Living in St. Henry, OH
St. Henry is a small town of 2,741 people in Mercer County, Ohio. It's about 35 miles from Lima, OH and 89 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $287k and rent runs about $875 a month.
2,741people
$287kTypical home
$875/moRent
84° / 34°Summer / winter
22"Snow
212Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,741
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,589 people per sq mi
- 89 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 35 mi to Lima, OH
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $287k (≈$1,810/mo)
- Median rent $875/mo
- Median household income $116k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 0.0% 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
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (12 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (217 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 41% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to DAY airport
- 95 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 958 ft
- 412 mi to the ocean
- 109 mi to a big lake
- 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 91 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 9% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mercer County: R+67 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