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Bluffton is a small town of 3,859 people in Allen County, Ohio. It's about 16 miles from Lima, OH and 79 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $212k and rent runs about $823 a month.
3,859people
$212kTypical home
$823/moRent
84° / 34°Summer / winter
29"Snow
211Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,859
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,044 people per sq mi
- 79 mi to Columbus, OH
- 16 mi to Lima, OH
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $212k (≈$1,339/mo)
- Median rent $823/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°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
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (403 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,557 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 29% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 13% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to TOL airport
- 81 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 827 ft
- 386 mi to the ocean
- 58 mi to a big lake
- 48 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 122 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 41 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 8% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Allen County: R+44 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk