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Hicksville is a small town of 3,174 people in Defiance County, Ohio. It's about 24 miles from Fort Wayne, IN and 114 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $158k and rent runs about $775 a month.
3,174people
$158kTypical home
$775/moRent
85° / 33°Summer / winter
29"Snow
210Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,174
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,243 people per sq mi
- 114 mi to Detroit, MI
- 24 mi to Fort Wayne, IN
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $158k (≈$994/mo)
- Median rent $775/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 210 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 155 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (225 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (744 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 31% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to FWA airport
- 97 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 768 ft
- 438 mi to the ocean
- 74 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 204 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 20 bars within 25 mi
- 64 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 8% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Defiance County: R+40 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