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Milton Center is a tiny town of 183 people in Wood County, Ohio. It's about 28 miles from Toledo, OH and 84 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $143k and rent runs about $972 a month.
183people
$143kTypical home
$972/moRent
84° / 33°Summer / winter
23"Snow
203Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 183
- Part of a metro area
- About 460 people per sq mi
- 84 mi to Detroit, MI
- 28 mi to Toledo, OH
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $143k (≈$904/mo)
- Median rent $972/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (34 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (474 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 32% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to TOL airport
- 68 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1944
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 689 ft
- 394 mi to the ocean
- 35 mi to a big lake
- 63 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 69 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 241 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 76 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wood County: R+10 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.