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Galion is a big small town of 10,339 people in Crawford County, Ohio. It's about 13 miles from Mansfield, OH and 53 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $113k and rent runs about $803 a month.
10,339people
$113kTypical home
$803/moRent
84° / 34°Summer / winter
26"Snow
203Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,339
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,392 people per sq mi
- 53 mi to Columbus, OH
- 13 mi to Mansfield, OH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $113k (≈$711/mo)
- Median rent $803/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (187 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (657 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 30% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to CMH airport
- 51 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,148 ft
- 328 mi to the ocean
- 48 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 118 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 20 bars within 25 mi
- 37 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Crawford County: R+53 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