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Montezuma is a tiny town of 117 people in Mercer County, Ohio. It's about 29 miles from Lima, OH and 90 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $111k and rent runs about $1k a month.
117people
$111kTypical home
$1,059/moRent
84° / 34°Summer / winter
22"Snow
212Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 117
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,147 people per sq mi
- 90 mi to Columbus, OH
- 29 mi to Lima, OH
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $111k (≈$699/mo)
- Median rent $1,059/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (12 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (217 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 25% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to DAY airport
- 94 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 66 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1947
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 876 ft
- 409 mi to the ocean
- 102 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 73 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mercer County: R+67 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.