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Plain City is a small town of 3,829 people in Madison County, Ohio. It's about 17 miles from Columbus, OH. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $369k and rent runs about $985 a month.
3,829people
$369kTypical home
$985/moRent
85° / 36°Summer / winter
24"Snow
211Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,829
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,249 people per sq mi
- 17 mi to Columbus, OH
- 17 mi to Columbus, OH
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $369k (≈$2,324/mo)
- Median rent $985/mo
- Median household income $118k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 211 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 154 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (62 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (173 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 41% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to CMH airport
- 22 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 96 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 929 ft
- 337 mi to the ocean
- 93 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 55 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,055 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 253 bars within 25 mi
- 303 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Madison County: R+44 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High 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