Living in Florida, OH
Florida is a tiny town of 247 people in Henry County, Ohio. It's about 40 miles from Toledo, OH and 92 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $124k and rent runs about $1k a month.
247people
$124kTypical home
$1,259/moRent
84° / 33°Summer / winter
25"Snow
210Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 247
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,098 people per sq mi
- 92 mi to Detroit, MI
- 40 mi to Toledo, OH
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $124k (≈$782/mo)
- Median rent $1,259/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°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
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (116 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (733 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 25% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to TOL airport
- 75 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 686 ft
- 412 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 45 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 82 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Henry County: R+47 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.