Orwell vs Saybrook-on-the-Lake

A side-by-side comparison of Orwell and Saybrook-on-the-Lake: population, income, housing, and more.

Orwell and Saybrook-on-the-Lake are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Orwell has the higher population (1,854 vs 996 in Saybrook-on-the-Lake). Saybrook-on-the-Lake has the higher median household income ($55,179 vs $43,670 in Orwell). Saybrook-on-the-Lake has the higher median home value ($160,800 vs $127,000 in Orwell).

Population, income & housing

	Orwell	Saybrook-on-the-Lake
Population	1,854	996
Median age	34.9 yrs	63.5 yrs
Median household income	$43,670	$55,179
Median home value	$127,000	$160,800
Median gross rent	$750	$995
Housing units	879	1,121
Homeownership rate	42.1%	91.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.0%	29.6%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	9.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Orwell	Saybrook-on-the-Lake
Population	1,563 → 1,854 (+18.6%)	1,068 → 996 (-6.7%)
Median household income	$42,667 → $43,670 (+2.4%)	$44,306 → $55,179 (+24.5%)
Median home value	$106,900 → $127,000 (+18.8%)	$124,600 → $160,800 (+29.1%)
Median gross rent	$639 → $750 (+17.4%)	$696 → $995 (+43.0%)

Orwell

Population

1,5631,854

Median household income

$42,667$43,670

Median home value

$106,900$127,000

Median gross rent

$639$750

Saybrook-on-the-Lake

Population

1,068996

Median household income

$44,306$55,179

Median home value

$124,600$160,800

Median gross rent

$696$995

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Orwell	Saybrook-on-the-Lake
Under 5	6.7%	3.7%
5 to 17	15.7%	5.2%
18 to 24	12.6%	4.8%
25 to 34	15.3%	2.6%
35 to 44	15.0%	1.7%
45 to 54	13.1%	17.0%
55 to 64	9.4%	18.8%
65 to 74	6.3%	30.8%
75 and over	5.9%	15.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Orwell	Saybrook-on-the-Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	91.5%	85.5%
Black or African American	1.6%	5.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	4.9%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Orwell	Saybrook-on-the-Lake
No high school diploma	12.9%	7.1%
High school graduate	48.3%	26.7%
Some college or associate's	28.8%	36.7%
Bachelor's degree	7.9%	5.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	24.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Orwell	Saybrook-on-the-Lake
Drove alone	80.7%	76.0%
Carpooled	10.3%	14.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	9.9%
Other means	1.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Orwell	Saybrook-on-the-Lake
1-unit, detached	38.7%	62.5%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	7.0%
2 to 4 units	19.7%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	9.4%	17.5%
20 or more units	9.9%	6.4%
Mobile home & other	20.5%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	Orwell	Saybrook-on-the-Lake
Poverty rate	27.2%	8.1%
Average household size	2.35	1.85
Mean commute (minutes)	26	20
Median year structure built	1974	1968