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Orwell is a small town of 1,707 people in Ashtabula County, Ohio. It's about 32 miles from Youngstown, OH and 43 miles from Cleveland, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 82 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $126k and rent runs about $816 a month.
1,707people
$126kTypical home
$816/moRent
81° / 33°Summer / winter
82"Snow
180Sunny days
162Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,707
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 889 people per sq mi
- 43 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 32 mi to Youngstown, OH
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $126k (≈$794/mo)
- Median rent $816/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 162 days a year with rain or snow
- 82" of snow a year
- 28 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (117 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (370 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 30% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to ERI airport
- 52 mi to CLE (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 51% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 919 ft
- 270 mi to the ocean
- 23 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 47 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 246 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 37 bars within 25 mi
- 71 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 15 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