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Fort Recovery is a small town of 1,729 people in Mercer County, Ohio. It's about 36 miles from Muncie, IN and 85 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $163k and rent runs about $805 a month.
1,729people
$163kTypical home
$805/moRent
84° / 34°Summer / winter
23"Snow
212Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,729
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,401 people per sq mi
- 85 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 36 mi to Muncie, IN
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $163k (≈$1,025/mo)
- Median rent $805/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 212 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 153 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (12 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (217 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 30% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to FWA airport
- 94 mi to IND (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 935 ft
- 419 mi to the ocean
- 114 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 97 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 4% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mercer County: R+67 in 2024
- 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