Living in Guilford Lake, OH
Guilford Lake is a small town of 1,307 people in Columbiana County, Ohio. It's about 24 miles from Youngstown, OH and 53 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $216k and rent runs about $756 a month.
1,307people
$216kTypical home
$756/moRent
82° / 34°Summer / winter
34"Snow
194Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,307
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 552 people per sq mi
- 53 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 24 mi to Youngstown, OH
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $216k (≈$1,359/mo)
- Median rent $756/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 194 sunny days a year (56 totally clear)
- 171 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 34" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (92 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (346 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 31% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to CAK airport
- 40 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,152 ft
- 241 mi to the ocean
- 65 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 43 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 261 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 34 bars within 25 mi
- 69 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Columbiana County: R+49 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate 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.