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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). 97 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Plain
Ohio · Most conserved land

Where Plain lands: #10 of 97

19.6% · Visit Plain →

Map of Trimble 1 Trimble Athens County 40.5% Conserved acres 9,653 Swanton 2 Swanton Lucas County 32.1% Conserved acres 4,518 Dover 3 Dover Athens County 31.9% Conserved acres 7,405
#TownConserved landConserved acresTrails
1 Map of Trimble TrimbleAthens County · 4,051 people 40.5% 9,653 33.0 mi
2 Swanton SwantonLucas County · 2,833 people 32.1% 4,518 72.2 mi
3 Dover DoverAthens County · 3,316 people 31.9% 7,405 82.4 mi
4 Perry PerryFranklin County · 3,853 people 30.8% 410 8.3 mi
5 Genoa GenoaDelaware County · 26,510 people 24.6% 3,363 16.1 mi
6 Map of Fairview Park Fairview Park17,018 people 23.4% 696 9.7 mi
7 Nelsonville Nelsonville4,279 people 20.9% 636 1.1 mi
8 Richfield RichfieldSummit County · 6,414 people 20.4% 3,313 21.2 mi
9 Miami MiamiHamilton County · 15,904 people 20.3% 3,050 19.5 mi
10 Plain PlainFranklin County · 12,904 people 19.6% 2,509 27.5 mi
11 Willoughby Hills Willoughby Hills9,975 people 18.7% 1,286 20.8 mi
12 Washington WashingtonMuskingum County · 4,192 people 17.6% 3,098 5.8 mi
13 Franklin FranklinWayne County · 4,235 people 16.7% 3,839 1.7 mi
14 Wayne WayneWarren County · 9,007 people 15.5% 4,561 23.8 mi
15 Concord ConcordLake County · 19,211 people 14.9% 2,196 28.0 mi
16 Batavia BataviaClermont County · 28,055 people 14.3% 3,774 36.5 mi
17 Map of Springfield SpringfieldRoss County · 2,592 people 14.2% 2,793 45.1 mi
18 Twinsburg TwinsburgSummit County · 3,855 people 10.9% 447 4.5 mi
19 Mifflin MifflinRichland County · 6,114 people 10.1% 1,477 5.4 mi
20 Map of South Russell South Russell3,956 people 9.5% 234 3.3 mi
21 Centerville Centerville25,205 people 8.6% 602 20.3 mi
22 Lafayette LafayetteMedina County · 6,128 people 8.6% 1,274 2.8 mi
23 Mesopotamia MesopotamiaTrumbull County · 3,411 people 8.6% 1,450 0.0 mi
24 Rocky River Rocky River21,490 people 8.4% 301 2.8 mi
25 Euclid Euclid48,823 people 8% 586 6.1 mi
26 Springfield Springfield58,190 people 7.5% 1,275 14.4 mi
27 Map of Wayne WayneTuscarawas County · 2,780 people 7.5% 1,275 0.0 mi
28 Bowling Green Bowling Green29,983 people 7.4% 619 14.1 mi
29 Harrison HarrisonLogan County · 2,918 people 7.4% 1,221 0.8 mi
30 South Euclid South Euclid21,534 people 7.1% 212 1.9 mi
31 Millersburg Millersburg3,206 people 7.1% 116 0.6 mi
32 Green Green27,393 people 6.9% 1,465 19.8 mi
33 York YorkFulton County · 4,186 people 6.7% 1,811 1.2 mi
34 Waterford WaterfordWashington County · 3,516 people 6.6% 1,619 8.3 mi
35 Map of South Bloomfield South Bloomfield3,329 people 6.4% 163 6.9 mi
36 Plain PlainWayne County · 3,070 people 6.3% 1,688 2.2 mi
37 Liberty LibertyDelaware County · 33,773 people 5.9% 1,261 34.2 mi
38 Washington WashingtonLogan County · 3,407 people 5.7% 877 0.5 mi
39 Harmony HarmonyMorrow County · 2,605 people 5.7% 875 0.0 mi
40 Bethel BethelMiami County · 4,835 people 5.6% 1,195 7.8 mi
41 Oakwood Oakwood9,458 people 4.4% 62 1.3 mi
42 Miami MiamiMontgomery County · 52,159 people 4.3% 928 20.0 mi
43 Seven Hills Seven Hills11,603 people 4.1% 127 2.2 mi
44 Concord ConcordMiami County · 31,873 people 4% 917 6.0 mi
45 Catawba Island Catawba IslandOttawa County · 3,671 people 4% 452 4.4 mi
46 Deerfield DeerfieldWarren County · 42,241 people 3.9% 404 16.1 mi
47 Waynesville Waynesville2,777 people 3.7% 56 0.1 mi
48 Warren Warren38,912 people 3.6% 371 8.3 mi
49 Barberton Barberton24,844 people 3.5% 204 2.9 mi
50 Richmond Heights Richmond Heights10,626 people 3.5% 100 1.5 mi
51 Map of Ballville Ballville3,929 people 3.5% 106 2.3 mi
52 Salem SalemJefferson County · 2,749 people 3.5% 825 12.1 mi
53 North Ridgeville North Ridgeville36,627 people 3.3% 489 6.8 mi
54 Heath Heath10,644 people 3.3% 244 5.5 mi
55 Green GreenHamilton County · 60,068 people 3.1% 540 9.4 mi
56 Ada Ada4,797 people 3.1% 42 0.3 mi
57 Washington WashingtonPickaway County · 3,053 people 3% 456 10.6 mi
58 St. Albans St. AlbansLicking County · 2,578 people 3% 504 12.3 mi
59 Madison MadisonLake County · 18,445 people 2.9% 3,399 11.4 mi
60 Map of West Portsmouth West Portsmouth2,605 people 2.8% 85 0.2 mi
61 Ashtabula AshtabulaAshtabula County · 19,465 people 2.7% 347 3.5 mi
62 Tallmadge Tallmadge18,335 people 2.5% 222 3.7 mi
63 Norwood Norwood19,114 people 2.4% 48 0.4 mi
64 Shawnee ShawneeAllen County · 12,488 people 2.3% 422 3.3 mi
65 Wayne WayneMuskingum County · 4,918 people 2.2% 338 1.1 mi
66 Marion MarionHancock County · 3,189 people 2.2% 333 11.2 mi
67 Fredericktown Fredericktown2,652 people 2.2% 30 1.4 mi
68 Adams AdamsDarke County · 3,322 people 2.1% 502 4.7 mi
69 Greenville GreenvilleDarke County · 17,093 people 1.9% 706 8.4 mi
70 Map of Worthington WorthingtonRichland County · 2,995 people 1.9% 441 7.6 mi
71 Vermilion VermilionErie County · 4,797 people 1.8% 251 2.4 mi
72 Map of Weathersfield WeathersfieldTrumbull County · 24,494 people 1.7% 249 0.5 mi
73 Arcanum Arcanum2,912 people 1.7% 14 0.0 mi
74 Amherst AmherstLorain County · 6,522 people 1.6% 162 1.2 mi
75 CrawfordWyandot County · 4,567 people 1.6% 374 0.8 mi
76 Clinton ClintonSeneca County · 4,040 people 1.5% 287 0.2 mi
77 Perry PerryHocking County · 2,549 people 1.5% 394 2.9 mi
78 PulaskiWilliams County · 2,585 people 1.2% 231 0.7 mi
79 Hanover HanoverButler County · 8,225 people 1% 205 6.2 mi
80 Uhrichsville Uhrichsville5,189 people 1% 17 0.0 mi
81 Allen AllenOttawa County · 3,738 people 1% 154 1.9 mi
82 Middleton MiddletonWood County · 5,638 people 0.7% 138 3.5 mi
83 Map of Richland RichlandBelmont County · 14,523 people 0.6% 221 5.4 mi
84 TroyRichland County · 7,102 people 0.6% 94 7.5 mi
85 Perry PerryAllen County · 3,349 people 0.6% 121 0.4 mi
86 Freedom FreedomWood County · 2,650 people 0.6% 108 1.8 mi
87 Newcomerstown Newcomerstown3,677 people 0.5% 9 1.6 mi
88 Noble NobleDefiance County · 5,979 people 0.4% 59 0.9 mi
89 Steubenville SteubenvilleJefferson County · 4,035 people 0.4% 19 0.1 mi
90 Clay ClayOttawa County · 4,762 people 0.3% 45 0.6 mi
91 Union UnionLawrence County · 8,216 people 0.2% 37 0.7 mi
92 Liberty LibertyHardin County · 6,988 people 0.2% 52 0.3 mi
93 Chester ChesterWayne County · 3,031 people 0.2% 62 10.0 mi
94 Rome RomeLawrence County · 8,561 people 0.1% 20 1.6 mi
95 Dover DoverTuscarawas County · 4,380 people 0.1% 28 12.5 mi
96 Map of Paint PaintWayne County · 3,487 people 0.1% 15 0.0 mi
97 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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