated with the state flower of Ohio, the scarlet carnation, and is known as the "Carnation City". The University of Mount Union, a private liberal arts college established in 1846, is located in the city. Partially extending into Mahoning County, Alliance is part of the Canton–Massillon metropolitan area.
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Established 1854
Population 21,672
Area 9.0 sq mi
Elevation 1,158 ft
ZIP code 44601
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