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Dresden is a small town of 1,725 people in Muskingum County, Ohio. It's about 52 miles from Mansfield, OH and 52 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $152k and rent runs about $909 a month.
1,725people
$152kTypical home
$909/moRent
84° / 38°Summer / winter
17"Snow
203Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,725
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,350 people per sq mi
- 52 mi to Columbus, OH
- 52 mi to Mansfield, OH
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $152k (≈$959/mo)
- Median rent $909/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (326 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,317 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 34% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to CMH airport
- 47 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 73 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 758 ft
- 275 mi to the ocean
- 91 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 134 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 45 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Muskingum County: R+44 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk