Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety61#6,139/15,637
Economy34#10,241/15,631
Housing52#7,167/14,977
Health40#9,370/15,609
Healthcare56#6,870/15,650
Environment26#11,486/15,453
Education58#6,595/15,649
Infrastructure19#12,725/15,650
Community52#7,536/15,651
Leisure & amenities27#11,413/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Baltimore, Ohio ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Fairfield County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Drought exposure · low2%
90/100Ohio 11%United States 43%Oct 2025–Sep 2026National Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAAFairfield County value
Job growth · high1.9%
87/100Ohio -0.2%United States 0.1%2026 Q1U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsProvisional dataFairfield County value
Dental care shortage · low0.0
84/100Ohio 4.5United States 5.7Oct 2026Health Resources and Services AdministrationFairfield County value
Time spent in the emergency room · low126 min
84/100Ohio 161 minUnited States 170 minOct 2024–Sep 2025Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesFairfield County value
High school diploma or higher · high96.2%
76/100Ohio 91.8%United States 89.6%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B15003
Natural hazard risk · low17.6
73/100Ohio 14.52025Federal Emergency Management AgencyFairfield County value

Weaknesses

Broadband subscriptions · low83.4%
7/100Ohio 90.1%United States 91.0%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B28002
Comfortable days · low23.0%
8/100Ohio 23.4%United States 26.8%2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationFairfield County value
Depression · high28.8%
9/100Ohio 26.2%United States 20.7%2023Centers for Disease Control and PreventionModel-based estimate
Hospital quality rating · low2.0
9/100Ohio 3.6United States 3.2Jul 2026Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesFairfield County value
Grocery stores · low0.9 /10k
9/100Ohio 1.5 /10kUnited States 1.7 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsFairfield County value
Students per teacher · high18.5×
12/100Ohio 16.8×United States 15.2×2024National Center for Education StatisticsFairfield County value

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

Child poverty rateImproving
28.2% (2015-2019) → 1.5% (2020-2024)
−27 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 16.8% → 15.5%
New homes permittedWorsening
2.0 /1k (2021) → 0.3 /1k (Sep 2025–Aug 2026)
−84%5 yearsUS 5.2 /1k → 4.2 /1k
Bachelor's degree or higherImproving
14.9% (2015-2019) → 24.4% (2020-2024)
+9.5 pts5 yearsCensus table B15003US 32.1% → 35.7%
Median household incomeImproving
$41,913 (2015-2019) → $59,769 (2020-2024)
+43%5 yearsCensus table B19013US $65,712 → $81,604
Poverty rateImproving
18.2% (2015-2019) → 12.5% (2020-2024)
−5.7 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 12.3% → 12.1%
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
78.0% (2015-2019) → 83.4% (2020-2024)
+5.4 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Baltimore, Ohio improved on 1 of 12 measures with a comparison and declined on 0. 11 moved within the margin of error and 0 barely changed.

Earlier (2015-2019)
Latest (2020-2024)
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among cities and towns: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts.

Improved1

Bachelor's++9.5 points14.9% → 24.4%

Declined0

No measure declined by more than its margin of error.

All 12 measures

Change of every measure of Baltimore, Ohio between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Average commute time	27.2 min2015-2019	27.5 min2020-2024	+0.3 min	Within the margin of error	44%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.9%2015-2019	24.4%2020-2024	+9.5 points	Improved	89%
Broadband subscriptions	78.0%2015-2019	83.4%2020-2024	+5.4 points	Within the margin of error	34%
Effective property tax rate	1.31%2015-2019	0.94%2020-2024	−0.4 points	Within the margin of error	82%
High school diploma or higher	93.3%2015-2019	96.2%2020-2024	+2.8 points	Within the margin of error	67%
Home price to income ratio	3.1×2015-2019	3.9×2020-2024	+0.7×	Within the margin of error	34%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4322015-2019	0.4562020-2024	+0.024	Within the margin of error	31%
Median household income	$41,9132015-2019	$59,7692020-2024	+43%	Within the margin of error	77%
Poverty rate	18.2%2015-2019	12.5%2020-2024	−5.7 points	Within the margin of error	83%
Public transit commuters	0.0%2015-2019	0.0%2020-2024	0 points	Within the margin of error	60%
Rent as share of income	37.7%2015-2019	37.2%2020-2024	−0.5 points	Within the margin of error	59%
Rent-burdened households	65.7%2015-2019	61.2%2020-2024	−4.5 points	Within the margin of error	70%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 14640 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 15651 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Cities and towns like Baltimore, Ohio five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Baltimore, Ohio in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Baltimore, Ohio itself moved +2.7 points in standing on average over the same 10 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

3,050 residents (±17)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79†
60–69†
50–59†
40–49†
30–39†
20–29†
10–19†
Under 10†

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Under 10 women (−3.2 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

3,050 residents (±17)

Baltimore, Ohio
Ohio share

White94%2,867
Black0.0%0
Hispanic or Latino0.0%0
Asian0.0%0
American Indian and Alaska Native0.0%0
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander0.0%0
Other or two or more races6.0%†183

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B03002View table on data.census.gov

Education

2,036 residents (±201)

Baltimore, Ohio
Ohio share

No high school diploma3.8%†78
High school or GED36%734
Some college25%†513
Associate degree11%†214
Bachelor's degree16%†327
Graduate degree8.4%†170

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: High school or GED (−13.0 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B15003View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

1,335 households (±144)

Baltimore, Ohio
Ohio share

Under $25k31%†409
$25k–50k17%†222
$50k–75k12%†156
$75k–100k12%†160
$100k–150k16%†213
$150k–200k9.8%†131
$200k or more3.3%†44

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $150k–200k (+6.3 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

1,335 households (±144)

Baltimore, Ohio
Ohio share

Own54%715
Rent46%620

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Own (−12.5 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

567 households (±154)

Baltimore, Ohio
Ohio share

Under $75041%†230
$750–1,00029%†163
$1,000–1,50031%†174

Home values

715 homes (±105)

Baltimore, Ohio
Ohio share

Under $150k5.5%†39
$150k–250k51%368
$250k–400k36%†258

Age of homes

1,360 homes (±138)

Baltimore, Ohio
Ohio share

2010 or later3.4%†46
2000–20095.5%†75
1980–199918%†244

Size of homes

1,360 homes (±138)

Baltimore, Ohio
Ohio share

Studio1.7%†23
1 bedroom23%†306
2 bedrooms24%†323

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

1,333 workers (±181)

Baltimore, Ohio
Ohio share

Drive alone82%1,093
Carpool2.1%†28
Public transit0.0%0
Walk4.1%†54
Bike0.0%0
Work from home6.5%†87
Other5.3%†71

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Carpool (−9.7 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

1,246 workers (±198)

Baltimore, Ohio
Ohio share

Under 15 min22%†280
15–29 min29%†367
30–44 min27%†339

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes pay by metro area, not by county or city. The metro area page lists its largest occupations and lets you look up any job.

Pay in the Columbus, OH

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Fairfield County, the county holding most of Baltimore's residents.

Fairfield County has 2,846 employer establishments, 172 for every 10,000 residents (0.69× the US rate of 248; 0.80× Ohio's), with 41,284 paid employees at an average annual pay of $47,474. The Census Bureau also counts 13,446 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 2,846; 13,446 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 172; US 248 · Ohio 216
Paid employees: 41,284
Average annual pay: $47,474; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Fairfield County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Ambulatory health care services	275	16.6	0.80×Fewer than typical	2,700	$77,496	687
Specialty trade contractors	235	14.2	0.92×About typical	2,199	$66,023	1,101
Restaurants and other eating places	227	13.7	0.75×Fewer than typical	5,741	$19,137	59
Lessors of real estate	156	9.4	0.77×Fewer than typical	470	$50,187	1,293
Limited-service restaurants	115	6.9	0.87×About typical	2,691	$17,191	28
Religious organizations	110	6.6	1.20×About typical	754	$25,285	—
Services to buildings and dwellings	106	6.4	0.95×About typical	1,555	$43,861	748
Offices of physicians	98	5.9	0.91×About typical	862	$125,805	108
Building equipment contractors	94	5.7	0.94×About typical	1,189	$68,233	205
Construction of buildings	94	5.7	0.75×Fewer than typical	548	$64,467	393
Full-service restaurants	84	5.1	0.66×Fewer than typical	2,600	$21,559	18
Offices of other health practitioners	75	4.5	0.75×Fewer than typical	371	$47,539	212

Rank places for an industry Open Fairfield County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 165,490 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

In FY2026, an estimated $0 of federal contract obligations were for work performed in Baltimore, Ohio: $0 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $0
Per resident: $0; US $1,994
Sole-source: —; US 30%
Single offer: —; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

31.6FY2019
225.2FY2022
343.9FY2024

What was bought

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

How this is estimated

Agencies report each contract action's place of performance as a county and a ZIP code. A ZIP code's money is split among the cities it covers by the share of its land inside each (Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation areas); the part outside city limits stays with the county.

The place of performance is what the contracting agency reports, often the contractor's office rather than where the work happens.
Shares are of land, not of people or businesses: a ZIP code that is mostly rural land but has its offices in town gives the town less than it should.
ZIP codes that are not mapped areas (post office boxes, the unique ZIP codes of large federal sites and companies) stay with their county, unless one city covers nearly all of it.
Counts of actions and awards include those only partly in Baltimore, Ohio, so they do not add up across cities.

Baltimore, Ohio's figures are part of those of Fairfield County, OH ($750.8K in FY2026), never added to them: 0.0% of that total.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Baltimore is mostly in Fairfield County.

See federal money in Fairfield County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Baltimore, Ohio is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

Troy BaldersonR-OH-12 · 100% of residentsWith party 99%Missed 1.3%

Senate

Explore Congress The 2026 races

County

A city can lie in several counties. Some indicators are published for counties only: the page marks them.

Fairfield County67100% of residents

Metro area

The metro or micro area the city belongs to.

Columbus, OH70

Other cities and towns in Fairfield County

Largest first.

Similar cities and towns

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

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Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
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