Living in Greenfield, OH
Greenfield is a small town of 3,966 people in Highland County, Ohio. It's about 45 miles from Springfield, OH and 49 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $114k and rent runs about $702 a month.
3,966people
$114kTypical home
$702/moRent
84° / 38°Summer / winter
19"Snow
216Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,966
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,905 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to Columbus, OH
- 45 mi to Springfield, OH
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $114k (≈$717/mo)
- Median rent $702/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (33 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (355 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 32% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to LCK airport
- 52 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 938 ft
- 330 mi to the ocean
- 146 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 68 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 74 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 27 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Highland County: R+63 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk