The 10 Gayest Places In Ohio For 2024


The gayest cities in Ohio are Granville and Buckeye Lake for 2024 based on Saturday Night Science.

Gayest places in Ohio research summary. We used Saturday Night Science to research the cities in Ohio with the highest percent of same-sex households for 2024. The data comes from the American Community Survey 2013-2018 vintage, which breaks down sex by household status. Unfortunately, the Census has stopped reporting at the city level, so this report reflects the most recent data.

  • The city with the highest rate of same-sex houesholds in Ohio is Granville. 5.34% of households in Granville are gay.

  • The city in Ohio with the most same-sex houesholds is Columbus with 2,720 gay households.

  • Ohio is the 33rd most gay in the United States.

Gayest Cities In Ohio Map


Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table


An estimated 0.83% of Ohio residents are gay.

That means there are a total of 40,626 gay households in The Buckeye State.

Our goal with this post is to use Saturday Night Science and data to determine the gayest cities in Ohio.

After analyzing 345 cities with over 1,000 households, we’ve determined these are The Gayest Cities in Ohio for 2024.

The 10 Gayest Places In Ohio For 2024

  1. Granville
  2. Buckeye Lake
  3. Grandview Heights
  4. Bryan
  5. Jefferson
  6. West Milton
  7. Oxford
  8. Eaton
  9. Pataskala
  10. Whitehouse

What’s the gayest place in Ohio? According to the facts, Granville is the gayest place in Ohio for 2024.

For more on how we calculated the top ten, and for more information about these places, read on.

For more Ohio reading, check out:

The 10 Gayest Cities In Ohio For 2024

Granville, OH

Source: Wikipedia User Ebyabe | GFDL
Overall SnackAbility

9.5
/10

Households: 1,387
Gay Households: 37 (60th highest)
% Gay Households: 5.34% (1st highest)
More on Granville: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

2. Buckeye Lake

Buckeye Lake, OH

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

4
/10

Households: 1,156
Gay Households: 19 (110th highest)
% Gay Households: 3.29% (2nd highest)
More on Buckeye Lake:

Grandview Heights, OH

Source: Wikipedia User Columbusite | CC BY 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

10
/10

Households: 3,409
Gay Households: 62 (30th highest)
% Gay Households: 2.76% (3rd highest)
More on Grandview Heights: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

Bryan, OH

Source: Wikipedia User Chris Light (talk) Original uploader was Chris Light at en.wikipedia | GFDL
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Households: 3,851
Gay Households: 62 (30th highest)
% Gay Households: 2.34% (4th highest)
More on Bryan: Data | Cost Of Living

5. Jefferson

Jefferson, OH

Source: Wikipedia User OZinOH on Flickr | CC BY 2.0
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Households: 1,311
Gay Households: 34 (64th highest)
% Gay Households: 2.29% (5th highest)
More on Jefferson:

6. West Milton

West Milton, OH

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Households: 2,019
Gay Households: 22 (96th highest)
% Gay Households: 2.18% (6th highest)
More on West Milton:

Oxford, OH

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Households: 6,273
Gay Households: 58 (36th highest)
% Gay Households: 1.85% (7th highest)
More on Oxford: Data | Cost Of Living

Eaton, OH

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Households: 3,414
Gay Households: 33 (67th highest)
% Gay Households: 1.64% (8th highest)
More on Eaton: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

Pataskala, OH

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Households: 5,434
Gay Households: 39 (54th highest)
% Gay Households: 1.44% (9th highest)
More on Pataskala: Data | Cost Of Living

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Households: 1,708
Gay Households: 31 (72nd highest)
% Gay Households: 1.41% (10th highest)
More on Whitehouse: Data | Crime

How do you determine the best cities for same-sex households in Ohio for 2024

In order to rank the gayest cities in Ohio, we used Saturday Night Science and the 2013-2018 American Community Survey from the U.S. Census. We looked at:

  • Percentage of all households that are unmarried, same sex partners

We limited the analysis to non-CDPs that have over 1,000 households.

We ranked each place from 1 to 345 with the city containing the highest percentage of unmarried, same sex partners households being the most gay.

In the end, ended up being the the most gay place with 5.34% gay households.

Skip to the end to see the list of all the places in the state from gayest to straighest.

We updated this report for 2024. This report is our tenth time ranking the gayest places in Ohio.

There You Have It – The Most LGBT Friendly Cities In Ohio For 2024

If you’re looking at the number of gay households in Ohio, this is an accurate list.

The gayest cities in Ohio are .

If you’re curious enough, here are the least gay places in Ohio:

  • Mayfield
  • Ironton
  • Loveland

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Table: Gayest Places To Live In Ohio

Rank City Households % Gay Households
1 Granville 1,387 5.34%
2 Buckeye Lake 1,156 3.29%
3 Grandview Heights 3,409 2.76%
4 Bryan 3,851 2.34%
5 Jefferson 1,311 2.29%
6 West Milton 2,019 2.18%
7 Oxford 6,273 1.85%
8 Eaton 3,414 1.64%
9 Pataskala 5,434 1.44%
10 Whitehouse 1,708 1.41%
11 Golf Manor 1,462 1.37%
12 Enon 1,102 1.27%
13 Milford 3,177 1.26%
14 Seven Hills 4,997 1.2%
15 North Kingsville 1,066 1.13%
16 Sunbury 1,796 1.11%
17 Canton 30,405 1.09%
18 Lakewood 24,671 1.05%
19 Belpre 2,870 1.05%
20 Avon Lake 9,389 0.98%
21 Washington Court House 5,973 0.97%
22 Columbus 352,543 0.89%
23 Bay Village 6,078 0.89%
24 Mount Vernon 6,996 0.89%
25 Niles 8,294 0.84%
26 Blue Ash 4,929 0.81%
27 Archbold 1,742 0.8%
28 Girard 4,337 0.78%
29 Grove City 15,607 0.77%
30 Perrysburg 8,679 0.76%
31 Newark 19,866 0.74%
32 Alliance 8,678 0.74%
33 Reynoldsburg 14,291 0.73%
34 Logan 2,831 0.71%
35 Cleveland 169,365 0.69%
36 Oregon 8,352 0.67%
37 Galion 4,290 0.65%
38 University Heights 4,432 0.63%
39 Cincinnati 137,281 0.62%
40 Salem 4,888 0.61%
41 Port Clinton 2,650 0.6%
42 Bowling Green 11,314 0.6%
43 Rocky River 9,155 0.59%
44 Kettering 25,042 0.58%
45 Amherst 4,835 0.58%
46 Nelsonville 1,743 0.57%
47 Cheviot 3,851 0.57%
48 Tallmadge 7,062 0.57%
49 Wyoming 3,186 0.56%
50 Berea 7,149 0.56%
51 Deer Park 2,517 0.56%
52 Cleveland Heights 18,831 0.53%
53 Amelia 1,890 0.53%
54 North Ridgeville 12,572 0.52%
55 Delaware 14,203 0.49%
56 Urbana 4,876 0.49%
57 Fairborn 14,559 0.47%
58 Whitehall 7,137 0.45%
59 North Olmsted 13,018 0.45%
60 North Royalton 12,657 0.44%
61 Westerville 14,536 0.44%
62 Marion 12,933 0.43%
63 New Franklin 5,567 0.43%
64 Beavercreek 19,082 0.4%
65 Richmond Heights 4,669 0.39%
66 London 4,209 0.38%
67 Vandalia 6,841 0.38%
68 Middleburg Heights 6,878 0.38%
69 Bucyrus 5,307 0.38%
70 Franklin 4,859 0.37%
71 Mentor-On-The-Lake 3,332 0.36%
72 Barberton 10,982 0.35%
73 Mayfield Heights 9,259 0.35%
74 Wadsworth 9,297 0.34%
75 Youngstown 27,457 0.33%
76 Mentor 19,534 0.33%
77 Toledo 117,864 0.33%
78 Marietta 5,750 0.31%
79 Springfield 24,357 0.31%
80 Akron 84,761 0.31%
81 New Bremen 1,333 0.3%
82 Zanesville 10,876 0.29%
83 Trotwood 10,440 0.29%
84 Clayton 4,890 0.29%
85 Fostoria 5,614 0.29%
86 Sandusky 10,913 0.27%
87 Parma 33,551 0.27%
88 Wooster 11,065 0.27%
89 Maumee 5,925 0.27%
90 Athens 6,733 0.27%
91 Shaker Heights 11,092 0.25%
92 Springboro 6,342 0.25%
93 Wapakoneta 4,107 0.24%
94 Ashtabula 7,561 0.24%
95 Kent 10,617 0.23%
96 Euclid 22,627 0.22%
97 Cuyahoga Falls 21,792 0.22%
98 Dayton 57,704 0.2%
99 Hamilton 24,817 0.2%
100 Xenia 11,021 0.2%
About Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar has been in the real estate business for almost ten years now. He originally worked for Movoto Real Estate as the director of marketing before founding HomeSnacks.

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