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Palestine is a tiny town of 173 people in Darke County, Ohio. It's about 34 miles from Dayton, OH and 64 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $118k and rent runs about $785 a month.
173people
$118kTypical home
$785/moRent
84° / 35°Summer / winter
19"Snow
212Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 173
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,185 people per sq mi
- 64 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 34 mi to Dayton, OH
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $118k (≈$742/mo)
- Median rent $785/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 212 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 153 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (12 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (217 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to DAY airport
- 69 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1949
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,116 ft
- 411 mi to the ocean
- 131 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 59 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 107 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Darke County: R+65 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.