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Paulding is a small town of 3,230 people in Paulding County, Ohio. It's about 29 miles from Fort Wayne, IN and 115 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $120k and rent runs about $822 a month.
3,230people
$120kTypical home
$822/moRent
85° / 33°Summer / winter
24"Snow
210Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,230
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,348 people per sq mi
- 115 mi to Detroit, MI
- 29 mi to Fort Wayne, IN
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $120k (≈$758/mo)
- Median rent $822/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 210 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 155 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (119 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (199 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 29% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to FWA airport
- 97 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 728 ft
- 426 mi to the ocean
- 71 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 110 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Paulding County: R+56 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk