Napoleon, OH Homes for Rent

Napoleon, Ohio, is a rural city along the Maumee River with approximately 9,000 residents. The Henry County Fair is a summer highlight, attracting over 50,000 visitors with rides, horse shows, live music, and petting zoos. The city’s downtown features the historic Henry County Courthouse, a Second Empire-style building with an 1880s statue of Lady Justice. Home prices range from $130,000 to $500,000, offering ranch-style homes from the 1950s to the ‘80s and Contemporary-style homes from the ‘90s south of Woodlawn Avenue, while north of the avenue features a mix of ranch-style homes and early 1900s bungalows. South of the Maumee River, streets are lined with ranch-styles, early 20th-century homes, and newly built Contemporaries. Many neighborhoods face a high flood risk due to the city's low elevation and proximity to the river. Napoleon Area City Schools district has a high school graduation rate of 95%, above the state average, with strong reading and math proficiencies. Dining options on Perry Street include Victorian-style buildings housing dive bars, a distillery, and Spengler’s, a 135-year-old pub, while Scott Street offers fast-food franchises and local Asian and Latin American restaurants. Municipal Park features a 9-hole golf course and an aquatic center, and three riverfront parks provide open fields, picnic spaces, playgrounds, and volleyball nets. U.S. Route 24 connects Napoleon to Fort Wayne, 60 miles southwest, and Toledo, 42 miles northeast, which has the closest international airport. Napoleon’s crime rates are below state and national averages, with a decrease in property crime over the past five years.