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Payne is a small town of 1,418 people in Paulding County, Ohio. It's about 22 miles from Fort Wayne, IN and 117 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $112k and rent runs about $759 a month.
1,418people
$112kTypical home
$759/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
23"Snow
210Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,418
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,088 people per sq mi
- 117 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 22 mi to Fort Wayne, IN
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $112k (≈$706/mo)
- Median rent $759/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" 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 (80 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (351 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 29
- 40% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to FWA airport
- 106 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1947
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 748 ft
- 431 mi to the ocean
- 79 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 260 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 45 bars within 25 mi
- 72 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 20 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