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Lucas is a tiny town of 593 people in Richland County, Ohio. It's about 7 miles from Mansfield, OH and 58 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $142k and rent runs about $780 a month.
593people
$142kTypical home
$780/moRent
84° / 35°Summer / winter
42"Snow
203Sunny days
153Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 593
- Part of a metro area
- About 876 people per sq mi
- 58 mi to Columbus, OH
- 7 mi to Mansfield, OH
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $142k (≈$897/mo)
- Median rent $780/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 153 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (397 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,469 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 24% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to CAK airport
- 55 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,112 ft
- 310 mi to the ocean
- 48 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 155 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 54 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Richland County: R+42 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk