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Butler is a small town of 1,146 people in Richland County, Ohio. It's about 14 miles from Mansfield, OH and 51 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $181k and rent runs about $886 a month.
1,146people
$181kTypical home
$886/moRent
82° / 34°Summer / winter
36"Snow
203Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,146
- Part of a metro area
- About 888 people per sq mi
- 51 mi to Columbus, OH
- 14 mi to Mansfield, OH
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $181k (≈$1,139/mo)
- Median rent $886/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 34°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
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (420 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,906 per 100k)
People
- Median age 29
- 34% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to CMH airport
- 48 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,093 ft
- 307 mi to the ocean
- 56 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- Ski area in town
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 127 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 40 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Richland County: R+42 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