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New California is a small town of 1,672 people in Union County, Ohio. It's about 17 miles from Columbus, OH. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $465k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,672people
$465kTypical home
$1,247/moRent
85° / 35°Summer / winter
24"Snow
211Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,672
- Part of a metro area
- About 812 people per sq mi
- 17 mi to Columbus, OH
- 17 mi to Columbus, OH
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $465k (≈$2,929/mo)
- Median rent $1,247/mo
- Median household income $162k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 211 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 154 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (68 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (610 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 49% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 58% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to CMH airport
- 21 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 93 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2008
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,001 ft
- 336 mi to the ocean
- 90 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 58 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,089 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 253 bars within 25 mi
- 312 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 13% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Union County: R+30 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.