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Kalida is a small town of 1,526 people in Putnam County, Ohio. It's about 17 miles from Lima, OH and 94 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $196k and rent runs about $922 a month.
1,526people
$196kTypical home
$922/moRent
84° / 34°Summer / winter
18"Snow
212Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,526
- Part of a metro area
- About 908 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to Columbus, OH
- 17 mi to Lima, OH
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $196k (≈$1,237/mo)
- Median rent $922/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 212 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 153 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (41 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (114 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 29% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to TOL airport
- 95 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 732 ft
- 403 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 50 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 109 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 30 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 2% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Putnam County: R+69 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk