The 10 Most Boring Places In Ohio For 2023


The most boring places in Ohio are Monroe and Bellefontaine for 2023 based on Saturday Night Science.

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 Buckeye State are so lucky.

Just like in all U.S. States, there are definitely some boring places within Ohio’s’ borders. You know the places 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 Monroe, for instance. In our latest analysis, we found that this city was the most boring city in all of Oklahoma according to Saturday Night Science. But don’t feel bad if you’re a resident of Monroe. 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.

Don’t freak out, in fact, believe it not, a boring city is actually one a lot of people would like to call home.

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.

Showing this data to you is the kind of thing that a real estate agent knows, but would never share.

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Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table


The 10 Most Boring Places In Ohio For 2023

Monroe, OH

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10
Population: 15,560
Average Age: 35.7
% Married: 40.0%
More on Monroe:  Cost Of Living | Crime Report

Bellefontaine, OH

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

8
/10
Population: 13,792
Average Age: 35.0
% Married: 39.0%
More on Bellefontaine:  Cost Of Living | Crime Report

Wauseon, OH

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

8
/10
Population: 7,277
Average Age: 37.8
% Married: 38.0%
More on Wauseon:  Cost Of Living | Crime Report

Trenton, OH

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10
Population: 12,973
Average Age: 32.1
% Married: 40.0%
More on Trenton:  Cost Of Living

Springboro, OH

Source: Wikipedia User Ed!(talk)(Hall of Fame) | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

7
/10
Population: 18,831
Average Age: 36.6
% Married: 41.0%
More on Springboro:  Cost Of Living | Crime Report

Sunbury, OH

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

7
/10
Population: 6,538
Average Age: 35.5
% Married: 35.0%
More on Sunbury:  Cost Of Living

Wellston, OH

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

4
/10
Population: 5,408
Average Age: 37.5
% Married: 34.0%
More on Wellston:  Cost Of Living | Crime Report

Pickerington, OH

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

9.5
/10
Population: 22,682
Average Age: 36.2
% Married: 36.0%
More on Pickerington:  Cost Of Living | Crime Report

Moraine, OH

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

3
/10
Population: 6,413
Average Age: 35.3
% Married: 31.0%
More on Moraine:  Cost Of Living | Crime Report

Avon, OH

Source: Wikipedia User Chris Light at English Wikipedia | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

7
/10
Population: 24,542
Average Age: 41.4
% Married: 42.0%
More on Avon:  Cost Of Living

Methodology: How we determined the boring cities in the Buckeye State

You would present the following case to your friends if you were argueing with them at a bar about the most boring place to live in Ohio. And that’s why we call it Saturday Night Science.

Because our data speaks more truth than feelings.

To figure out how boring a place is, we factored in things we generally think make people exciting, and then we figure out which cities have the least number of those exciting people.

We used the U.S. American Community Census data to gather the information presented here. HSome of the things people tend to think of as making a city’s population boring include:

  • % of Population Over 25 (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)
  • Population density (lower is more boring)

Then, our algorithm generates a ranking for each place in these categories. After crunching the numbers, all of the cities ranked from most boring to most exciting.

For this ranking, we used every Ohio city with at least 5,000 residents. This keeps us from prejudicing our rankings by including very small pockets of retired people.

Grab your rocker and hold on.

We updated this article for 2023, and it’s our tenth time ranking the most boring cities in Ohio.

There You Have It – Now That You’re Asleep

On a ranking 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 ranking can at least take solace that there are, in fact, more boring cities in the country.

If you’re also curious enough, here are the most exciting places in Ohio, according to science:

  1. Bedford Heights
  2. St. Clairsville
  3. Richmond Heights

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Detailed List Of The Most Boring Cities In Ohio For 2023

Rank City Population Average Age
1 Monroe, OH 15,560 35.7
2 Bellefontaine, OH 13,792 35.0
3 Wauseon, OH 7,277 37.8
4 Trenton, OH 12,973 32.1
5 Springboro, OH 18,831 36.6
6 Sunbury, OH 6,538 35.5
7 Wellston, OH 5,408 37.5
8 Pickerington, OH 22,682 36.2
9 Moraine, OH 6,413 35.3
10 Avon, OH 24,542 41.4
11 Union, OH 6,832 37.6
12 Uhrichsville, OH 5,275 34.1
13 South Lebanon, OH 6,157 38.7
14 Logan, OH 7,010 37.4
15 Pataskala, OH 17,598 36.6
16 New Albany, OH 10,962 39.2
17 Chardon, OH 5,212 38.2
18 Harrison, OH 12,801 36.9
19 Urbana, OH 11,166 36.5
20 Delaware, OH 41,004 36.2
21 Granville, OH 5,675 21.8
22 Germantown, OH 5,748 44.1
23 Willard, OH 6,204 33.1
24 Franklin, OH 11,650 36.1
25 Jackson, OH 6,225 34.8
26 Washington Court House, OH 14,440 36.9
27 New Carlisle, OH 5,561 32.3
28 Obetz, OH 5,351 38.3
29 Rossford, OH 6,330 35.8
30 St. Marys, OH 8,311 38.5
31 Orrville, OH 8,369 36.7
32 Perrysburg, OH 24,633 37.5
33 Fostoria, OH 12,785 35.4
34 Hudson, OH 23,001 43.5
35 Bellevue, OH 8,201 39.7
36 Hilliard, OH 35,530 36.3
37 Lebanon, OH 20,770 38.4
38 Green, OH 27,267 41.5
39 Rittman, OH 6,153 39.3
40 Troy, OH 26,093 37.6
41 Galion, OH 10,402 40.0
42 North Ridgeville, OH 34,883 40.2
43 Kenton, OH 8,032 39.2
44 Solon, OH 24,070 43.9
45 Louisville, OH 9,497 41.9
46 Ashland, OH 19,544 36.4
47 Powell, OH 13,879 40.7
48 Miamisburg, OH 19,878 40.0
49 Wyoming, OH 8,691 38.8
50 Huber Heights, OH 42,650 37.0
51 Van Wert, OH 10,793 40.4
52 Cambridge, OH 10,116 35.4
53 Wilmington, OH 12,523 35.7
54 Marysville, OH 24,922 37.0
55 Delphos, OH 7,165 38.0
56 Celina, OH 10,890 38.3
57 Medina, OH 26,011 39.0
58 Upper Sandusky, OH 6,561 39.6
59 Dover, OH 13,083 38.8
60 Napoleon, OH 8,907 39.4
61 Northwood, OH 5,195 42.6
62 Carlisle, OH 5,436 41.9
63 Girard, OH 9,571 38.1
64 Wapakoneta, OH 9,921 41.1
65 Dublin, OH 48,613 40.5
66 Painesville, OH 20,311 31.2
67 Bexley, OH 13,820 37.1
68 Fremont, OH 15,954 36.6
69 North College Hill, OH 9,605 32.6
70 Groveport, OH 5,942 42.1
71 Springfield, OH 58,992 36.3
72 Lima, OH 36,352 34.3
73 Macedonia, OH 12,083 44.0
74 East Liverpool, OH 10,051 37.6
75 Vandalia, OH 15,155 38.0
76 Upper Arlington, OH 36,566 39.4
77 Hamilton, OH 63,127 35.3
78 Sidney, OH 20,559 39.0
79 Aurora, OH 17,108 46.1
80 Twinsburg, OH 19,220 43.8
81 Madeira, OH 9,397 38.8
82 Brunswick, OH 35,272 39.9
83 Whitehall, OH 20,004 34.5
84 Ada, OH 5,187 22.0
85 Loveland, OH 13,125 38.6
86 Canal Winchester, OH 9,209 40.5
87 Mason, OH 34,337 42.1
88 Cheviot, OH 8,683 32.8
89 Portsmouth, OH 18,369 36.5
90 Coshocton, OH 11,051 39.7
91 Alliance, OH 21,864 35.9
92 Blue Ash, OH 13,229 38.9
93 Wadsworth, OH 23,789 39.0
94 Avon Lake, OH 25,005 45.0
95 Circleville, OH 13,933 36.7
96 Newark, OH 49,703 38.3
97 Westerville, OH 38,960 40.6
98 Norwalk, OH 17,048 39.0
99 Mount Vernon, OH 16,885 39.3
100 Defiance, OH 17,155 40.4
About Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar has been in the real estate business for almost ten years now. He originally worked for Movoto Real Estate as the director of marketing before founding HomeSnacks.

He believes the key to finding the right place to live comes down to looking at the data, reading about things to do, and, most importantly, checking it out yourself before you move.

If you've been looking for a place to live in the past several years, you've probably stumbled upon his writing already.

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3 thoughts on “The 10 Most Boring Places In Ohio For 2023

  1. I invite Nick James and RoadSnacks to visit me and my friends. It will not be boring! Also could you show me where this barn is in your picture representing Indian Hill? There are more mansions than barns in Indian Hill. Not that I live in either but a barn doesn’t show what we are about! Come for a good time!!!

  2. Although Ottawa is number 45 it well deserving of a top ten even #1. This area is so desolate of anything fun to do it would put the most excitable person to sleep. If you like bars we got them. If your life isn’t dependent on alcohol your out of luck.

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