Living in Arlington, OH
Arlington is a small town of 1,675 people in Hancock County, Ohio. It's about 26 miles from Lima, OH and 72 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $205k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,675people
$205kTypical home
$1,021/moRent
85° / 34°Summer / winter
26"Snow
211Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,675
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,134 people per sq mi
- 72 mi to Columbus, OH
- 26 mi to Lima, OH
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $205k (≈$1,293/mo)
- Median rent $1,021/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 211 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 154 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (147 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (975 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 42% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to TOL airport
- 74 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 866 ft
- 374 mi to the ocean
- 50 mi to a big lake
- 51 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 115 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 36 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hancock County: R+38 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.