Ashtabula
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Outdoors in Ashtabula
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1977
Gas n' Go, 1977
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About Ashtabula
City in Ohio, USAshtabula ( ASH-tə-BYU-lə) is the most populous city in Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. It lies at the mouth of the Ashtabula River on to Lake Erie, 53 miles (85 km) northeast of Cleveland. The city had 17,975 people at the 2020 census. Like many other cities in the Rust Belt, it has lost population because of a decline in industrial jobs since the 1960s. It is part of the Cleveland metropolitan area. In the middle of the 19th century, the city was an important destination on the Underground Railroad as refugee slaves took ships across Lake Erie to Canada. In the late 19th century, the city became a major coal port on Lake Erie. Coal and iron were shipped here, the latter from the Me…
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How Ashtabula ranks
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Housing in Ashtabula
The median sale price was $135,000 in May 2026.
A seller's market
Safety in Ashtabula
Not graded
A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Ashtabula's police department reported only 2024 and 2025, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.
Work & commute in Ashtabula
Full picture →About one in 4 of Ashtabula’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Saybrook (7%), Edgewood (5%) and Geneva (5%). Half commute less than 10 miles.
Health in Ashtabula
Health Grade D−
Healthier than 2% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Ohio
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 11 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Ashtabula
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 9% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Ashtabula
Full climate →Ashtabula has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 80°, a January night drops to 22°, and about 90 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
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