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Lake Darby is a small town of 4,608 people in Franklin County, Ohio. It's about 13 miles from Columbus, OH. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $233k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,608people
$233kTypical home
$1,446/moRent
84° / 36°Summer / winter
24"Snow
216Sunny days
141Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,608
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,331 people per sq mi
- 13 mi to Columbus, OH
- 13 mi to Columbus, OH
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $233k (≈$1,471/mo)
- Median rent $1,446/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 141 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (322 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,236 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 38% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to CMH airport
- 18 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 87 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 912 ft
- 331 mi to the ocean
- 103 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 59 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,138 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 264 bars within 25 mi
- 325 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 36 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: D+28 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