Rankings · How Delaware ranks in OH
Delaware ranks #9 in Ohio for new homes
Delaware is ranked on 37 lists against the 1,022 Ohio towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 13.
Lists ranked on
37
of OH’s 1,022 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
1
Best: #9 most new homes
Top-quarter finishes
13
of 23 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Housing
Top 3% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Delaware does best on
Each list ranks every OH town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Delaware marked.
At a glance
Delaware lands in the top half on 17 of 23 lists
Each dot is Delaware’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in OH, the right end is last. Areas where Delaware does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
HousingHousing →
Most new homes#9/369 HealthHealth →
Closest to a top hospital#48/1022Most active#89/1022Lowest depression#93/1022Healthiest#125/1021Lowest obesity#169/1022Fewest smokers#175/1022Fewest uninsured#242/1022 People
Most educated#130/1022 SafetySafety →
Safest#110/244 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#678/1022 What kind of place
Fewer seniors than 85% of Ohio
Not better or worse, just Delaware’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Fewer seniors than 85% of OH towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
14.7% of residents are 65+
Younger than 82% of OH towns
YoungerOlder
36.9 median age
More vacation homes than 81% of OH towns
Year-roundVacation homes
1.4% of homes are seasonal
More homes per newcomer than 75% of OH towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
2.2 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
Longer growing season than 73% of OH towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
188 days between frosts
Hotter summers than 72% of OH towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
84.7° July high
Drier than 67% of OH towns
DrierWetter
41 in of rain + melted snow a year
More kids than 64% of OH towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
23.8% of residents are under 18
Faster-rising prices than 54% of OH towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+55.8% in home prices, 5 years
Milder winters than 53% of OH towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
20.3° January low
More snow than 50% of OH towns
Less snowMore snow
24 in of snow a year
Next door
Delaware out-ranks 0 of its 4 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.