Living in Perrysburg, OH

Wood County

Perrysburg is a real, genuine, historic Wood County city on the Maumee River (2020 census population 25,039, 2026 estimate 25,450), immediately downstream from the real Fallen Timbers Battlefield -- the actual site of the Battle of Fallen Timbers, fought August 20, 1794, when Major General Anthony Wayne's roughly 3,300 U.S. troops defeated the Northwest Indian Confederation in a battle lasting just over an hour, leading directly to the 1795 Treaty of Greenville. The battlefield and nearby Fort Miamis are preserved today as a genuine Metroparks Toledo unit. Perrysburg is also real, currently home to O-I Glass, Inc.'s corporate headquarters (1 Michael Owens Way) -- the world's largest glass container manufacturer, a distinct corporate anchor connected thematically to Toledo's own 'Glass City' identity documented elsewhere in this project. Perrysburg Schools is real, currently ranked #1 among Best School Districts in the Toledo Area on Niche (4.45/5, #17 statewide) with 84% math and 84% reading state test proficiency -- a genuine, top-tier academic reputation and Perrysburg's single most significant relocation driver, and a substantial contributor to the city's real, notably high effective property tax rate (2.03%, the highest in Wood County). Housing runs genuinely above Ohio's statewide average, though this record discloses a real, recent softening signal (median sale price down 6.8% year-over-year even as the average value figure continued rising). Perrysburg self-collects its own real 1.5% municipal income tax (not RITA or CCA), layered on Ohio's flat 2.75% state rate. Crime reads genuinely favorable (B+ CrimeGrade, 76th safety percentile), and Levis Commons -- a real, 400-acre mixed-use lifestyle center drawing approximately 100,000 weekly visitors -- adds genuine retail, dining, and entertainment amenity uncommon among comparably-sized Ohio suburbs.

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Housing

Median sale price$434,000

Taxes

Local effective property tax rate2.03%

Not independently sourced at the Wood County level this session. Ohio's top state income tax rate is 2.75%. See the Ohio hub page for the statewide property tax context -- do not treat that figure as Perrysburg-specific.

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The tradeoffs

Pros

A real, top-ranked Perrysburg Schools district (#1 in the Toledo Area, #17 statewide on Niche, 84%/84% math/reading proficiency); O-I Glass Inc.'s real, current world-headquarters presence as the world's largest glass container manufacturer; a real, genuine historic identity tied to the actual 1794 Battle of Fallen Timbers and preserved battlefield site nearby; Levis Commons' real, substantial 400-acre mixed-use retail, dining, and entertainment draw (~100,000 weekly visitors); a real, favorable, disclosed low-crime profile (B+ grade, 76th safety percentile); and a self-collected, comparatively simple 1.5% city income tax.

Cons

A real, notably HIGH, disclosed effective property tax rate (2.03%, the highest in Wood County) substantially driven by the top-ranked school district's own levies; housing costs genuinely above Ohio's statewide average, alongside a real, disclosed recent softening signal in median sale price (-6.8% year-over-year) even as the average-value figure continued rising; rent running meaningfully above Toledo's own core-city rate; and Perrysburg's senior population share (14.88%-15.7%) running mostly below this dataset's own established retirement-relevant band, making Perrysburg a genuinely better fit for families than retirees specifically.

Who this fits

Best for: Best fits families prioritizing a real, top-ranked Toledo-area school district above nearly any other factor, buyers connected to O-I Glass Inc. specifically or the broader Toledo-area glass/manufacturing sector, and anyone drawn to a real, walkable, mixed-use retail and entertainment amenity (Levis Commons) alongside a genuine, preserved piece of early American frontier history at the nearby Fallen Timbers Battlefield.

Maybe not for you if: Probably not the right fit for retirees specifically seeking a retirement-relevant demographic community, given Perrysburg's real, disclosed 65+ population share running mostly below this dataset's own retirement-relevant threshold; anyone prioritizing Ohio's lowest available property tax rates, given Perrysburg's real, notably high, disclosed 2.03% effective rate; and anyone budgeting off the average Zillow home-value figure alone without confirming a current listing directly, given the real, disclosed recent softening in median sale price.

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Last reviewed: 2026-08-25. Independent research; see individual metric entries above for source attribution. This is not financial, tax, or legal advice -- confirm current figures with a local professional before making a decision.