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Columbus Grove is a small town of 1,532 people in Putnam County, Ohio. It's about 13 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 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $157k and rent runs about $879 a month.
1,532people
$157kTypical home
$879/moRent
84° / 34°Summer / winter
25"Snow
212Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,532
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,248 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Columbus, OH
- 13 mi to Lima, OH
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $157k (≈$989/mo)
- Median rent $879/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 212 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 153 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (41 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (114 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 30% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to TOL airport
- 88 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 764 ft
- 395 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 50 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 114 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 38 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Putnam County: R+69 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- 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.