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Germantown is a big small town of 5,825 people in Montgomery County, Ohio. It's about 14 miles from Dayton, OH and 35 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $206k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,825people
$206kTypical home
$1,004/moRent
86° / 38°Summer / winter
11"Snow
220Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,825
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,380 people per sq mi
- 35 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 14 mi to Dayton, OH
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $206k (≈$1,298/mo)
- Median rent $1,004/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (204 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,078 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 32% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to DAY airport
- 43 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 764 ft
- 385 mi to the ocean
- 144 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 71 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 865 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 133 bars within 25 mi
- 270 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 72 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montgomery County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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