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Kettering is a mid-size city of 57,206 people in Montgomery County, Ohio. It's about 7 miles from Dayton, OH and 43 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $209k and rent runs about $1k a month.
57,206people
$209kTypical home
$1,051/moRent
86° / 36°Summer / winter
14"Snow
220Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 57,206
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,057 people per sq mi
- 43 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 7 mi to Dayton, OH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $209k (≈$1,315/mo)
- Median rent $1,051/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (85 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,387 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 25% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to DAY airport
- 53 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,001 ft
- 375 mi to the ocean
- 135 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 58 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 598 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 105 bars within 25 mi
- 178 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 68 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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