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Galena is a small town of 1,709 people in Delaware County, Ohio. It's about 18 miles from Columbus, OH. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $467k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,709people
$467kTypical home
$1,361/moRent
85° / 37°Summer / winter
21"Snow
203Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,709
- Part of a metro area
- About 988 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Columbus, OH
- 18 mi to Columbus, OH
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $467k (≈$2,945/mo)
- Median rent $1,361/mo
- Median household income $135k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (101 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (572 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 45% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 56% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to CMH airport
- 16 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 84 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2013
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 935 ft
- 320 mi to the ocean
- 83 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 63 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,122 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 262 bars within 25 mi
- 320 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 39 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Delaware County: R+7 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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.