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ArchboldOH

A town of 4,397, settled in 1866. A regional job hub with 5,313 jobs.

Population
4,397
+3.9% since 2010
Typical home
$246K
+3.4% in a year
Household income
$73K
median
Median age
46.0
years
Jobs based here
5,313
A job hub

What makes Archbold stand out

The 3 things Archbold does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
A job hub

Every workday, about 4,507 people come to Archbold for work

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

9% → Wauseon Wauseon 9% 3% → Toledo Toledo 3% 3% → Defiance Defiance 3% 2% → Napoleon Napoleon 2% 2% → Ridgeville Ridgeville 2% 2% → Fayette Fayette 2% Archbold · 39% stay
5,313jobs based in Archbold
39%of working residents work in town
9 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Archbold’s report card

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Ordered by what stands out in Archbold. Another town gets a different order.

Work & commute

About one in three working residents works right in Archbold

About one in 3 of Archbold’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Wauseon (9%), Toledo (3%) and Defiance (3%). Half commute less than 9 miles.

39%work in town

Where working residents work

In Archbold39%
Wauseon9%
Toledo3%
Defiance3%
Napoleon2%
9 mi
median commute distance
5,313
jobs based in Archbold
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health

Healthier than 50% of U.S. towns

Archbold beats the Ohio average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.

B−Health Grade
32 measures vs. Ohio
3 better27 too close to call2 worse
What stands outArchboldOH
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off6.5%8.3%
Fewer adults without reliable transportation6.4%7.7%
More adults who have had cancer11%8.7%
Fulton County Health Center
9 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
71st
percentile among OH towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

2.6% of Archbold is conserved land

3.4 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.

#178for trails in OH
Map of Archbold: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
2.6%
conserved · 85 of 3,215 acres
3.4 mi
of trails · 0.7 per sq mi
#329
most walkable in OH
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Ruihley Park0.6 mi26
2. Archbold Reservoirs Fishing Area—108
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Housing

A typical Archbold home is worth about $246K

The typical Archbold home is worth about $246,000, up 3.4% in a year, close to the Ohio typical home.

$246KZillow home value

Typical home value

Archbold$246K
Ohio$249K
+3.4%
value change, 1 year
4
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Natural hazards

Very low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 10% of U.S. communities.

10risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
10Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesEarthquakes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Archbold has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 18°, and about 29 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

29″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter21–35°
Spring39–59°
Summer61–82°
Fall43–63°
Oct 16
typical first frost
Apr 29
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Safety

Less crime per resident than 55% of U.S. towns

Archbold reports less crime per resident than 55% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

BSafety Grade

Violent crime per 1,000 residents

Archbold3.8
Ohio2.9
U.S.3.3

Property crime per 1,000 residents

Archbold7.5
Ohio14.7
U.S.15.5
55th
percentile among U.S. towns we grade
51st
percentile among OH towns
17
violent crimes reported in 2025
33
property crimes reported in 2025
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeFull safety report →
Sauder Village
1998 · Sauder Village · Wikimedia Commons
Archbold’s story

160 years in pictures

5 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

Archbold Ohio High SchoolArchbold, OhioBirdseye view, looking southeast
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About Archbold

Village in Ohio, United States

Official town website ↗

Archbold is a village in Fulton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 4,516 at the 2020 census. Located about 40 miles (64 km) southwest of Toledo, Archbold is home to Northwest State Community College.

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

Established
1866
Population
4,516
Area
5.1 sq mi
Elevation
732 ft
ZIP code
43502

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