About Derby
Derby is a small unincorporated community in southern Ohio.
Derby holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.33 square miles.
📰 Derby News Today
- Ohio roller derby teams are rolling with the punches — and growing their audience The Statehouse News Bureau · Aug 12
- Ohio demolition derby crash leads to hospital trip and a lifetime ban Cincinnati Enquirer · Jul 29
- Child, spectator airlifted after demolition derby accidents at Ohio county fair WKRC · Aug 13
- Kentucky Derby Starter Danzing Candy Relocates To Ohio paulickreport.com · Aug 4
- Jim Dandy fair odds: Ohio Derby winner can steal this one Horse Racing Nation · Jul 28
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What Makes Derby Unique
- One of 5 places in the US named Derby — but the Ohio one has a character all its own.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in southern Ohio, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.