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Choctaw Lake is a small town of 1,985 people in Madison County, Ohio. It's about 16 miles from Springfield, OH and 27 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $348k and rent runs about $943 a month.
1,985people
$348kTypical home
$943/moRent
82° / 34°Summer / winter
21"Snow
216Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,985
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,914 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Columbus, OH
- 16 mi to Springfield, OH
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $348k (≈$2,193/mo)
- Median rent $943/mo
- Median household income $142k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (50 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (506 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 38% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to LCK airport
- 32 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 81 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,053 ft
- 345 mi to the ocean
- 106 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 36 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 474 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 90 bars within 25 mi
- 134 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Madison County: R+44 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.