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La Rue is a tiny town of 725 people in Marion County, Ohio. It's about 40 miles from Lima, OH and 46 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $114k and rent runs about $482 a month.
725people
$114kTypical home
$482/moRent
84° / 34°Summer / winter
25"Snow
211Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 725
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,517 people per sq mi
- 46 mi to Columbus, OH
- 40 mi to Lima, OH
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $114k (≈$716/mo)
- Median rent $482/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 211 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 154 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (251 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,307 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 26% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to CMH airport
- 48 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 932 ft
- 353 mi to the ocean
- 63 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 81 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 27 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marion County: R+41 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk