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Clayton is a big small town of 13,277 people in Montgomery County, Ohio. It's about 9 miles from Dayton, OH and 51 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $208k and rent runs about $1k a month.
13,277people
$208kTypical home
$1,070/moRent
86° / 37°Summer / winter
19"Snow
220Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,277
- Part of a metro area
- About 717 people per sq mi
- 51 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 9 mi to Dayton, OH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $208k (≈$1,313/mo)
- Median rent $1,070/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (190 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,137 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 29% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to DAY airport
- 60 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 948 ft
- 386 mi to the ocean
- 128 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 47 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 539 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 94 bars within 25 mi
- 160 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 55 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montgomery County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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