Living in Spring Valley, OH
Spring Valley is a tiny town of 575 people in Greene County, Ohio. It's about 16 miles from Dayton, OH and 42 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $157k and rent runs about $1k a month.
575people
$157kTypical home
$1,125/moRent
85° / 39°Summer / winter
20"Snow
220Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 575
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,162 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 16 mi to Dayton, OH
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $157k (≈$991/mo)
- Median rent $1,125/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (148 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,365 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 29% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to DAY airport
- 52 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 748 ft
- 366 mi to the ocean
- 137 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 59 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 623 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 101 bars within 25 mi
- 192 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 60 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Greene County: R+20 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk