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Lima is a small city of 35,010 people in Allen County, Ohio. It's part of the Lima, OH area. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $107k and rent runs about $903 a month.
35,010people
$107kTypical home
$903/moRent
84° / 34°Summer / winter
19"Snow
212Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 35,010
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,571 people per sq mi
- 79 mi to Columbus, OH
- In the Lima, OH area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $107k (≈$676/mo)
- Median rent $903/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 212 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 153 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (828 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,009 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 30% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 58 mi to DAY airport
- 82 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 889 ft
- 393 mi to the ocean
- 74 mi to a big lake
- 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 102 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Allen County: R+44 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High 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