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A town of 2,822, settled in 1811. 2.1 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Ohio town.
Lodi gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $270K for a typical one, or 3.8 years of the Cleveland metro’s $71K median household income. It grades A− overall, 266th among Ohio's 987 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 88% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. On the plus side, it reports less crime per resident than 79% of U.S. towns. Only 129 of Ohio’s 1,560 towns score higher on civic life. Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad Depot is on the National Register of Historic Places. Only 5 of the 993 Ohio towns we compare have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Lodi.
Where Lodi beats most towns.
Where Lodi’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Lodi is from typical.
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Census counts: 437 in 1880, 2,746 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 3 maps from 1904 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lodi, 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 Lodi.
20% of adults smoke cigarettes in Lodi, above both Ohio’s towns (16%) and U.S. towns (14%). 32% of Lodi adults get no exercise outside work. Lodi beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10.
| Lodi | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 28% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Lodi | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.5% | 8% |
| More smokers | 19.7% | 15.4% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.7% | 15.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Violent crime is rare: 3 reported in 2025, 1.1 per 1,000 residents.
Lodi’s property crime rate is 6.8 per 1,000 residents, against 9.4 in Ohio’s towns and 9.9 across U.S. towns.
| Lodi | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 6.8 per 1,000 residents | 9.4 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.1 per 1,000 residents | 1.2 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 81% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Lodi for work: only 7% work in town. The median household income in Lodi is $52,000. The top destinations are Medina (13%), Cleveland (11%) and Wooster (4%).
| Lodi | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $52,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Lodi has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 19° and about 36 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical Lodi home is worth about $270,000, up 4% in a year, 10% above the Ohio typical home. 67% of households own their home in Lodi.
| Lodi | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 67% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $902 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
None within 15 miles of Lodi; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Lodi residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
3 notable people were born in Lodi.
Village in Ohio, United States
Lodi ( LOH-dye) is a village in Harrisville Township, Medina County, Ohio, United States. It is located southwest of the City of Medina along U.S. Route 42. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,746.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Lodi grades A− overall, better than 76% of U.S. towns and #266 of 987 in Ohio. It grades D for health, A− for safety and A− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
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+.
3 notable people were born here, including Ryan Brown and Cy Vorhees.
