Living in Lake Milton, OH
Lake Milton is a tiny town of 548 people in Mahoning County, Ohio. It's about 17 miles from Youngstown, OH and 45 miles from Cleveland, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $494k and rent runs about $835 a month.
548people
$494kTypical home
$835/moRent
83° / 34°Summer / winter
42"Snow
180Sunny days
150Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 548
- Part of a metro area
- About 369 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 17 mi to Youngstown, OH
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $494k (≈$3,114/mo)
- Median rent $835/mo
- Median household income $110k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 180 sunny days a year (46 totally clear)
- 185 cloudy days a year
- 66 of 90 winter days are gray
- 150 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (54 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (410 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 22% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to CAK airport
- 50 mi to CLE (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 945 ft
- 256 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 69 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 512 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 73 bars within 25 mi
- 142 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 44 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mahoning County: R+9 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