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Fort Seneca is a tiny town of 113 people in Seneca County, Ohio. It's about 29 miles from Sandusky, OH and 80 miles from Cleveland, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $180k and rent runs about $856 a month.
113people
$180kTypical home
$856/moRent
84° / 33°Summer / winter
28"Snow
203Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 113
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 180 people per sq mi
- 80 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 29 mi to Sandusky, OH
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $180k (≈$1,133/mo)
- Median rent $856/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (62 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (714 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 61
- 25% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to Erie-Ottawa International Airport airport
- 70 mi to CLE (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 699 ft
- 360 mi to the ocean
- 19 mi to a big lake
- 46 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 102 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 20 bars within 25 mi
- 27 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Seneca County: R+38 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.