Town guide

Spencer, Ohio

Spencer is a village in Medina County, Ohio, home to about 628 people across 1.0 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 44275.

Homes sold for a median of $174 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population628634 per sq mi
Median home value$165,300Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$174Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking47%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Spencer

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Spencer

Distances

Nearest major airportCleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE)25 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Cleveland, OH34 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL293 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Spencer; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Spencer

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Spencer had 684 residents in the 2020 census, down 8% since 2000.

It’s the 816th largest of 1,264 towns in Ohio by population.

Medina County grew from 21,958 residents in 1900 to 182,470 in 2020.

Spencer population by census2000: 747, 2010: 753, 2020: 684747200075320106842020

Medina County, 1900–2020

Medina County population, 1900 to 20201900: 21,958, 1910: 23,598, 1920: 26,067, 1930: 29,677, 1940: 33,034, 1950: 40,417, 1960: 65,315, 1970: 82,717, 1980: 113,150, 1990: 122,354, 2000: 151,095, 2010: 172,332, 2020: 182,47022K’00’1026K’20’3033K’40’5065K’60’70113K’80’90151K’00’10182K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 17°F. About 40.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 36 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near SpencerJan: high 32°F, low 17°F, 2.9 in; Feb: high 35°F, low 18°F, 2.2 in; Mar: high 45°F, low 26°F, 3.1 in; Apr: high 58°F, low 37°F, 3.7 in; May: high 69°F, low 47°F, 4 in; Jun: high 78°F, low 57°F, 4.3 in; Jul: high 82°F, low 60°F, 4.1 in; Aug: high 80°F, low 59°F, 3.6 in; Sep: high 74°F, low 52°F, 3.4 in; Oct: high 61°F, low 41°F, 3.4 in; Nov: high 48°F, low 31°F, 3 in; Dec: high 37°F, low 23°F, 2.9 in32°17°Jan2.935°18°Feb2.245°26°Mar3.158°37°Apr3.769°47°May4.078°57°Jun4.382°60°Jul4.180°59°Aug3.674°52°Sep3.461°41°Oct3.448°31°Nov3.037°23°Dec2.9Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Chippewa Lake, OH weather station (9 miles away).

Jobs in Medina County

57,518 jobs at 4,127 businesses in Medina County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Medina CountyManufacturing: 9,749 jobs; Retail trade: 9,112 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 7,621 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 6,381 jobs; Construction: 3,631 jobs; Finance and insurance: 3,594 jobs; Wholesale trade: 3,334 jobs; Administrative and support: 2,918 jobsManufacturing 17% Retail trade 16% Health care and social assistance 13% Hotels and restaurants 11% Construction 6% Finance and insurance 6% Wholesale trade 6% Administrative and support 5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Spencer.

Nearest hospitals

  • Lodi Community HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Lodi6.3 miles
  • Medina HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Medina13.9 miles
  • Mercy Allen HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Oberlin14.7 miles

Providers with an office here

Nurse practitioners and physician assistants1

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Spencer

Parks (1 nearby)

  • J.B. Firestone Park · 59 acres1.0 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

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