Living in Milan, OH
Milan is a small town of 1,774 people in Erie County, Ohio. It's about 13 miles from Sandusky, OH and 50 miles from Cleveland, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $193k and rent runs about $973 a month.
1,774people
$193kTypical home
$973/moRent
83° / 33°Summer / winter
33"Snow
153Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,774
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,490 people per sq mi
- 50 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 13 mi to Sandusky, OH
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $193k (≈$1,218/mo)
- Median rent $973/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 153 sunny days a year (18 totally clear)
- 212 cloudy days a year
- 67 of 90 winter days are gray
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (75 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (685 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 33% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to Erie-Ottawa International Airport airport
- 40 mi to CLE (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 673 ft
- 336 mi to the ocean
- 9 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 229 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 63 bars within 25 mi
- 45 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Erie County: R+14 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk