Living in Elmore, OH
Elmore is a small town of 1,643 people in Ottawa County, Ohio. It's about 20 miles from Toledo, OH and 64 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $172k and rent runs about $664 a month.
1,643people
$172kTypical home
$664/moRent
84° / 34°Summer / winter
25"Snow
203Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,643
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,882 people per sq mi
- 64 mi to Detroit, MI
- 20 mi to Toledo, OH
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $172k (≈$1,083/mo)
- Median rent $664/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (40 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (382 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 38% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to Erie-Ottawa International Airport airport
- 51 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1949
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 614 ft
- 373 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to a big lake
- 50 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 69 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 463 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 115 bars within 25 mi
- 126 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ottawa County: R+25 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.