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Towns with the most conserved land in Ohio

Ranked by the share of the town's area that is permanently protected: town forests, state and federal land, land-trust preserves and conservation easements (USGS PAD-US). 44 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Swanton 1 Swanton Lucas County 32.1% Conserved acres 4,518 Dover 2 Dover Athens County 31.9% Conserved acres 7,405 Perry 3 Perry Franklin County 30.8% Conserved acres 410
#TownConserved landConserved acresTrails
1 Swanton SwantonLucas County · 2,833 people 32.1% 4,518 72.2 mi
2 Dover DoverAthens County · 3,316 people 31.9% 7,405 82.4 mi
3 Perry PerryFranklin County · 3,853 people 30.8% 410 8.3 mi
4 Genoa GenoaDelaware County · 26,510 people 24.6% 3,363 16.1 mi
5 Map of Richfield RichfieldSummit County · 6,414 people 20.4% 3,313 21.2 mi
6 Miami MiamiHamilton County · 15,904 people 20.3% 3,050 19.5 mi
7 Plain PlainFranklin County · 12,904 people 19.6% 2,509 27.5 mi
8 Willoughby Hills Willoughby Hills9,975 people 18.7% 1,286 20.8 mi
9 Wayne WayneWarren County · 9,007 people 15.5% 4,561 23.8 mi
10 Batavia BataviaClermont County · 28,055 people 14.3% 3,774 36.5 mi
11 Map of Springfield SpringfieldRoss County · 2,592 people 14.2% 2,793 45.1 mi
12 Mifflin MifflinRichland County · 6,114 people 10.1% 1,477 5.4 mi
13 Map of South Russell South Russell3,956 people 9.5% 234 3.3 mi
14 Euclid Euclid48,823 people 8% 586 6.1 mi
15 Map of Wayne WayneTuscarawas County · 2,780 people 7.5% 1,275 0.0 mi
16 South Euclid South Euclid21,534 people 7.1% 212 1.9 mi
17 Millersburg Millersburg3,206 people 7.1% 116 0.6 mi
18 Washington WashingtonLogan County · 3,407 people 5.7% 877 0.5 mi
19 Bethel BethelMiami County · 4,835 people 5.6% 1,195 7.8 mi
20 Oakwood Oakwood9,458 people 4.4% 62 1.3 mi
21 Concord ConcordMiami County · 31,873 people 4% 917 6.0 mi
22 Catawba Island Catawba IslandOttawa County · 3,671 people 4% 452 4.4 mi
23 Waynesville Waynesville2,777 people 3.7% 56 0.1 mi
24 North Ridgeville North Ridgeville36,627 people 3.3% 489 6.8 mi
25 Ada Ada4,797 people 3.1% 42 0.3 mi
26 Tallmadge Tallmadge18,335 people 2.5% 222 3.7 mi
27 Shawnee ShawneeAllen County · 12,488 people 2.3% 422 3.3 mi
28 Fredericktown Fredericktown2,652 people 2.2% 30 1.4 mi
29 Greenville GreenvilleDarke County · 17,093 people 1.9% 706 8.4 mi
30 Amherst AmherstLorain County · 6,522 people 1.6% 162 1.2 mi
31 CrawfordWyandot County · 4,567 people 1.6% 374 0.8 mi
32 PulaskiWilliams County · 2,585 people 1.2% 231 0.7 mi
33 Uhrichsville Uhrichsville5,189 people 1% 17 0.0 mi
34 Middleton MiddletonWood County · 5,638 people 0.7% 138 3.5 mi
35 Map of Richland RichlandBelmont County · 14,523 people 0.6% 221 5.4 mi
36 TroyRichland County · 7,102 people 0.6% 94 7.5 mi
37 Perry PerryAllen County · 3,349 people 0.6% 121 0.4 mi
38 Newcomerstown Newcomerstown3,677 people 0.5% 9 1.6 mi
39 Steubenville SteubenvilleJefferson County · 4,035 people 0.4% 19 0.1 mi
40 Clay ClayOttawa County · 4,762 people 0.3% 45 0.6 mi
41 Union UnionLawrence County · 8,216 people 0.2% 37 0.7 mi
42 Liberty LibertyHardin County · 6,988 people 0.2% 52 0.3 mi
43 Dover DoverTuscarawas County · 4,380 people 0.1% 28 12.5 mi
44 Clinton ClintonKnox County · 2,847 people 0.1% 14 0.9 mi

How this ranking works

We rank every town by the share of the town's area that is permanently protected: town forests, state and federal land, land-trust preserves and conservation easements (USGS PAD-US). Easements protect land from development but are often private, so not all of it is open to visitors. The town with the highest figure ranks #1.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Trails, streets and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Conserved land: USGS PAD-US. Measured within each town's Census boundary. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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