Living in Moraine, OH
Moraine is a big small town of 6,536 people in Montgomery County, Ohio. It's about 6 miles from Dayton, OH and 41 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $157k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,536people
$157kTypical home
$1,035/moRent
86° / 37°Summer / winter
13"Snow
220Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,536
- Part of a metro area
- About 704 people per sq mi
- 41 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 6 mi to Dayton, OH
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $157k (≈$989/mo)
- Median rent $1,035/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 37°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
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (614 per 100k)
- High property crime (4,164 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 27% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to DAY airport
- 50 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 778 ft
- 379 mi to the ocean
- 137 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 61 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 650 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 105 bars within 25 mi
- 205 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 65 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montgomery County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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