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Crystal Lakes is a small town of 1,245 people in Clark County, Ohio. It's about 12 miles from Dayton, OH and 55 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $137k and rent runs about $870 a month.
1,245people
$137kTypical home
$870/moRent
86° / 38°Summer / winter
19"Snow
220Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,245
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,588 people per sq mi
- 55 mi to Columbus, OH
- 12 mi to Dayton, OH
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $137k (≈$863/mo)
- Median rent $870/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 38°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
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (1232 per 100k), county-wide
- High property crime (4,098 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 36% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to DAY airport
- 60 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1947
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 850 ft
- 371 mi to the ocean
- 120 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 45 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 539 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 97 bars within 25 mi
- 165 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 63 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clark County: R+30 in 2024
- 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.