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A town of 3,840, settled in 1848. A typical home worth about $161K.

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Population
3,840
−3.6% since 2010
Typical home
$161K
+4.8% in a year
Household income
$56K
median
Median age
37.3
years
Jobs based here
1,837
Balanced

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Housing

A typical Paulding home is worth about $161K

The typical Paulding home is worth about $161,000, up 4.8% in a year, 35% below the Ohio typical home.

$161KZillow home value

Typical home value

Paulding$161K
Ohio$249K
+4.8%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute

About one in five working residents works right in Paulding

About one in 5 of Paulding’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Paulding (16%), Defiance (7%) and Fort Wayne (7%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

21%work in town

Where working residents work

In Paulding21%
Paulding16%
Defiance7%
Fort Wayne7%
Van Wert4%
17 mi
median commute distance
1,837
jobs based in Paulding
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Schools

Paulding’s public schools outperform 73% of Ohio districts

The public schools Paulding’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 73% of Ohio’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

B+School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Paulding Elementary SchoolPK–5442B
Paulding Middle School6–8251B−
Paulding High School9–12322C
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduationAll 3 schools →
Health

Healthier than 17% of U.S. towns

Paulding beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6.

C−Health Grade
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better26 too close to call6 worse
What stands outPauldingOH
More older adults who have lost all their teeth18.8%15.3%
More adults with COPD9.7%8%
More adults who get no exercise32.2%26.9%
Paulding County Hospital
1.6 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
26th
percentile among OH towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Paulding has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 18°, and about 24 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

24″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter21–36°
Spring39–60°
Summer61–83°
Fall43–63°
Oct 19
typical first frost
Apr 25
typical last frost
+1.0°
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 41% of U.S. communities.

41risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
41Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind
4
paid flood claims since 1982
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors

1.3% of Paulding is conserved land

4.9 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves.

1.3%conserved
Map of Paulding: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
1.3%
conserved · 309 of 23,058 acres
4.9 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Paulding County Fairgrounds0.5 mi63
2. Black Swamp Nature Center—37
3. Lela McGuire Jeffery Park0.1 mi15
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
PauldingOHSchool
2006 · PauldingOHSchool · Wikimedia Commons
Paulding’s story

178 years in pictures

6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

OHMap-doton-PauldingParts of a pigEastern side of Courthouse Square in downtown
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Famous people from Paulding

3 notable people were born in Paulding.

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About Paulding

Village in Ohio, United States

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Paulding is a village in and the county seat of Paulding County, Ohio, United States. It is located predominantly in Paulding Township about 64 miles (103 km) southwest of Toledo. The population was 3,555 at the 2020 census.

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

Established
1848
Population
3,555
Area
2.5 sq mi
Elevation
719 ft
ZIP code
45879
Area code
419

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