About one in 3 of Napoleon’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Defiance (6%), Archbold (5%) and Wauseon (5%). Half commute less than 12 miles.

29%work in town

Where working residents work

In Napoleon29%

Defiance6%

Archbold5%

Wauseon5%

Napoleon4%

12 mi

median commute distance

5,714

jobs based in Napoleon

Balanced

jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →

Outdoors

4.7% of Napoleon is conserved land

4.5 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves.

#176for trails in OH

Map of Napoleon: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk — Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below

4.7%

conserved · 199 of 4,190 acres

4.5 mi

of trails · 0.7 per sq mi

#395

most conserved land in OH

#218

most walkable in OH

Biggest places to walk	Trails	Acres
1. Ritter Park	—	24
2. East Riverdowns Park	0.1 mi	14
3. Glenwood Park	—	10

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →

Health

Healthier than 42% of U.S. towns

Napoleon beats the Ohio average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.

C+Health Grade

32 measures vs. Ohio

1 better29 too close to call2 worse

What stands out	Napoleon	OH
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off	7%	8.3%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth	18.8%	15.3%

Henry County Hospital

1.7 mi away · emergency room

1 of 3

care shortages: mental health

62nd

percentile among OH towns

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →

Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Napoleon has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 25 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

25″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter21–36°

Spring39–60°

Summer61–83°

Fall43–63°

Oct 24

typical first frost

Apr 23

typical last frost

+1.3°

vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →

Safety

Less crime per resident than 36% of U.S. towns

Napoleon reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 64% report less.

C+Safety Grade

Violent crime per 1,000 residents

Napoleon2.4

Ohio2.9

U.S.3.3

Property crime per 1,000 residents

Napoleon16.6

Ohio14.7

U.S.15.5

36th

percentile among U.S. towns we grade

26th

percentile among OH towns

violent crimes reported in 2025

144

property crimes reported in 2025

FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeFull safety report →

Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 54% of U.S. communities.

54risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingTornadoesHail

paid flood claims since 1978

federal disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →

Henry County Courthouse · National Register of Historic Places

Napoleon’s story

192 years in pictures

4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

1834Napoleon is settled

Explore the history →

Landmarks

4 places in Napoleon on the National Register of Historic Places.

All landmarks →

Henry County Courthouse

Henry County Sheriff's Residence and Jail

St. Augustine's Catholic ChurchBuilt 1856

First Presbyterian Church

About Napoleon

City in Ohio, United States

Official town website ↗

Napoleon is a city in and the county seat of Henry County, Ohio, United States, along the Maumee River 44 miles (71 km) southwest of Toledo. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 8,862.

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