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Ottawa Hills is a small town of 4,798 people in Lucas County, Ohio. It's about 3 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 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $315k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,798people
$315kTypical home
$1,731/moRent
85° / 34°Summer / winter
35"Snow
203Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,798
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,551 people per sq mi
- 57 mi to Detroit, MI
- 3 mi to Toledo, OH
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $315k (≈$1,986/mo)
- Median rent $1,731/mo
- Median household income $168k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 6.0% 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
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (167 per 100k)
- Low property crime (985 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 43% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 65% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to TOL airport
- 41 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 617 ft
- 395 mi to the ocean
- 10 mi to a big lake
- 37 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 61 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 48 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 517 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 102 bars within 25 mi
- 120 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lucas County: D+13 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High 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