Living in Holgate, OH
Holgate is a small town of 1,012 people in Henry County, Ohio. It's about 35 miles from Lima, OH and 95 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $101k and rent runs about $684 a month.
1,012people
$101kTypical home
$684/moRent
84° / 33°Summer / winter
22"Snow
210Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,012
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 877 people per sq mi
- 95 mi to Detroit, MI
- 35 mi to Lima, OH
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $101k (≈$636/mo)
- Median rent $684/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 210 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 155 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (116 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (733 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 23% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to TOL airport
- 78 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 715 ft
- 407 mi to the ocean
- 48 mi to a big lake
- 49 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 54 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 70 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Henry County: R+47 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