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Potsdam is a tiny town of 253 people in Miami County, Ohio. It's about 17 miles from Dayton, OH and 57 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $124k and rent runs about $2k a month.
253people
$124kTypical home
$1,604/moRent
85° / 36°Summer / winter
18"Snow
220Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 253
- Part of a metro area
- About 567 people per sq mi
- 57 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 17 mi to Dayton, OH
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $124k (≈$784/mo)
- Median rent $1,604/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (137 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (896 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 28
- 35% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to DAY airport
- 65 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,007 ft
- 392 mi to the ocean
- 125 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 377 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 70 bars within 25 mi
- 104 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 48 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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