Lake MohawkOH
A town of 1,409.
Is Lake Mohawk a good place to live?
The best of Lake Mohawk’s subject grades is an A− for incomes; the weakest is a D for walkability. Lake Mohawk’s median age is 64.9 years, against 41.7 years in Ohio’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. On cost of living, just 105 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do worse. On history, just 2 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do worse. Lake Mohawk has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,409 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Lake Mohawk grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Lake Mohawk is from typical.
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Moving to Lake Mohawk: who provides what
Lake Mohawk is unincorporated, so Carroll 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 Mohawk.
Health in Lake Mohawk trails 83% of U.S. towns
Lake Mohawk beats the Ohio average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 16% of Lake Mohawk adults have diabetes, where Ohio’s towns sit at 13% and U.S. towns at 12%. 43% of Lake Mohawk adults have high blood pressure.
| Lake Mohawk | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 38% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 28% | 25% |
| What stands out | Lake Mohawk | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.8% | 15.3% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 83.3% | 79.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.1% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Fewer of Lake Mohawk’s residents live below the poverty line than in the typical Ohio or U.S. town
1.3% of residents live below the poverty line in Lake Mohawk. Since 2013, Lake Mohawk has added 32 jobs, to 137 in 2023. Lake Mohawk’s average trip to work is 31 minutes.
| Lake Mohawk | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 1.3% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.9% | 6.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Lake Mohawk
Lake Mohawk has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Lake Mohawk is 83°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Lake Mohawk
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 54% of U.S. communities. Since 2003, 18 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lake Mohawk.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Lake Mohawk stands out in Ohio and nationally, with more of its households who own their home
Among 994 Ohio towns, just 1 have a higher share of households owning their home than Lake Mohawk.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Pro Football Hall of Fame and 17 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lake Mohawk. Close and well known come first.
Big draw15 mi MuseumPro Football Hall of Fame192K visitors a year
35 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
15 mi Stadium & arenaTom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium
14 mi LandmarkMcKinley National Memorial
28 mi MuseumAge of Steam Roundhouse
14 mi MuseumWilliam McKinley Presidential Library and MuseumPhoto credits
Pro Football Hall of Fame: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · Cuyahoga Valley National Park: Unknown, Public domain · Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium: Harrier233 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · McKinley National Memorial: CoolRockC, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Age of Steam Roundhouse: Alvintrusty, CC BY-SA 4.0 · William McKinley Presidential Library and Museum: Tim Evanson from Cleveland Heights, Ohio, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Everything we know about Lake Mohawk
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Lake Mohawk
About 3 of every 100 Lake Mohawk residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
98% of working residents leave Lake Mohawk for work
Where Lake Mohawk’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Lake Mohawk
Census-designated place in Ohio, United States
Lake Mohawk is a census-designated place (CDP) in Brown and Harrison townships in Carroll County, Ohio, United States, developed around Lake Mohawk, a reservoir. The population of the CDP was 1,601 as of the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 4.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,030 ft
Questions about Lake Mohawk
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lake Mohawk, OH expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $337,000, 37% above the Ohio typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.