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Obetz is a big small town of 7,330 people in Franklin County, Ohio. It's about 9 miles from Columbus, OH. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $221k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,330people
$221kTypical home
$1,379/moRent
86° / 38°Summer / winter
24"Snow
210Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,330
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,258 people per sq mi
- 9 mi to Columbus, OH
- 9 mi to Columbus, OH
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $221k (≈$1,393/mo)
- Median rent $1,379/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 210 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 155 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (157 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,277 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 41% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to LCK airport
- 10 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 79 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 722 ft
- 315 mi to the ocean
- 108 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 62 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,186 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 277 bars within 25 mi
- 334 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 44 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: D+28 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk