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Ontario is a big small town of 6,667 people in Richland County, Ohio. It's about 4 miles from Mansfield, OH and 58 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $175k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,667people
$175kTypical home
$1,093/moRent
83° / 34°Summer / winter
41"Snow
203Sunny days
143Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,667
- Part of a metro area
- About 601 people per sq mi
- 58 mi to Columbus, OH
- 4 mi to Mansfield, OH
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $175k (≈$1,100/mo)
- Median rent $1,093/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 143 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (208 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,180 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 24% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to Erie-Ottawa International Airport airport
- 55 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,368 ft
- 321 mi to the ocean
- 44 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 118 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 20 bars within 25 mi
- 40 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Richland County: R+42 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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