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Lake Seneca is a tiny town of 532 people in Williams County, Ohio. It's about 42 miles from Jackson, MI and 94 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $193k and rent runs about $791 a month.
532people
$193kTypical home
$791/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
33"Snow
210Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 532
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 375 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to Detroit, MI
- 42 mi to Jackson, MI
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $193k (≈$1,218/mo)
- Median rent $791/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 210 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 155 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (98 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (610 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 27% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to TOL airport
- 76 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 932 ft
- 443 mi to the ocean
- 61 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 89 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Williams County: R+48 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.