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Chickasaw is a tiny town of 394 people in Mercer County, Ohio. It's about 29 miles from Lima, OH and 86 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $297k and rent runs about $900 a month.
394people
$297kTypical home
$900/moRent
84° / 34°Summer / winter
19"Snow
212Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 394
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,642 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Columbus, OH
- 29 mi to Lima, OH
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $297k (≈$1,872/mo)
- Median rent $900/mo
- Median household income $101k
- 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
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 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 33
- 31% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to DAY airport
- 90 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 64 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 938 ft
- 405 mi to the ocean
- 103 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 127 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 36 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 1% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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