Living in Saybrook-on-the-Lake, OH
Saybrook-on-the-Lake is a small town of 1,001 people in Ashtabula County, Ohio. It's about 45 miles from Erie, PA and 49 miles from Cleveland, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 101 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $168k and rent runs about $758 a month.
1,001people
$168kTypical home
$758/moRent
82° / 34°Summer / winter
101"Snow
180Sunny days
159Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,001
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 322 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 45 mi to Erie, PA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $168k (≈$1,058/mo)
- Median rent $758/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 180 sunny days a year (46 totally clear)
- 185 cloudy days a year
- 66 of 90 winter days are gray
- 159 days a year with rain or snow
- 101" of snow a year
- 33 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (117 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (370 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 65
- 15% of households have kids
- 39% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to ERI airport
- 59 mi to CLE (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 640 ft
- 287 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 118 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 39 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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