Living in Cardington, OH
Cardington is a small town of 1,928 people in Morrow County, Ohio. It's about 27 miles from Mansfield, OH and 36 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $155k and rent runs about $905 a month.
1,928people
$155kTypical home
$905/moRent
84° / 34°Summer / winter
25"Snow
203Sunny days
135Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,928
- Part of a metro area
- About 961 people per sq mi
- 36 mi to Columbus, OH
- 27 mi to Mansfield, OH
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $155k (≈$977/mo)
- Median rent $905/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°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
- 135 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 37
- 32% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to CMH airport
- 35 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 66 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,007 ft
- 327 mi to the ocean
- 65 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 265 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 91 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Morrow County: R+56 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk