Living in Bradford, OH
Bradford is a small town of 1,674 people in Miami County, Ohio. It's about 27 miles from Dayton, OH and 69 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $136k and rent runs about $868 a month.
1,674people
$136kTypical home
$868/moRent
84° / 35°Summer / winter
21"Snow
212Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,674
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,007 people per sq mi
- 69 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 27 mi to Dayton, OH
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $136k (≈$858/mo)
- Median rent $868/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 212 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 153 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (137 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (896 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 30% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to DAY airport
- 76 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 988 ft
- 396 mi to the ocean
- 116 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 161 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 43 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Miami County: R+45 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk