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Ostrander is a small town of 1,008 people in Delaware County, Ohio. It's about 23 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 $486k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,008people
$486kTypical home
$1,000/moRent
85° / 35°Summer / winter
24"Snow
211Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,008
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,075 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to Columbus, OH
- 23 mi to Columbus, OH
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $486k (≈$3,062/mo)
- Median rent $1,000/mo
- Median household income $159k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 211 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 154 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 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 (101 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (572 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 46% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 52% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to CMH airport
- 25 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 85 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2006
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 951 ft
- 337 mi to the ocean
- 82 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 50 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 940 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 213 bars within 25 mi
- 276 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 13 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Delaware County: R+7 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