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Carey is a small town of 3,622 people in Wyandot County, Ohio. It's about 41 miles from Lima, OH and 70 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $158k and rent runs about $821 a month.
3,622people
$158kTypical home
$821/moRent
84° / 34°Summer / winter
26"Snow
211Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,622
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,678 people per sq mi
- 70 mi to Columbus, OH
- 41 mi to Lima, OH
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $158k (≈$997/mo)
- Median rent $821/mo
- Median household income $75k
- 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 62°F)
- 211 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 154 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (32 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (495 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 29% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to Erie-Ottawa International Airport airport
- 70 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 820 ft
- 363 mi to the ocean
- 39 mi to a big lake
- 56 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 112 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 41 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wyandot County: R+51 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