IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Drexel, OH
Drexel is a small town of 1,751 people in Montgomery County, Ohio. It's about 6 miles from Dayton, OH and 43 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $122k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,751people
$122kTypical home
$1,109/moRent
86° / 37°Summer / winter
14"Snow
220Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
Is Drexel right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Small town of 1,751
- Part of a metro area
- About 802 people per sq mi
- 43 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 6 mi to Dayton, OH
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $122k (≈$772/mo)
- Median rent $1,109/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 2.6% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (455 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,948 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 50% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to DAY airport
- 52 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 955 ft
- 383 mi to the ocean
- 135 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 49 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 592 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 102 bars within 25 mi
- 177 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 61 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montgomery County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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.