Living in Republic, OH
Republic is a tiny town of 456 people in Seneca County, Ohio. It's about 28 miles from Sandusky, OH and 74 miles from Cleveland, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $85k and rent runs about $850 a month.
456people
$85kTypical home
$850/moRent
83° / 33°Summer / winter
28"Snow
203Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 456
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 529 people per sq mi
- 74 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 28 mi to Sandusky, OH
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $85k (≈$536/mo)
- Median rent $850/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (62 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (714 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 27% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to Erie-Ottawa International Airport airport
- 64 mi to CLE (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1944
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 860 ft
- 350 mi to the ocean
- 22 mi to a big lake
- 41 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 104 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 25 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Seneca County: R+38 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk