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Stony Prairie is a small town of 1,701 people in Sandusky County, Ohio. It's about 23 miles from Sandusky, OH and 71 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $115k and rent runs about $949 a month.
1,701people
$115kTypical home
$949/moRent
85° / 34°Summer / winter
26"Snow
203Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,701
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,060 people per sq mi
- 71 mi to Detroit, MI
- 23 mi to Sandusky, OH
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $115k (≈$727/mo)
- Median rent $949/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (228 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,146 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 37% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to Erie-Ottawa International Airport airport
- 61 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 637 ft
- 363 mi to the ocean
- 9 mi to a big lake
- 43 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 173 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 53 bars within 25 mi
- 42 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sandusky County: R+31 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk