Living in Burkettsville, OH
Burkettsville is a tiny town of 227 people in Mercer County, Ohio. It's about 39 miles from Lima, OH and 84 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $207k and rent runs about $804 a month.
227people
$207kTypical home
$804/moRent
84° / 34°Summer / winter
23"Snow
212Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 227
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,312 people per sq mi
- 84 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 39 mi to Lima, OH
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $207k (≈$1,305/mo)
- Median rent $804/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 34°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
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" 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
- Very low violent crime (12 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (217 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 28% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to DAY airport
- 90 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 968 ft
- 411 mi to the ocean
- 113 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 94 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 4% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mercer County: R+67 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High 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.