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Lake Lakengren is a small town of 3,445 people in Preble County, Ohio. It's about 27 miles from Dayton, OH and 39 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $211k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,445people
$211kTypical home
$1,345/moRent
85° / 36°Summer / winter
17"Snow
220Sunny days
139Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,445
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,205 people per sq mi
- 39 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 27 mi to Dayton, OH
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $211k (≈$1,333/mo)
- Median rent $1,345/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°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
- 139 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (49 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (331 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 34% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to DAY airport
- 44 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 99% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,050 ft
- 403 mi to the ocean
- 149 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 262 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 48 bars within 25 mi
- 63 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Preble County: R+59 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk