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City in the United StatesSylvania is a city in Lucas County, Ohio, United States. The population was 19,011 at the 2020 census. Sylvania is a suburb of Toledo, and encompassed by Sylvania Township. Its northern border is the southern border of the state of Michigan. The name "Sylvania" is borrowed from the Latin sylvan or sylva, meaning "forest land", owing to the dense forests that once made up the region, part of the Great Black Swamp.
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Housing in Sylvania
The median sale price was $250,000 in May 2026.
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Safety in Sylvania
Safety Grade A-
Sylvania reports less crime per resident than 76% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Health in Sylvania
Health Grade A
Healthier than 87% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
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of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 9 are too close to call.
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