Personal loans in Andover, OH
Every figure below is Ohio's own, applied to Andover's 944 residents, with the publisher and retrieval date attached.
Andover counts about 944 people, and what is genuinely local about borrowing here is limited — Ohio law does the governing. Roughly 944 residents live in Andover, the 538th-largest community in Ohio. The 2020 count to the 2023 estimate shows about 1.2% decline in Andover. Judge Andover offers on total cost, not on how quickly the money arrives. The closest larger place is Roaming Shores, OH about 14 miles away.
Where Andover stands
Here is the sourced Census picture for Andover, plus the Ohio lending rules that apply to a loan taken out here.
- Population: about 944 people live here, which puts Andover 538th of 924 Census places in Ohio (Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: A decline of about 1.2% across the 2020-to-2023 comparison.
- People gained or lost: about 11 fewer since the 2020 base.
- Size percentile: bigger than about 42% of the places in Ohio, with 944 residents in Andover.
- Population density: about 680 people per square mile across 1.4 square miles of land (Census Gazetteer area, Vintage 2023 population).
- Land area: Andover covers 1.4 square miles, the 437th-largest area among Ohio's 924 places.
- State share: roughly 0.0% of Ohio's residents live in Andover (944 people).
- National rank: Andover is 10,474th of 19,457 places nationwide.
- Growth rank: Andover's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 505th of 924 places in Ohio.
- Versus Ohio: the state average change is +0.9%, while Andover moved 1.2%.
- Density in Ohio: Andover ranks 752nd by people per square mile.
- Against the state median: Andover runs about 680 residents per square mile, where the Ohio median is 1,289.
- Location: the Census Gazetteer records it at 41.6062, -80.5684.
- Nearest larger cities: Roaming Shores (14 mi); Jefferson (14 mi); Orwell (16 mi); Greenville (17 mi); Cortland (20 mi). Any of them may have more branches, but statewide rules and your credit still set the price.
- Smaller towns nearby: Linesville (8 mi); Jamestown (11 mi); Conneaut Lake (13 mi).
- Smaller places within 50 miles: 55 of them.
- At 100 miles: 367 larger Census places fall inside that radius.
The geography behind Andover
Inside Andover's boundaries lie about 1.4 square miles of land, with no significant water area recorded. With 944 residents, the land area yields roughly 680 people per square mile. The state's population centre of gravity, Columbus, is roughly 169 miles away. A 50-mile radius around Andover takes in 89 places that are larger. The 100-mile radius contains 367 larger places.
What a Andover borrower is actually offered
Andover is a small community of about 944 people, and the personal loans written here are mostly unsecured — no collateral, so the lender leans on your credit file. The APR tracks your credit score rather than Andover's rank of 538th in Ohio: a strong file may earn a single-digit rate, while damaged credit can push the rate far higher. Because the payment is fixed, the total cost of a Andover loan is knowable in advance — unlike a revolving card balance.
How Ohio law applies in Andover
The rows below set out what a licensed lender must follow in Ohio, and so for Andover's roughly 944 residents.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of Financial Institutions (Consumer Finance Section). Source says: "The Consumer Finance Section is responsible for regulating non-depository consumer lenders and related consumer finance businesses." | Ohio Department of Commerce - Division of Financial Institutions as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 8% per annum maximum by written agreement for the general case; higher rates permitted only in specified cases (e.g., principal over $100,000, business loans, certain mortgages). Source says: "may stipulate therein for the payment of interest upon the amount thereof at any rate not exceeding eight per cent per annum payable annually" (Ohio Rev. Code 1343.01(A)). [codes.ohio.gov content retrieved via search-engine fetch of the official section; direct connections blocked from our network] | Ohio Laws (Ohio Revised Code - official state publication) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Legal for licensed short-term lenders; interest capped at 28% per annum; total fees and charges capped at 60% of the originally contracted loan amount. Source says: "(A) Interest not exceeding a rate of twenty-eight per cent per annum" (Ohio Rev. Code 1321.40); total fees/charges capped at "a total amount of fees and charges that exceeds sixty per cent of the originally contracted loan amount" (1321.403). | Ohio Laws (Ohio Revised Code - official state publication) as of 2026-09-16 |
Steps to take before a Andover loan
Before you hand your details to a lender in Andover, where the population is near 944:
- Get your credit reports, dispute what is wrong, and only then start shopping.
- Test your amount and term in the personal loan calculator first.
- Get several pre-qualifications and compare APR side by side before choosing.
- Verify the lender's Ohio licence with the regulator listed on this page.
- Make sure the new payment leaves room in a budget you already keep.
- Pick the shortest term whose payment you can comfortably afford.
- Keep the amount to the expense; an approval is not a reason to take more.
In Andover as elsewhere in Ohio, the written terms — not the advertisement — are what count for its 944 residents.
Getting a loan in Andover
Andover is moderately settled, with about 680 people per square mile and 89 larger places within 50 miles. A Ohio licence lets a lender serve Andover without a local office, so branch density does not change what its 944 residents are offered. For a larger market, the closest option is Roaming Shores, OH about 14 miles away.
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Nearby places
- Linesville, PA — population 942
- Jamestown, PA — population 570
- Jefferson, OH — population 3,184
- Conneautville, PA — population 720
- Conneaut Lake, PA — population 612
- Roaming Shores, OH — population 1,572
- Orangeville, OH — population 170
- Greenville, PA — population 5,484