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Covington is a small town of 2,596 people in Miami County, Ohio. It's about 24 miles from Dayton, OH and 68 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $175k and rent runs about $588 a month.
2,596people
$175kTypical home
$588/moRent
84° / 36°Summer / winter
17"Snow
212Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,596
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,894 people per sq mi
- 68 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 24 mi to Dayton, OH
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $175k (≈$1,106/mo)
- Median rent $588/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (137 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (896 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 24% of households have kids
- 22% 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
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to DAY airport
- 76 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1948
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 938 ft
- 392 mi to the ocean
- 115 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 181 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 49 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Miami County: R+45 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk