Tornados in Eastern Ohio?

[GhostPoet]

So...Ohio is sounding interesting. I like the fact that the housing is cheap from the listings I pulled up...and that if I go east, there's almost no chance of tornadoes.

I do accounts payable for an office and am considering moving to Newark, is that a good idea?

[xwideopenskyx]

Originally Posted by Pippi333

Hello, everyone -

My husband and I are researching Ohio as a possible state to relocate to with our 4 children. We are originally from California, but currently live in Idaho. Although I grew up with earthquakes (which really scare me), I'm actually much more frightened of tornados, not that I've ever experienced one.

I was hoping that maybe somebody could tell me whether or not the Easternmost cities in the state of Ohio have tornados? I've tried looking up the information, and it appears as though one occurred North of Youngstown in 1985, but being that I don't see information about any of the other Eastern cities, I was kind of hoping that it meant that tornados were an uncommon thing here?

I also notice that most of the homes I'm finding for sale are nice and old, meaning they've obviously not been picked up by any tornados over the span of a hundred years or so, lol! I'm taking that as a good sign!

The areas I'm thinking of so far, are Ashtabula, Youngstown (or outlying areas), East Liverpool, Steubenville. We're looking for a relatively safe city, very affordable homes, and friendly people. Boise hasn't turned out to be so friendly....we've grown tired of being treated poorly for being from CA, and for not being Mormon. It affects our children at school, etc.

Oh yeah, and we're also looking for a place with no tornados, lol!

Any input would be wonderful, thanks so much!

I wouldn't consider Youngstown a safe city. All the other choices in eastern Ohio would be better in my opinion. Tornados do happen, but they are rare. Weather wise your bigger issues will be dealing with snow, ice, lots of precipitation, lack of sunshine in the winter and humidity in the summer.
The old saying is.......you get what you pay for. Affordable housing usually has hidden expenses. My only suggestion for you is to spend some time in Ohio 1st before you buy. Maybe rent a house for a while and see if you want to stay.

[Kit Katz]

Steubenville Ohio has a lot of positives. It's only 45 or so miles from Pittsburgh. There is downtown renewal and crime is far lower than most towns that size. And of course, the University is making a huge impact. The people, whether they are upper income or low-income are very kind and helpful. As in all old towns, there is plenty of room for improvement. But how many towns are there like Steubenville that have a growing Catholic university? Corruption in small towns is pervasive...but this university culture is making an impact.

[luvnco]

does anyone know anything about cadiz? i'm looking into a house there that i'd like to restore but i have 2 sons (6th grd and 8th grd). although i grew up in steubenville and have been gone for 20 years i'd like to move back to be near family but i don't remember anything about cadiz.