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Urbana, Ohio

city · Champaign County

At a glance

11,204
Population
$163,000
Median home value (all homes)
46% below U.S. median
$207,277
Typical market value
Zillow, 2026-07
$935/mo
Median rent
31% below U.S. median
$68,003
Median household income
13% below U.S. median
21.2 min
Average commute
87.9%
Homes with broadband
2.42%
Locations with fiber available
5.7%
Unemployment

Cost of living (Clay Affordability Index)

CAI 86 — 14% below the national average. how it's computed

Housing29% below
Goods & services4% below
Utilities5% below
Taxes13% below
Insurance36% below
Commute cost22% below
For business: Ohio is CBII band 3/5 · time to build band 2/5. See state page for the breakdown.

Living here

Colleges in town:
Urbana University Graduate degrees
Nearest 4-year college1 mi
Nearest community college15 mi
Nearest technical college25 mi
High school graduates87.4%
College graduates17.9%

Doing business here

Economic development contacts, most local first:

city Urbana
The Office of Community Development for the City of Urbana is involved with economic development, grant writing, city project administration, and community planning initiatives. The staff has extensive experience with brownfield redevelopment projects, and administers Urbana’s Community Reinvestment Area (CRA) and Enterprise Zone (EZ) programs.
state Copley
Copley Township's Community & Economic Development Department strives to foster sound economic development objectives and attract new businesses, with a focus on retaining small businesses and expanding the tax base. The page notes incentives may be available through JobsOhio and NOPEC, and highlights the BRE program and related initiatives.
state Duchouquet
state Falls
Olmsted Falls is a vibrant, business-friendly community where historic charm meets modern opportunity. The Economic Development Department is committed to supporting business growth, attracting new investment, and strengthening the local economy, providing responsive, personalized assistance to help you launch a new venture, expand an existing business, or relocate.
state First Energy Corp
FirstEnergy Corp is a parent company of several electric utilities, including Ohio Edison, The Illuminating Company, Toledo Edison, Met-Ed, Penelec, Penn Power, West Penn Power, Jersey Central Power & Light, Mon Power, and Potomac Edison, serving customers across Ohio, New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and beyond.
state JobsOhio
Discover funding opportunities that support business growth, innovation, and community development through available loans, grants, and tax incentive programs. The site also highlights incentives, site selection resources, and workforce initiatives in Ohio.
state Lemon
state Monclova
state Ohio Department of Development
Empowering communities to succeed. The Ohio Department of Development aims to help Ohio businesses, communities, and individuals thrive. Its programs include Strategic Investment, Minority Business Development, Community Services, Governor’s Office of Appalachia, TourismOhio, and Research.
state Ohio's Electric Cooperatives
Ohio's Electric Cooperatives (OEC) provides economic development, engineering services, load management assistance, and marketing for its 24 member cooperatives in addition to providing reliable, affordable, and responsibly produced power generation and transmission. Our economic development team provides personalized, confidential economic development and site selection services for the territories served by its member cooperatives in 77 of Ohio's 88 counties.
state Pleasant
state Prairie
The Prairie Township government manages a Joint Economic Development District (JEDD) and Joint Economic Development Zone (JEDZ) to support economic development initiatives and services in the township, funded by an earnings tax on wages of workers within the zone.
state Symmes
Symmes Township's Economic Development program supports commercial development and incentives (tax abatements) for properties within the Community Reinvestment Area, in partnership with Alloy Development and Hamilton County.
state Turtlecreek
state Upper
State sales taxYes
State income taxYes
Right-to-work stateNo

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