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Continental is a small town of 1,368 people in Putnam County, Ohio. It's about 26 miles from Lima, OH and 102 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $162k and rent runs about $676 a month.
1,368people
$162kTypical home
$676/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
19"Snow
210Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,368
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,143 people per sq mi
- 102 mi to Columbus, OH
- 26 mi to Lima, OH
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $162k (≈$1,018/mo)
- Median rent $676/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 210 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 155 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 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 43
- 31% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to TOL airport
- 90 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 719 ft
- 410 mi to the ocean
- 60 mi to a big lake
- 45 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 66 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 24 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.