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Mount Blanchard is a tiny town of 500 people in Hancock County, Ohio. It's about 31 miles from Lima, OH and 70 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $116k and rent runs about $875 a month.
500people
$116kTypical home
$875/moRent
85° / 34°Summer / winter
26"Snow
211Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 500
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 980 people per sq mi
- 70 mi to Columbus, OH
- 31 mi to Lima, OH
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $116k (≈$729/mo)
- Median rent $875/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 211 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 154 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (147 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (975 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 28% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to TOL airport
- 71 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1941
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 837 ft
- 370 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 53 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 82 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 27 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hancock County: R+38 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk