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AmboyOH

A town of 1,856. Public schools that outperform most of Ohio.

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Population
1,856
+1.7% since 2010
Median home value
$259K
Census ACS
Household income
$111K
median
Median age
40.1
years
Jobs based here
548
A commuter town

What makes Amboy stand out

The thing Amboy does most differently from other towns.

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A commuter town

92% of working residents leave Amboy for work

Where Amboy’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

23% → Toledo Toledo 23% 7% → Sylvania Sylvania 7% 4% → Sylvania Sylvania 4% 3% → Metamora Metamora 3% 3% → Maumee Maumee 3% 2% → Wauseon Wauseon 2% Amboy · 8% stay
548jobs based in Amboy
8%of working residents work in town
16 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

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Schools

Amboy’s public schools outperform 82% of Ohio districts

The public schools Amboy’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 82% of Ohio’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

A−School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Evergreen Elementary SchoolPK–4487A
Holy Trinity Catholic School PrivatePK–8122
Evergreen Middle School5–8330B+
Evergreen High School9–12302B+
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduationAll 4 schools →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Amboy

Most working residents leave Amboy for work: only 8% work in town. The top destinations are Toledo (23%), Sylvania (7%) and Sylvania (4%). Half commute less than 16 miles.

8%work in town

Where working residents work

In Amboy8%
Toledo23%
Sylvania7%
Sylvania4%
Metamora3%
16 mi
median commute distance
548
jobs based in Amboy
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Amboy has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 18°, and about 37 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

37″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter21–35°
Spring38–59°
Summer60–82°
Fall42–63°
Oct 24
typical first frost
Apr 22
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 40% of U.S. communities.

40risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
40Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesDrought
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

Healthier than 58% of U.S. towns

Amboy beats the Ohio average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.

BHealth Grade
32 measures vs. Ohio
8 better24 too close to call0 worse
What stands outAmboyOH
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth10.4%15.3%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity10.3%14.1%
Fulton County Health Center
15 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
78th
percentile among OH towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

1.9% of Amboy is conserved land

0.8 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

1.9%conserved
1.9%
conserved · 307 of 16,489 acres
0.8 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Metamora Reservoir0.8 mi27
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →

About Amboy

Township in Ohio, US

Amboy Township is one of the twelve townships of Fulton County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,878, up from 1,846 at the 2010 census. 1,219 of the residents lived in the unincorporated portions of the township in 2010.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
1,878
Area
26 sq mi
Elevation
725 ft

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