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Northwood is a big small town of 5,193 people in Wood County, Ohio. It's about 6 miles from Toledo, OH and 57 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $183k and rent runs about $965 a month.
5,193people
$183kTypical home
$965/moRent
85° / 34°Summer / winter
31"Snow
203Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,193
- Part of a metro area
- About 607 people per sq mi
- 57 mi to Detroit, MI
- 6 mi to Toledo, OH
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $183k (≈$1,155/mo)
- Median rent $965/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (34 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (474 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 25% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to TOL airport
- 42 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 607 ft
- 386 mi to the ocean
- 8 mi to a big lake
- 42 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 66 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 47 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 507 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 102 bars within 25 mi
- 123 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wood County: R+10 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