A town of 8,329, settled in 1833. Healthier than 66% of U.S. towns.
The 3 things Oberlin does most differently from other towns.
1890 · Oberlin College reception, group photog…12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 11 places on the National Register.
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Ordered by what stands out in Oberlin. Another town gets a different order.
About one in 4 of Oberlin’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Cleveland (12%), Elyria (6%) and Lorain (3%). Half commute less than 21 miles.
Oberlin beats the Ohio average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| What stands out | Oberlin | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer smokers | 10.3% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.8% | 8.3% |
| Fewer adults getting cholesterol checked | 81.7% | 86.1% |
5.1 miles of trails across 6 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Oberlin Arboretum | 2.1 mi | 47 |
| 2. Tappan Square | — | 11 |
| 3. Park Street Park | — | 5 |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 4% of U.S. communities.
The public schools Oberlin’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 51% of Ohio’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oberlin Elementary School | PK–5 | 356 | Not graded |
| Langston Middle School | 6–9 | 184 | B− |
| Oberlin High School | 9–12 | 218 | C |
Oberlin has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 20°, and about 47 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Oberlin reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 52% report less.
The typical Oberlin home is worth about $245,000, up 3% in a year, close to the Ohio typical home.
1890
Oberlin College reception, group photograph
Photo · Library of Congress. A different picture from Oberlin’s archive appears here every day.
See all 12 archive items →11 places in Oberlin on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Lorain County, Ohio, US
Oberlin () is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, United States. It is located about 31 miles (50 km) southwest of Cleveland within the Cleveland metropolitan area. The population was 8,555 at the 2020 census. Oberlin is the home of Oberlin College, a liberal arts college and music conservatory with approximately 3,000 students. The town is the birthplace of the Anti-Saloon League and the Hall–Héroult process, the process of reducing aluminum from its fluoride salts by electrolysis, which made industrial production of aluminum possible.
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2 towns share a border with Oberlin.
