The 11 Best Affordable Small Towns to Retire in Ohio With Mild Winters

Ranked on The Town Files lifestyle rankings among 246 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Ohio, scoring every town on all of these at once. #1 is Devola, OH.

1. 11Gallipolis, Ohio

   Retirement: 72nd percentile · January average low (°F): 87th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 53rd percentile

   3,313 people · Gallia County · median home $119,900 · income $45,417 · Jan low 23°F · 15 in snow

2. 10Union, Ohio

   Retirement: 64th percentile · January average low (°F): 74th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 74th percentile

   6,859 people · Montgomery County · median home $169,200 · income $73,353 · Jan low 22°F · 25 in snow

3. 9Bellbrook, Ohio

   Retirement: 71st percentile · January average low (°F): 76th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 67th percentile

   7,317 people · Greene County · median home $264,300 · income $111,513 · Jan low 22°F · 17 in snow

4. 8Hunter, Ohio

   Retirement: 72nd percentile · January average low (°F): 56th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 87th percentile

   3,363 people · Warren County · median home $251,700 · income $127,411 · Jan low 20°F · 10 in snow

5. 7Lisbon, Ohio

   Retirement: 92nd percentile · January average low (°F): 62nd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 67th percentile

   2,597 people · Columbiana County · median home $110,000 · income $46,667 · Jan low 21°F

6. 6St. Clairsville, Ohio

   Retirement: 100th percentile · January average low (°F): 73rd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 53rd percentile

   5,096 people · Belmont County · median home $199,000 · income $76,480 · Jan low 22°F · 18 in snow

7. 5Sherwood, Ohio

   Retirement: 68th percentile · January average low (°F): 92nd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 67th percentile

   3,633 people · Hamilton County · median home $301,200 · income $125,729 · Jan low 24°F · 17 in snow

8. 4Orange, Ohio

   Retirement: 91st percentile · January average low (°F): 89th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 53rd percentile

   3,421 people · Cuyahoga County · median home $442,300 · income $170,063 · Jan low 24°F · 78 in snow

9. 3Oakwood, Ohio

   Retirement: 89th percentile · January average low (°F): 89th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 61st percentile

   3,572 people · Cuyahoga County · median home $172,300 · income $67,813 · Jan low 24°F · 69 in snow

10. 2Pepper Pike, Ohio

    Retirement: 93rd percentile · January average low (°F): 89th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 61st percentile

    6,796 people · Cuyahoga County · median home $579,600 · income $227,813 · Jan low 24°F · 89 in snow

11. 1Devola, Ohio

    Retirement: 97th percentile · January average low (°F): 84th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 67th percentile

    2,639 people · Washington County · median home $235,800 · income $99,702 · Jan low 23°F · 22 in snow

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