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Ney is a tiny town of 363 people in Defiance County, Ohio. It's about 38 miles from Fort Wayne, IN and 101 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $142k and rent runs about $875 a month.
363people
$142kTypical home
$875/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
28"Snow
210Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 363
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 926 people per sq mi
- 101 mi to Detroit, MI
- 38 mi to Fort Wayne, IN
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $142k (≈$894/mo)
- Median rent $875/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (164 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (728 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 30% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to TOL airport
- 83 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1943
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 719 ft
- 429 mi to the ocean
- 60 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 74 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Defiance County: R+40 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