Living in Napoleon, OH
Napoleon is a big small town of 8,802 people in Henry County, Ohio. It's about 34 miles from Toledo, OH and 86 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $147k and rent runs about $819 a month.
8,802people
$147kTypical home
$819/moRent
84° / 33°Summer / winter
25"Snow
210Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,802
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,416 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Detroit, MI
- 34 mi to Toledo, OH
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $147k (≈$924/mo)
- Median rent $819/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 210 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 155 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (218 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,484 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 30% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to TOL airport
- 69 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 676 ft
- 410 mi to the ocean
- 41 mi to a big lake
- 49 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 57 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 124 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 20 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Henry County: R+47 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk