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Mechanicsburg is a small town of 1,713 people in Champaign County, Ohio. It's about 16 miles from Springfield, OH and 31 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $167k and rent runs about $785 a month.
1,713people
$167kTypical home
$785/moRent
84° / 35°Summer / winter
22"Snow
211Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,713
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,746 people per sq mi
- 31 mi to Columbus, OH
- 16 mi to Springfield, OH
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $167k (≈$1,050/mo)
- Median rent $785/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 211 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 154 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (72 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (850 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 35% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to CMH airport
- 36 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 85 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,060 ft
- 350 mi to the ocean
- 99 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 35 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 287 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 43 bars within 25 mi
- 89 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Champaign County: R+51 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