Living in Piqua, OH
Piqua is a small city of 20,646 people in Miami County, Ohio. It's about 25 miles from Dayton, OH and 67 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $139k and rent runs about $922 a month.
20,646people
$139kTypical home
$922/moRent
84° / 36°Summer / winter
15"Snow
212Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 20,646
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,569 people per sq mi
- 67 mi to Columbus, OH
- 25 mi to Dayton, OH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $139k (≈$874/mo)
- Median rent $922/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (359 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,119 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 26% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to DAY airport
- 72 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 59 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 876 ft
- 387 mi to the ocean
- 110 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 225 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 20 bars within 25 mi
- 63 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Miami County: R+45 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