There’s no denying it: there are plenty of places in Ohio that are downright beautiful and full of excitement.
Unfortunately, not all towns and cities in OH are so lucky.
Just like in all U.S. States, there are definitely some boring places within Ohio’s borders. You know the places: the ones where everyone has an AARP card and the most exciting thing they do all day is post a picture of their grandchild on Facebook.
Like Richfield, for instance. In our latest analysis, we found that this city was the most boring city in all of Ohio. But don’t feel bad if you’re a resident of Richfield. There are plenty of other boring, lackluster places in Ohio as well.
Here they are. Try not to jump out of your seat with excitement:
- Richfield
- South Russell
- The Village Of Indian Hill
- Moreland Hills
- Pepper Pike
- Orange
- Aurora
- Sheffield
- Evendale
- Canal Winchester
Before you get all upset if your city’s name is on the list, rest assured that we didn’t use personal opinion when it comes to what classifies a city or town as “boring” or “exciting”. We crunched actual numbers to figure out which towns are statistically more boring.
How we determined the boring cities in the Buckeye State
To figure out how boring a place is, we rely on a complex algorithm that factors in things we generally think make people exciting, and then we figure out which cities have the least number of those exciting people. Here are some of the things people tend to think of as making a city’s population boring:
- % of Population Over 35 (higher is more boring)
- % of Married Household (higher is more boring)
- Average Age (higher is more boring)
- % of Households With Kids (higher is more boring)
- % of Households with People Over 65 (higher is more boring)
- Population density (lower is more boring)
Then, our algorithm generates several lists of the cities that have plenty of residents with high rankings in all of these categories. After a crunching of the numbers, a list of all of the cities magically appears listing them from most boring to most exciting.
For this list, we used every Ohio city that qualified for our rankings based on having a population of at least 2,000 residents. This keeps us from prejudicing our rankings by including very small pockets of retired people.
Grab your rocker and hold on.
1. Richfield
Population: 3,652
Average Age: 47.7
Married Households: 59.1%
Households With Kids: 39.2%
2. Village of South Russell
Population: 3,832
Average Age: 46.3
Married Households: 72.3%
Households With Kids: 40.5%
3. The Village Of Indian Hill
Population: 5,797
Average Age: 47.0
Married Households: 76.8%
Households With Kids: 40.0%
4. Moreland Hills
Population: 3,319
Average Age: 49.4
Married Households: 65.5%
Households With Kids: 31.1%
5. Pepper Pike
Population: 6,020
Average Age: 51.2
Married Households: 69.8%
Households With Kids: 28.9%
6. Orange
Population: 3,305
Average Age: 45.9
Married Households: 65.3%
Households With Kids: 31.1%
7. Aurora
Population: 15,524
Average Age: 46.6
Married Households: 59.9%
Households With Kids: 32.0%
8. Sheffield
Population: 3,977
Average Age: 47.0
Married Households: 61.8%
Households With Kids: 29.6%
9. Evendale
Population: 2,768
Average Age: 49.7
Married Households: 68.5%
Households With Kids: 27.7%
10. Canal Winchester
Population: 7,068
Average Age: 43.7
Married Households: 61.6%
Households With Kids: 36.1%
Now That You’re Asleep
On a list like this, there are usually no winners, but since Ohio isn’t necessarily the most boring state in the United States, the cities on this list can at least take solace that there are, in fact, more boring cities in the country.
Just not in Buckeye Nation.
Detailed List Of Boring Cities In Ohio
City | Rank |
---|---|
Richfield | 1 |
South Russell | 2 |
The Village of Indian Hill | 3 |
Moreland Hills | 4 |
Pepper Pike | 5 |
Orange | 6 |
Aurora | 7 |
Sheffield | 8 |
Evendale | 9 |
Canal Winchester | 10 |
Gates Mills | 11 |
Independence | 12 |
Amberley | 13 |
Hudson | 14 |
Brecksville | 15 |
Solon | 16 |
New Franklin | 17 |
Walton Hills | 18 |
Lord | 19 |
Madison | 20 |
Montgomery | 21 |
Glendale | 22 |
Norton | 23 |
Clayton | 24 |
Highland Heights | 25 |
Kirtland | 26 |
Macedonia | 27 |
Avon | 28 |
Green | 29 |
Mayfield | 30 |
Canfield | 31 |
Sugarcreek | 32 |
Leipsic | 33 |
Ontario | 34 |
Waterville | 35 |
Poland | 36 |
Silver Lake | 37 |
Amherst | 38 |
Tallmadge | 39 |
Columbiana | 40 |
Cadiz | 41 |
Oregon | 42 |
Cortland | 43 |
Vermilion | 44 |
Ottawa | 45 |
New Albany | 46 |
Seville | 47 |
Blue Ash | 48 |
Worthington | 49 |
Strongsville | 50 |
Rittman | 51 |
Edgerton | 52 |
Wintersville | 53 |
Munroe Falls | 54 |
Carlisle | 55 |
Twinsburg | 56 |
Ottawa Hills | 57 |
Sunbury | 58 |
Bay Village | 59 |
Versailles | 60 |
Waynesville | 61 |
Beachwood | 62 |
Avon Lake | 63 |
North Kingsville | 64 |
Doyle | 65 |
Hillsboro | 66 |
North Ridgeville | 67 |
Union | 68 |
Tipp City | 69 |
Strasburg | 70 |
Mentor | 71 |
Huron | 72 |
St. Clairsville | 73 |
Mount Gilead | 74 |
Upper Sandusky | 75 |
Seven Hills | 76 |
Englewood | 77 |
Minster | 78 |
New Richmond | 79 |
Groveport | 80 |
Centerville | 81 |
Ne | 82 |
Westlake | 83 |
Walbridge | 84 |
Mingo Junction | 85 |
Enon | 86 |
LaGrange | 87 |
Madeira | 88 |
Blanchester | 89 |
Miamisburg | 90 |
Chagrin Falls | 91 |
Northwood | 92 |
Middlefield | 93 |
Brookville | 94 |
Navarre | 95 |
West Jefferson | 96 |
North Royalton | 97 |
Canal Fulton | 98 |
Archbold | 99 |
Swanton | 100 |
Geneva | 101 |
Woodsfield | 102 |
Coshocton | 103 |
South Point | 104 |
Bucyrus | 105 |
Terrace Park | 106 |
Fairlawn | 107 |
Heath | 108 |
Upper Arlington | 109 |
Jackson | 110 |
Beavercreek | 111 |
St. Paris | 112 |
Shelby | 113 |
Lyndhurst | 114 |
Gallipolis | 115 |
Vandalia | 116 |
Dublin | 117 |
Hubbard | 118 |
Sylvania | 119 |
Franklin | 120 |
Jefferson | 121 |
Maumee | 122 |
East Palestine | 123 |
Wyoming | 124 |
Yellow Springs | 125 |
Hartville | 126 |
Mason | 127 |
Creston | 128 |
Rocky River | 129 |
Middleburg Heights | 130 |
Milford | 131 |
Monroe | 132 |
Oakwood | 133 |
Bluffton | 134 |
Trotwood | 135 |
St. Henry | 136 |
Broadview Heights | 137 |
Wellington | 138 |
West Union | 139 |
Dover | 140 |
North Olmsted | 141 |
Lakemore | 142 |
London | 143 |
Frederic | 144 |
Paulding | 145 |
Sebring | 146 |
Springboro | 147 |
Germantown | 148 |
Oakwood village (Cuyahoga County) | 149 |
Newcomer | 150 |
Whitehouse | 151 |
Powell | 152 |
Brook Park | 153 |
Greenhills | 154 |
Wauseon | 155 |
Conneaut | 156 |
Campbell | 157 |
Logan | 158 |
New Bremen | 159 |
Bellbrook | 160 |
Wadsworth | 161 |
Celina | 162 |
Belpre | 163 |
Pataskala | 164 |
Van Wert | 165 |
Norwalk | 166 |
Olmsted Falls | 167 |
Crestline | 168 |
Perrysburg | 169 |
Reminderville | 170 |
Loudonville | 171 |
Mount Orab | 172 |
Galion | 173 |
Manchester | 174 |
Circleville | 175 |
Greenville | 176 |
Willard | 177 |
Gibsonburg | 178 |
Rossford | 179 |
Willoughby Hills | 180 |
Shaker Heights | 181 |
Utica | 182 |
Louisville | 183 |
Chardon | 184 |
Byesville | 185 |
Carrollton | 186 |
Delta | 187 |
McDonald | 188 |
Westerville | 189 |
Port Clinton | 190 |
Cambridge | 191 |
Clyde | 192 |
Coldwater | 193 |
Delphos | 194 |
Eastlake | 195 |
Shadyside | 196 |
Sabina | 197 |
Orrville | 198 |
Woodville | 199 |
Stow | 200 |
Camden | 201 |
Salem | 202 |
Coal Grove | 203 |
Waverly | 204 |
Grafton | 205 |
Washington Court House | 206 |
Massillon | 207 |
Hilliard | 208 |
Pickerington | 209 |
Lexington | 210 |
Bellevue | 211 |
Covington | 212 |
Plain City | 213 |
Brewster | 214 |
Genoa | 215 |
Mogadore | 216 |
Baltimore | 217 |
Huber Heights | 218 |
Grove City | 219 |
Crooksville | 220 |
Carey | 221 |
Streetsboro | 222 |
Urbana | 223 |
Newton Falls | 224 |
New Philadelphia | 225 |
Montpelier | 226 |
Oak Harbor | 227 |
Middleport | 228 |
Arcanum | 229 |
Barnesville | 230 |
Wilmington | 231 |
South Bloomfield | 232 |
Garrettsville | 233 |
Wickliffe | 234 |
New London | 235 |
Eaton | 236 |
Wellston | 237 |
Ironton | 238 |
Willoughby | 239 |
Minerva | 240 |
Loveland | 241 |
Niles | 242 |
St. Marys | 243 |
Mansfield | 244 |
Bethel | 245 |
Ashville | 246 |
Fostoria | 247 |
Toronto | 248 |
West Milton | 249 |
Brooklyn | 250 |
Bryan | 251 |
Willowick | 252 |
Girard | 253 |
Millersburg | 254 |
West Lafayette | 255 |
Hebron | 256 |
Cardington | 257 |
Richwood | 258 |
New Carlisle | 259 |
Lodi | 260 |
Medina | 261 |
Chillicothe | 262 |
Jame | 263 |
South Lebanon | 264 |
Brunswick | 265 |
Wapakoneta | 266 |
Mariemont | 267 |
Sharonville | 268 |
Parma Heights | 269 |
Parma | 270 |
Gahanna | 271 |
Richmond Heights | 272 |
Defiance | 273 |
Moraine | 274 |
North Canton | 275 |
Lebanon | 276 |
Steubenville | 277 |
Granville | 278 |
Bellefontaine | 279 |
Bedford Heights | 280 |
Fairfield | 281 |
Springdale | 282 |
Fairview Park | 283 |
North Baltimore | 284 |
Bedford | 285 |
Obetz | 286 |
Northfield | 287 |
Williamsburg | 288 |
Troy | 289 |
Xenia | 290 |
Piqua | 291 |
New Boston | 292 |
Ashland | 293 |
Wellsville | 294 |
Sidney | 295 |
Marysville | 296 |
Garfield Heights | 297 |
Harrison | 298 |
Hicksville | 299 |
New Miami | 300 |
Forest Park | 301 |
Napoleon | 302 |
Struthers | 303 |
Lisbon | 304 |
Windham | 305 |
Riverside | 306 |
East Liverpool | 307 |
Middletown | 308 |
Cuyahoga Falls | 309 |
Kenton | 310 |
Barberton | 311 |
Dennison | 312 |
Kettering | 313 |
Fremont | 314 |
Buckeye Lake | 315 |
Lincoln Heights | 316 |
Lorain | 317 |
Youngstown | 318 |
Cleves | 319 |
Lancaster | 320 |
Bexley | 321 |
Wooster | 322 |
Trenton | 323 |
John | 324 |
Warrensville Heights | 325 |
Spencerville | 326 |
Mayfield Heights | 327 |
Martins Ferry | 328 |
Marietta | 329 |
Fairport Harbor | 330 |
Bellaire | 331 |
Uhrichsville | 332 |
Delaware | 333 |
Mount Vernon | 334 |
Sheffield Lake | 335 |
Zanesville | 336 |
Ashtabula | 337 |
Warren | 338 |
Newark | 339 |
New Lebanon | 340 |
East Cleveland | 341 |
Portsmouth | 342 |
Reynoldsburg | 343 |
Georg | 344 |
Maple Heights | 345 |
Ravenna | 346 |
Mentor-on-the-Lake | 347 |
South Zanesville | 348 |
Greenfield | 349 |
St. Bernard | 350 |
South Euclid | 351 |
West Carrollton | 352 |
Marion | 353 |
Amelia | 354 |
Elyria | 355 |
Tiffin | 356 |
Euclid | 357 |
Springfield | 358 |
Findlay | 359 |
Hamilton | 360 |
Sandusky | 361 |
Woodlawn | 362 |
Alliance | 363 |
Silverton | 364 |
Reading | 365 |
New Lexington | 366 |
Oberlin | 367 |
Golf Manor | 368 |
Nelsonville | 369 |
University Heights | 370 |
Deer Park | 371 |
Mount Healthy | 372 |
Berea | 373 |
Newburgh Heights | 374 |
North College Hill | 375 |
Lima | 376 |
Grandview Heights | 377 |
New Concord | 378 |
Canton | 379 |
Lockland | 380 |
Painesville | 381 |
Gambier | 382 |
Akron | 383 |
Toledo | 384 |
Ada | 385 |
Whitehall | 386 |
Cedarville | 387 |
Cleveland | 388 |
Cleveland Heights | 389 |
Cheviot | 390 |
Dayton | 391 |
Fairborn | 392 |
Columbus | 393 |
Norwood | 394 |
Cincinnati | 395 |
Lakewood | 396 |
Bowling Green | 397 |
Kent | 398 |
Athens | 399 |
Oxford | 400 |