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Celina is a big small town of 10,903 people in Mercer County, Ohio. It's about 27 miles from Lima, OH and 92 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $760 a month.
10,903people
$164kTypical home
$760/moRent
84° / 34°Summer / winter
28"Snow
212Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,903
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,168 people per sq mi
- 92 mi to Columbus, OH
- 27 mi to Lima, OH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,035/mo)
- Median rent $760/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 1.1% 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
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (25 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (613 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 27% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to FWA airport
- 96 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 64 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 896 ft
- 411 mi to the ocean
- 99 mi to a big lake
- 39 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 49 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 112 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 29 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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