Living in Leipsic, OH
Leipsic is a small town of 2,033 people in Putnam County, Ohio. It's about 27 miles from Lima, OH and 94 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $111k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,033people
$111kTypical home
$1,125/moRent
84° / 33°Summer / winter
18"Snow
203Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,033
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 552 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to Columbus, OH
- 27 mi to Lima, OH
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $111k (≈$698/mo)
- Median rent $1,125/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 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 35
- 34% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to TOL airport
- 82 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 755 ft
- 395 mi to the ocean
- 50 mi to a big lake
- 60 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 57 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 104 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 31 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 15 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