Lake LoreleiOH
Population 1,746: a town in Ohio.
Is Lake Lorelei a good place to live?
The best of Lake Lorelei’s subject grades is an A− for incomes; the weakest is a D− for walkability. Lake Lorelei’s typical journey to work is 37 minutes, against 24 minutes in Ohio’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. On walkability, just 67 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do worse. On the outdoors, just 5 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do worse. Lake Lorelei has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
100% of working residents leave Lake Lorelei for work
Where Lake Lorelei’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Lake Lorelei grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Lake Lorelei is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Lake Lorelei: who provides what
Lake Lorelei is unincorporated, so Brown County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Lake Lorelei.
A smaller share of working residents work locally in Lake Lorelei than in most of Ohio or the rest of the country
In Lake Lorelei, the median household income is $114,000. The top destinations are Cincinnati (7%), Blue Ash (4%) and Wilmington (4%). The share of residents in Lake Lorelei who live below the poverty line: 3.2%. For half of commuters, work is under 22 miles away.
| Lake Lorelei | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $114,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.2% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.4% | 6.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
On CDC estimates, Lake Lorelei is less healthy than 66% of U.S. towns
Among adults in Lake Lorelei, 39% have obesity. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Lake Lorelei is ahead of Ohio on 4 and behind on 2. In Lake Lorelei, 41% of adults sleep under 7 hours, and 30% get no exercise outside work.
| Lake Lorelei | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 28% | 25% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 80% | 79% |
| What stands out | Lake Lorelei | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.4% | 8.3% |
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 6.2% | 7.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Lake Lorelei
Expect July afternoons of 85° and January nights of 22°, with about 27 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer adults under 35 in Lake Lorelei than across Ohio
Adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (22% statewide). In Lake Lorelei, just over a fifth of residents are 65 or older. For Lake Lorelei, the median age is 49.5 years. A bachelor’s degree or higher: 24% of adults 25 and older, vs 32% across Ohio.
| Lake Lorelei | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49.5 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 20% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.9 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women. Among residents 65 to 74, 73% are men (OH 47%).
| Lake Lorelei | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.7% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.5% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.4% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.4% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.1% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.2% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 22.7% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.7% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.3% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.5% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 53.6% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.6% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 2.1% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.4% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 5.8% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,700, single groups can be off by several points
Lake Lorelei has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 62% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Lake Lorelei, 63% come from inland flooding and 10% from tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Homes in Lake Lorelei sell for about $353K
For households in Lake Lorelei, the share who live in a home they own is 92%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Kings Island and 57 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lake Lorelei. Close and well known come first.
Big draw19 mi Theme parkKings Island3.5M visitors a year
31 mi MountainSerpent Mound
30 mi Stadium & arenaPaycor Stadium
29 mi Stadium & arenaGreat American Ball Park
30 mi Stadium & arenaNippert Stadium
30 mi Stadium & arenaTQL StadiumPhoto credits
Kings Island: Eli Duke from Portland, OR, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Serpent Mound: The British Library, No restrictions · Paycor Stadium: JonRidinger, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Great American Ball Park: Eric Kilby profile at Flickr website, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Nippert Stadium: Ben Levin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · TQL Stadium: Cornfield948, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Everything we know about Lake Lorelei
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Lake Lorelei
About 2 of every 100 Lake Lorelei residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
About Lake Lorelei
Census-designated place in Ohio, United States
Lake Lorelei is a gated community and census-designated place in Brown County, Ohio, United States, near the village of Fayetteville. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 1,172.
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- Area
- 2.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 925 ft
Questions about Lake Lorelei
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lake Lorelei, OH expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $289,000, 18% above the Ohio typical home.