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Swanton is a small town of 4,098 people in Fulton County, Ohio. It's about 17 miles from Toledo, OH and 68 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $173k and rent runs about $906 a month.
4,098people
$173kTypical home
$906/moRent
86° / 34°Summer / winter
36"Snow
203Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,098
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,205 people per sq mi
- 68 mi to Detroit, MI
- 17 mi to Toledo, OH
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $173k (≈$1,089/mo)
- Median rent $906/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°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
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (104 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (514 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 25% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to TOL airport
- 51 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 679 ft
- 404 mi to the ocean
- 24 mi to a big lake
- 43 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 66 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 45 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 506 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 109 bars within 25 mi
- 116 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fulton County: R+42 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk