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Case vs. Mt. Union football game, Mt. Union, Ohio, Oct. 31, 1914, 1914
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Alliance Bank Building
The Alliance Bank Building is a historic bank building in Alliance, Ohio, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
About Alliance
City in Ohio, United StatesAlliance 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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Housing in Alliance
The typical Alliance home is worth about $168,000, up 4.9% in a year, 32% below the Ohio typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Alliance
Safety Grade C-
Alliance reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 76% report less.
Work & commute in Alliance
Full picture →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.
Health in Alliance
Health Grade D
Healthier than 8% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Ohio
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 16 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Alliance
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 13% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Alliance
Full climate →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.
Schools in Alliance
All Alliance schools →School Grade B-
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.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within OH. Ratings are from neighbors.
Alliance is a college town
Colleges →of Alliance’s residents are enrolled in college. University of Mount Union has about 2,086 students on campus.
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