Living in Dublin, OH
Dublin is a small city of 49,294 people in Franklin County, Ohio. It's about 12 miles from Columbus, OH. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $564k and rent runs about $2k a month.
49,294people
$564kTypical home
$1,686/moRent
85° / 36°Summer / winter
23"Snow
211Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 49,294
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,997 people per sq mi
- 12 mi to Columbus, OH
- 12 mi to Columbus, OH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $564k (≈$3,553/mo)
- Median rent $1,686/mo
- Median household income $160k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 211 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 154 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (110 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (755 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 42% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 73% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to CMH airport
- 16 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 94 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 902 ft
- 331 mi to the ocean
- 92 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 63 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,129 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 260 bars within 25 mi
- 322 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 35 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: D+28 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk