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Fostoria is a big small town of 12,344 people in Seneca County, Ohio. It's about 36 miles from Toledo, OH and 84 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $87k and rent runs about $809 a month.
12,344people
$87kTypical home
$809/moRent
84° / 33°Summer / winter
26"Snow
203Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,344
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,630 people per sq mi
- 84 mi to Columbus, OH
- 36 mi to Toledo, OH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $87k (≈$550/mo)
- Median rent $809/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (108 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (599 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 29% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to TOL airport
- 73 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 768 ft
- 370 mi to the ocean
- 28 mi to a big lake
- 59 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 154 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 34 bars within 25 mi
- 48 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Seneca County: R+38 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