Saybrook-on-the-LakeOH
Some 1,001 people live in this town, in Ohio.
Is Saybrook-on-the-Lake a good place to live?
The best of Saybrook-on-the-Lake’s subject grades is a B+ for cost of living; the weakest is a D− for walkability. Saybrook-on-the-Lake’s midpoint age is 64.5 years, above both Ohio’s towns (41.7 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). On walkability, just 55 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do worse. Saybrook-on-the-Lake's schools rank behind 72% of the state's. Saybrook-on-the-Lake has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Saybrook-on-the-Lake stand out
Where Saybrook-on-the-Lake beats most towns.
1,001 people, and everyone knows the way
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How Saybrook-on-the-Lake grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Saybrook-on-the-Lake is from typical.
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Moving to Saybrook-on-the-Lake: who provides what
Saybrook-on-the-Lake is unincorporated, so Ashtabula 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 Saybrook-on-the-Lake.
48% of residents are 65 or older
College graduates make up 24% of adults 25 and older, against 32% across Ohio.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±8.9 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Saybrook-on-the-Lake | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 1.8% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 5.3% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.7% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 3.8% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.6% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.8% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 30.8% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 17.3% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10.2% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.2% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 27.3% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.1% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 4.3% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 19.9% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,000, single groups can be off by several points
Top of a very low hazard risk in Saybrook-on-the-Lake: inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 90% of U.S. communities. Since 1994, Saybrook-on-the-Lake has seen 2 flood insurance claims paid out. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 62% come from inland flooding and 17% from tornadoes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Saybrook-on-the-Lake stands out in Ohio and nationally, with more of its adults who have high blood pressure
Saybrook-on-the-Lake beats the Ohio average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. The share of adults in Saybrook-on-the-Lake who have diabetes is 18%. Among 994 Ohio towns, just 4 have a lower share of adults who binge drink than Saybrook-on-the-Lake.
| Saybrook-on-the-Lake | Typical Ohio town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 48% | 38% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 17% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 84% | 80% | 79% |
| What stands out | Saybrook-on-the-Lake | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.9% | 16.6% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.5% | 11.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 13.9% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most of Saybrook-on-the-Lake’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
In Saybrook-on-the-Lake, the middle household income is $49,000. The town had 77 jobs in 2024, up 38 from 2014. Only one of the 994 Ohio towns we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Saybrook-on-the-Lake. The top destinations are Ashtabula (21%), Saybrook Township (9%) and Mentor (6%).
| Saybrook-on-the-Lake | Typical Ohio town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $49,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.2% | 6.8% | 7.9% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2024 · ACS
A typical July afternoon in Saybrook-on-the-Lake is cooler than in most of Ohio or the rest of the country
The seasons in Saybrook-on-the-Lake bring chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 80°, January nights drop to 22° and about 90 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
0.4% of Saybrook-on-the-Lake is conserved land
0.1 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The park or preserve in Saybrook-on-the-Lake covers 7 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Saybrook Township Park | 0.1 mi | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median home in Saybrook-on-the-Lake sells for about $179K
A home in Saybrook-on-the-Lake typically sold within 59 days of listing. Its midpoint rent is put at $758 a month. Homes in Saybrook-on-the-Lake sold for 93.8% of their list price on average.
| Saybrook-on-the-Lake | Typical Ohio town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $758 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 78% | 77% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Saybrook-on-the-Lake
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Saybrook-on-the-Lake
About 1 of every 100 Saybrook-on-the-Lake residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
100% of working residents leave Saybrook-on-the-Lake for work
Where Saybrook-on-the-Lake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2024
About Saybrook-on-the-Lake
Census-designated place in Ohio, United States
Saybrook-on-the-Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) on the shore of Lake Erie in Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, Saybrook-on-the-Lake had a population of 1,050. The CDP is in northern Ashtabula County, in the northwest corner of Saybrook Township. It is bordered to the north by Lake Erie, to the west by Geneva Township, and to the east by Ohio State Route 45. State Route 531 is the main road through the community, paralleling the lakeshore and leading east-northeast 5 miles (8 km) to Ashtabula Harbour and west-southwest 4 miles (6 km) to Geneva-on-the-Lake. State Route 45 l…
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- Area
- 3.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 627 ft
Questions about Saybrook-on-the-Lake
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Saybrook-on-the-Lake, OH a good place to live?
Some 1,001 people live in this town, in Ohio.
Is Saybrook-on-the-Lake, OH expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $168,000, 32% below 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 B+.