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A town of 3,802. Public schools that outperform most of Ohio.
Population
3,802
−4.1% since 2010
Median home value
$165K
Census ACS
Household income
$64K
median
Median age
45.5
years
Jobs based here
577
A commuter town
What makes Somers stand out
The 3 things Somers does most differently from other towns.
BSchool Grade
Schools
Better than 55%
of OH districts
School Grade B.
0 miof trails
Outdoors
#175 most conserved land in OH
0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves
9% of the town is conserved land.
100 U.S. towns● Somers
Health
82% of U.S. towns are healthier
on CDC estimates
Better than OH on 0 measures, worse on 7.
A commuter town
89% of working residents leave Somers for work
Where Somers’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
577jobs based in Somers
11%of working residents work in town
18 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
Somers’s report card
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Somers. Another town gets a different order.
Schools
Somers’s public schools outperform 55% of Ohio districts
The public schools Somers’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 55% of Ohio’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
BSchool Grade
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preble Shawnee Elementary School | PK–4 | 471 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduationAll 1 schools →
Outdoors
9% of Somers is conserved land
0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
9%conserved
9%
conserved · 2,065 of 22,944 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
#175
most conserved land in OH
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tyler's-Ville Community Park | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Health
Healthier than 18% of U.S. towns
Somers beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7.
C−Health Grade
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better25 too close to call7 worse
| What stands out | Somers | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10% | 8% |
| More smokers | 18.8% | 15.4% |
| More adults who get no exercise | 31.9% | 26.9% |
Mccullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital
8 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
28th
percentile among OH towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Work & commute
About one in nine working residents works right in Somers
Most working residents leave Somers for work: only 11% work in town. The top destinations are Eaton (12%), Camden (8%) and Oxford (7%). Half commute less than 18 miles.
11%work in town
Where working residents work
In Somers11%
Eaton12%
Camden8%
Oxford7%
Middletown6%
18 mi
median commute distance
577
jobs based in Somers
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Somers has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 21°, and about 18 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
18″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter23–39°
Spring41–63°
Summer62–84°
Fall43–65°
Oct 20
typical first frost
Apr 25
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards
High risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 64% of U.S. communities.
64risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind
9
paid flood claims since 1989
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
About Somers
Township in Ohio, US
Somers Township is one of the twelve townships of Preble County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 3,829 people in the township.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 3,829
- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 912 ft
Somers’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Somers.
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