Living in Middletown, OH
Middletown is a mid-size city of 51,617 people in Butler County, Ohio. It's about 21 miles from Dayton, OH and 26 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $1k a month.
51,617people
$164kTypical home
$1,007/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
10"Snow
220Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 51,617
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,972 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 21 mi to Dayton, OH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,037/mo)
- Median rent $1,007/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (103 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (948 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 28% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to LUK airport
- 35 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 735 ft
- 384 mi to the ocean
- 152 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 91 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,076 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 177 bars within 25 mi
- 333 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 74 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Butler County: R+26 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk