Living in Geneva-on-the-Lake, OH
Geneva-on-the-Lake is a tiny town of 888 people in Ashtabula County, Ohio. It's about 46 miles from Cleveland, OH. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 102 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $175k and rent runs about $829 a month.
888people
$175kTypical home
$829/moRent
82° / 35°Summer / winter
102"Snow
180Sunny days
160Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 888
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 372 people per sq mi
- 46 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 46 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $175k (≈$1,100/mo)
- Median rent $829/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 180 sunny days a year (46 totally clear)
- 185 cloudy days a year
- 66 of 90 winter days are gray
- 160 days a year with rain or snow
- 102" of snow a year
- 33 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (250 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (627 per 100k)
People
- Median age 51
- 18% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to ERI airport
- 56 mi to CLE (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 604 ft
- 289 mi to the ocean
- 0 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 195 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 28 bars within 25 mi
- 65 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ashtabula County: R+28 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk