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Bucyrus is a big small town of 11,594 people in Crawford County, Ohio. It's about 23 miles from Mansfield, OH and 57 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $129k and rent runs about $765 a month.
11,594people
$129kTypical home
$765/moRent
86° / 35°Summer / winter
23"Snow
203Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,594
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,569 people per sq mi
- 57 mi to Columbus, OH
- 23 mi to Mansfield, OH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $129k (≈$811/mo)
- Median rent $765/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (103 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,216 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 28% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to Erie-Ottawa International Airport airport
- 56 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,001 ft
- 339 mi to the ocean
- 43 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 145 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 22 bars within 25 mi
- 43 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Crawford County: R+53 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