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Monroe is a small city of 15,401 people in Butler County, Ohio. It's about 22 miles from Cincinnati, OH. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $282k and rent runs about $2k a month.
15,401people
$282kTypical home
$1,608/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
11"Snow
220Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,401
- Part of a metro area
- About 976 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 22 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $282k (≈$1,781/mo)
- Median rent $1,608/mo
- Median household income $105k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (93 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,351 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 41% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to LUK airport
- 32 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 830 ft
- 383 mi to the ocean
- 155 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 94 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,274 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 303 bars within 25 mi
- 394 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 74 museums within 25 mi
- 28 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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