Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Fort Loramie’s subject grades are an A+ for schools, an A for the outdoors, and an A− for history; the weakest is a C for walkability. 34% of residents are under 18 in Fort Loramie, above both the Ohio town median (22%) and the median of U.S. towns (22%). Fort Loramie’s trail density is 1.4 miles per square mile, where Ohio’s towns sit at 0.2 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Only 39 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score higher on the outdoors. St. Michael Catholic Church Complex is on the National Register of Historic Places. Fort Loramie has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Fort Loramie beats most towns.
St. Michael Catholic Church ComplexEach subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Fort Loramie is from typical.
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The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2004.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Fort Loramie, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Fort Loramie.
The typical Fort Loramie home is worth about $348,000, up 7.6% in a year, 42% above the Ohio typical home. Fort Loramie’s median rent is $836 a month.
| Fort Loramie | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 83% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $836 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The median age in Fort Loramie is 31.7 years. Fort Loramie has grown 8.4% since 2020, to 1,736 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 16% of Fort Loramie residents are 65 or older.
| Fort Loramie | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31.7 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 24% | 29% |
Somewhere between 36% and 59% women
The Census survey reached too few of Fort Loramie’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±11.8 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Fort Loramie | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 23% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.2% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.1% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.2% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.9% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9.7% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.2% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.6% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.1% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 36.3% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.6% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.2% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.9% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,700, single groups can be off by several points
Fort Loramie has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 66% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Jobs based in Fort Loramie grew to 1,077 in 2023, 245 more than in 2013. 5.8% of residents live below the poverty line in Fort Loramie. Most working residents leave Fort Loramie for work: only 10% work in town.
| Fort Loramie | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 16 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.8% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $94,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 9.5% | 6.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The biggest park or preserve is Redskin Memorial Park, at 30 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Redskin Memorial Park | 0.7 mi | 30 |
| 2. Community Park | 0.4 mi | 9 |
| 3. Canal Parl | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Fort Loramie beats the Ohio average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
| Fort Loramie | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 20% | 19% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 38% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Fort Loramie | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.8% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.1% | 11.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fort Loramie. Close and well known come first.
34 mi MountainCampbell Hill
15 mi State parkGrand Lake St. Marys State Park
22 mi MuseumFort Recovery
7 mi MuseumShrine of the Holy Relics
18 mi MuseumArmstrong Air and Space Museum
40 mi MuseumLevi Coffin HouseCampbell Hill: Analogue Kid (talk)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Grand Lake St. Marys State Park: Bruin, CC BY 2.0 · Fort Recovery: Nyttend, Public domain · Shrine of the Holy Relics: Rfgagel, Public domain · Armstrong Air and Space Museum: Tysto, Public domain · Levi Coffin House: Nyttend, Public domain
None within 15 miles of Fort Loramie; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Fort Loramie residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Village in Ohio, United States
Fort Loramie is a village in Shelby County, Ohio, United States, along Loramie Creek, a tributary of the Great Miami River in southwestern Ohio. It is 42 miles north-northwest of Dayton and 20 miles east of the Ohio/Indiana border. The population was 1,590 at the 2020 census. The village was founded in 1837 near the former site of a colonial fort of the same name.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes. The public schools Fort Loramie children attend outperform 100% of Ohio districts on state tests and graduation, an A+ School Grade.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
