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Defiance is a small city of 17,276 people in Defiance County, Ohio. It's about 40 miles from Lima, OH and 100 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $140k and rent runs about $853 a month.
17,276people
$140kTypical home
$853/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
24"Snow
210Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 17,276
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,342 people per sq mi
- 100 mi to Detroit, MI
- 40 mi to Lima, OH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $140k (≈$882/mo)
- Median rent $853/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 210 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 155 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (210 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,013 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 26% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to TOL airport
- 83 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 705 ft
- 419 mi to the ocean
- 56 mi to a big lake
- 37 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 78 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Defiance County: R+40 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk