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40.64° N · 81.43° W · GEOID 3985228

Wilkshire Hills

Tuscarawas County, Ohio · part of the New Philadelphia, OH metro

Limited data population under 5,000

OhioWilkshire Hills, OHWilkshire HillsWilkshire Hills

The short answer

Wilkshire Hills is home to 2,987 people. Median household income is $63,490 a year and median rent is $781 a month, 14.8% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $258,900, about 4.1x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$781
43% below the median place
Median household income
$63,490
21% below the median place
Median home value
$258,900
19% below the median place
Unemployment
4.5%
8% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Wilkshire Hills

  • Only 22% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 98% of the 2,214 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • Median rent is $781 a month, lower than in 90% of places its size.
  • Household income has grown 1.9% a year across the last five survey releases, slower than in 85% of places its size.
  • Renters occupy 45% of homes, more than in 84% of places its size.
01

Moving to Wilkshire Hills

Tuscarawas County loses about 2.9 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in2,667
Moved out2,893
Net−226

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Stark County, OH602700−98
Holmes County, OH294238+56
Carroll County, OH170167+3
Harrison County, OH10195+6

Within Ohio, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within OhioOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$51K
Leavers$53K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Tuscarawas County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
5.1% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Tuscarawas County report $51,400 a year in income on average; those leaving, $53,500.
Income you would need
$31,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $781 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,617 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $258,900.
Getting to work
22 minutes each way on average; 12.2% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Yankton, SD matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Income of households moving in6
$51,397
27% below the median place
Income of households moving out6
$53,451
24% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureWilkshire HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure5.1%12% below
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure-2.9383% below
Income of households moving in6County figure$51,39727% below
Income of households moving out6County figure$53,45124% below
02

What it costs to live here

Renters paying 30%+ is 22.0%, 56% below the median place.

Wilkshire Hills14.8%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$31,240
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
14.8%
27% below the median place
Home price to income
4.1x
7% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
15%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$53,600
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Renters paying 30%+1
22.0%
56% below the median place
Homeownership1
54.6%
18% below the median place
Property tax rate1
1.3%
43% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureWilkshire HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$78143% below
Rent to income114.8%27% below
Property tax rate11.3%43% above
Home price to income14.1x7% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$1,10632% below
HUD area median income3County figure$87,50018% below
Property tax paid (median)1$3,3703% above
Median home value1$258,90019% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure4.5%42% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure45.9%11% below
Homeownership154.6%18% below
Renters paying 30%+122.0%56% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,61714% below
Vacant homes1County figure5.9%16% below
Median year built119850% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Mean commute1
22 min
14% below the median place
Median household income1
$63,490
21% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Poverty rate8.5% −21%
Income per person$37,250 −7%
Works from home12.2% −2%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureWilkshire HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$63,49021% below
Income per person1$37,2507% below
Unemployment1County figure4.5%8% below
Average annual pay5County figure$53,38119% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure4.9%32% above
Jobs5County figure37,31175% below
Poverty rate18.5%21% below
Mean commute122 min14% below
Works from home112.2%2% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 88.8%, 4% below the median place.

Homes with broadband1
88.8%
4% below the median place
Household size1
2.3
8% below the median place
High school or higher1
95.3%
3% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Median age40.6 +4%
Bachelor's or higher33.3% +4%
No health insurance6.5% +2%
All 8 people measures
MeasureWilkshire HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population12,9876646th largest
Median age140.64% above
Bachelor's or higher133.3%4% above
High school or higher195.3%3% above
Household size12.38% below
Born abroad1County figure2.3%74% below
No health insurance16.5%2% above
Homes with broadband188.8%4% below
05

Life in Wilkshire Hills

27 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 3 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents6.7 −34%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k6.7 3.2×
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k13.4 +20%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails1 km −75%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars20.9 +0%
Shops32.3 +7%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.7 −10%
Doctors' offices and clinics13.0 −36%
Child care centers1.3 −43%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Child care centers per 10k7
1.3
43% below the median place
Students per teacher10
20.9
36% above the median place
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7
13.0
36% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureWilkshire HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure42367% above
Public school students10County figure15,442215% above
Students per teacher10County figure20.936% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure20.90% above
Shops per 10k7County figure32.37% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure3.710% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure13.036% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure1.343% below
Parks per 10k86.734% below
Playgrounds per 10k80.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k86.7216% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k813.420% above
Libraries per 10k80.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails80.575% below
Transit stops per sq mi80.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings9County figure27108% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Natural hazard risk is 69.0, 25% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Wilkshire Hills. Larger places are fetched first.

Natural hazard risk12
69.0
25% below the median place
Tornado risk12
46.6
43% below the median place
Heat wave risk12
65.6
27% below the median place
All 9 weather and risk measures
MeasureWilkshire HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure84°F4% below
January average low11County figure20°F21% below
Average temperature11County figure51°F7% below
Annual precipitation11County figure40.9 in7% below
Natural hazard risk12County figure69.025% below
Hurricane risk12County figure47.932% below
Tornado risk12County figure46.643% below
Wildfire risk12County figure38.338% below
Heat wave risk12County figure65.627% below
08

Wilkshire Hills in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 15% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 15% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$781/mo (2024)$990/mo$810 to $1,200/mo+4.0%
Median household income$63,490 (2024)$79,500$67,000 to $94,000+3.8%
Median home value$258,900 (2024)$378,000$274,000 to $521,000+6.5%

The median home would be worth 4.8 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.1 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Wilkshire Hills

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Yankton, SD$790$67,804Compare
Wheelersburg, OH$685$63,132Compare
Cullman, AL$925$61,224Compare
Alexandria, MN$934$61,374Compare
Alexandria, MNCullman, ALWheelersburg, OHYankton, SDWilkshire Hills, OHWilkshire HillsYanktonWheelersburgCullmanAlexandriaWilkshire HillsWheelersburgCullmanAlexandria

Common questions

Is Wilkshire Hills a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Only 22% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 98% of the 2,214 places under 10,000 people we track. Median rent is $781 a month, lower than in 90% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 48 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Wilkshire Hills expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 14.8% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $258,900.

What salary do you need to live in Wilkshire Hills?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $31,240 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Wilkshire Hills?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Yankton, SD, Wheelersburg, OH, Cullman, AL and Alexandria, MN.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  3. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  9. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  10. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  11. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  12. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Wilkshire Hills with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Wilkshire Hills itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/wilkshire-hills-ohio

Citytistics. “Wilkshire Hills, Ohio.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/wilkshire-hills-ohio/

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