Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Lewisburg’s subject grades are an A for cost of living and history; the weakest is a C− for walkability. 22% of residents live below the poverty line in Lewisburg, where Ohio’s towns sit at 9.1% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. On the outdoors, just 19 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do worse. Euphemia Inn and Tavern is on the National Register of Historic Places. Lewisburg has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Lewisburg beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Lewisburg is from typical.
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Census counts: 355 in 1850, 1,745 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1953 and 3 maps from 1961 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lewisburg. Close and well known come first.
24 mi MuseumNational Museum of the United States Air Force1.0M visitors a year
Big draw38 mi Theme parkKings Island3.5M visitors a year24 mi MuseumNational Aviation Hall of Fame300K visitors a year
18 mi National Historical ParkDayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park80K visitors a year
19 mi MuseumDayton Art Institute304K visitors a year
39 mi LandmarkMadonna of the TrailNational Museum of the United States Air Force: No machine-readable author provided. Rogerd assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kings Island: Eli Duke from Portland, OR, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dayton Art Institute: Warren LeMay, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Madonna of the Trail: W. Guy Finley, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lewisburg, 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 Lewisburg.
Lewisburg beats the Ohio average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 27% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Lewisburg, against 26% in Ohio’s towns and 23% across U.S. towns. 19% of Lewisburg adults report frequent mental distress.
| Lewisburg | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 28% | 25% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 34% | 33% |
| What stands out | Lewisburg | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.9% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 69% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Lewisburg has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 20° and about 12 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Lewisburg for work: only 10% work in town. Jobs based in Lewisburg grew to 949 in 2023, 195 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Dayton (10%), Eaton (8%) and Brookville (4%).
| Lewisburg | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 9.8% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Lewisburg home is worth about $253,000, up 6.5% in a year, close to the Ohio typical home. Lewisburg’s median rent is $817 a month.
| Lewisburg | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $817 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 70% | 77% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
1 within 15 miles of the center of Lewisburg
About 5 of every 100 Lewisburg residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
Village in Ohio, United States
Lewisburg is a village in Preble County, Ohio, United States, founded in 1818. The current village incorporates two prior villages, the original Lewisburg and Euphemia, which merged in 1916. The population was 1,745 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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 A.
2 notable people were born here, including Milton Sayler and George F. Moore.
