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Minster is a small town of 3,182 people in Auglaize County, Ohio. It's about 28 miles from Lima, OH and 79 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $285k and rent runs about $918 a month.
3,182people
$285kTypical home
$918/moRent
84° / 34°Summer / winter
20"Snow
212Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,182
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,481 people per sq mi
- 79 mi to Columbus, OH
- 28 mi to Lima, OH
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $285k (≈$1,795/mo)
- Median rent $918/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 212 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 153 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 20" 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 (41 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (262 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 37% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to DAY airport
- 83 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 971 ft
- 398 mi to the ocean
- 101 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 114 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 36 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 1% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Auglaize County: R+65 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