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Beloit vs Sebring

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: homeowners (+30.3 pts renters in Sebring) and size (4.4× in Sebring).

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Beloit, OHHomes around $200KOhio · 948 people
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Sebring, OHHomes around $131KOhio · 4,146 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

BeloitHomes around $200K
Housing$200K typical home20% below the OH typical home All about Beloit →
SebringHomes around $131K
Housing$131K typical home47% below the OH typical home Outdoors#177 most walkable in OH0.7 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves Health71% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Sebring →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Homeowners+30.3 pts renters
Sebring has more renters
Beloit 75.8%Sebring 45.5%
Size4.4×
Sebring is the bigger place
Sebring 4,146Beloit 948
Jobs per worker2.1×
Sebring is more of a job hub
Sebring 1.09Beloit 0.52
Work in town+13.7 pts
More of Sebring’s workers stay in town
Sebring 15.2%Beloit 1.5%
Typical home built15 yrs
Beloit’s homes are older
Sebring 1961Beloit 1946
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $440 more a month in Beloit

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Beloit$1,270/mo
Typical home $200K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.33% · or rent about $638/mo · Housing →
Sebring$830/mo
Typical home $131K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.33% · or rent about $1,233/mo · Housing →

The difference: $440 a month, about $5,300 a year, between Beloit and Sebring.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

Beloit and Sebring share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

BeloitSebringBeloitSebring
Beloit ↔ Sebring1.4 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
33 Beloit residents work in Sebring (9.7% of its workers)
Work & commute in Beloit →
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Ohio ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
–BeloitNot graded C+SebringSafer than 43% of U.S. towns
Schools
–BeloitNot graded A−SebringBetter than 78% of districts in the state
Health
–BeloitNot graded CSebringHealthier than 29% of U.S. towns
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
BeloitSebring
Snow a year28″47″
January low17°F20°F
July high83°F84°F
Growing season (days)157d184d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)8th12th
Outdoors & history
BeloitSebring
Trails0 mi1 mi
Conserved land2.1%3.7%
National Register places—1
Archive photos2—
Famous people born here—5
Community
BeloitSebring
Library hours a week—54 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

BeloitSebring
People
Population 948Lowest 4,146Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -7.7%Lowest OH: +2.3% -5.2%Highest OH: +2.3%
Median age 49.7±11.7Lowest 25% above OH 56.6±4.7Highest 43% above OH
Sebring and Beloit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 13%±4.4Lowest OH: 22% 13.9%±4.7Highest OH: 22%
Sebring and Beloit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 28.1%±8.7Lowest OH: 18.3% 35%±6.8Highest OH: 18.3%
Sebring and Beloit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10.3%Lowest OH: 31.5% 16%Highest OH: 31.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.4%±6.3Highest OH: 5.6% 2.2%±1.7Lowest OH: 5.6%
Beloit and Sebring are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $54,583±$23kHighest 24% below OH $49,541±$8kLowest 31% below OH
Beloit and Sebring are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $100,400±$31kHighest 53% below OH $90,300±$25kLowest 58% below OH
Beloit and Sebring are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $638±$170Lowest 38% below OH $1,233±$811Highest 19% above OH
Sebring and Beloit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,340Highest 53% below OH $1,200Lowest 57% below OH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 16.8%±9.7Lowest OH: 45.9% 66.2%±11.8Highest OH: 45.9%
Below poverty line 9.4%Lowest OH: 13.3% 20.3%Highest OH: 13.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 75.8%Highest OH: 67.2% 45.5%Lowest OH: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1946Lowest 24 yrs older than OH 1961Highest 9 yrs older than OH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minLowest about the OH average 24 minHighest 4% above OH
Work from home 2.3%±2.2Lowest OH: 13% 6.3%±8Highest OH: 13%
Sebring and Beloit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.5%Lowest 15.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.8 miLowest 13.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.52Lowest 1.09Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Alliance (13%)Alliance (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 10% work in SebringFew work in Beloit
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.1%Lowest 3.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 45.1Lowest 61.7Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#387 of 624 in OH
School district —Sebring Local
High school in town —Mckinley High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 8.6
Ohio average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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