Wooster, Ohio

About Wooster

Wooster, OH is a thriving city located in eastern Ohio, home to 26,982 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Wooster is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 17.46 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,545 residents per square mile.

📰 Wooster News Today

• Wayne-Holmes area high school football Week 8 scores, live updates Wooster Daily Record · Oct 9
• Wooster Welcomes First Chick-fil-A Restaurant - Chick-fil-A Chick-fil-A · Sep 21
• Kathryn D. Moore Obituary (2026) - Wooster, OH - Custer-Glenn Funeral Home Inc Legacy | Obituary · Oct 10
• PHOTOS: Wooster at Mansfield Senior Football Mansfield News Journal · Oct 9
• Former Wayne County high school soccer coach sentenced to prison for sexual battery of teen WKYC · Oct 9

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Ohio headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Wooster Unique

• Positioned in eastern Ohio, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Ohio — one of 1,265 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 26,982.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Wooster

• Applebee's — american
• Boo Bears Brew — coffee shop (café)
• Broken Rocks Café & Bakery
• Caribou Coffee — coffee shop (café)
• China Garden
• Guerne Heights Drive-in
• Muddy's — american (café)
• Olde Jaol Steakhouse — american
• Olde Jaol Tavern — american
• Osaka Asian Restaurant — asian

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Wayne County Historical Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Wooster

• Secrest Arboretum · Garden reviews ★
• Barnes Preserve reviews ★
• Christmas Run Park reviews ★
• Cohan Park reviews ★
• College of Wooster Learning Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Freedlander Park reviews ★
• Garden of Roses of Legend and Romance · Garden reviews ★
• Gerstenslager Park reviews ★
• Grosjean Park reviews ★
• Jaycee Park reviews ★
• Knights Field reviews ★
• Miller Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Wooster

• Cornerstone Elementary School
• Edgewood Middle School
• Kean Elementary School
• Melrose Elementary School
• Parkview Elementary School
• Triway High School
• Triway Middle School
• Wooster High School
• Wooster Littlest Generals Preschool
• Wooster Twp Elementary School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Wooster Community Hospital ★★★★ (4/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Wooster

🏘️ Nearby Communities