Living in Phillipsburg, OH
Phillipsburg is a tiny town of 406 people in Montgomery County, Ohio. It's about 13 miles from Dayton, OH and 53 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $152k and rent runs about $997 a month.
406people
$152kTypical home
$997/moRent
86° / 37°Summer / winter
18"Snow
220Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 406
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,526 people per sq mi
- 53 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 13 mi to Dayton, OH
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $152k (≈$960/mo)
- Median rent $997/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (455 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,948 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 20% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to DAY airport
- 61 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,040 ft
- 391 mi to the ocean
- 128 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 42 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 475 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 87 bars within 25 mi
- 145 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 50 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montgomery County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk