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Portage is a tiny town of 498 people in Wood County, Ohio. It's about 24 miles from Toledo, OH and 78 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $132k and rent runs about $863 a month.
498people
$132kTypical home
$863/moRent
84° / 33°Summer / winter
22"Snow
203Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 498
- Part of a metro area
- About 335 people per sq mi
- 78 mi to Detroit, MI
- 24 mi to Toledo, OH
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $132k (≈$831/mo)
- Median rent $863/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 16.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (34 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (474 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 27% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to TOL airport
- 63 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 22 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 679 ft
- 386 mi to the ocean
- 29 mi to a big lake
- 61 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 70 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 37 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 357 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 70 bars within 25 mi
- 105 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wood County: R+10 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