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Sidney is a small city of 20,501 people in Shelby County, Ohio. It's about 31 miles from Lima, OH and 66 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $170k and rent runs about $869 a month.
20,501people
$170kTypical home
$869/moRent
84° / 34°Summer / winter
17"Snow
212Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 20,501
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,713 people per sq mi
- 66 mi to Columbus, OH
- 31 mi to Lima, OH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $170k (≈$1,071/mo)
- Median rent $869/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 34°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
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (301 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,480 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 27% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to DAY airport
- 70 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,040 ft
- 386 mi to the ocean
- 99 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 150 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 54 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Shelby County: R+65 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