Living in Fayette, OH
Fayette is a tiny town of 969 people in Fulton County, Ohio. It's about 39 miles from Toledo, OH and 80 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $94k and rent runs about $806 a month.
969people
$94kTypical home
$806/moRent
85° / 33°Summer / winter
32"Snow
210Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 969
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 995 people per sq mi
- 80 mi to Detroit, MI
- 39 mi to Toledo, OH
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $94k (≈$595/mo)
- Median rent $806/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (104 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (514 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 23% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to TOL airport
- 62 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 794 ft
- 428 mi to the ocean
- 45 mi to a big lake
- 42 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 104 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fulton County: R+42 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