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St. Marys is a big small town of 8,301 people in Auglaize County, Ohio. It's about 20 miles from Lima, OH and 84 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $149k and rent runs about $848 a month.
8,301people
$149kTypical home
$848/moRent
84° / 34°Summer / winter
12"Snow
212Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,301
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,777 people per sq mi
- 84 mi to Columbus, OH
- 20 mi to Lima, OH
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $149k (≈$936/mo)
- Median rent $848/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (41 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (262 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 31% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to DAY airport
- 88 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 876 ft
- 402 mi to the ocean
- 94 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 150 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 20 bars within 25 mi
- 45 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 39% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Auglaize 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