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Sylvania is a small city of 19,055 people in Lucas County, Ohio. It's about 7 miles from Toledo, OH and 56 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $249k and rent runs about $1k a month.
19,055people
$249kTypical home
$1,072/moRent
85° / 34°Summer / winter
36"Snow
203Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 19,055
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,859 people per sq mi
- 56 mi to Detroit, MI
- 7 mi to Toledo, OH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $249k (≈$1,571/mo)
- Median rent $1,072/mo
- Median household income $100k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 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
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (93 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,285 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 30% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 51% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to TOL airport
- 39 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 669 ft
- 400 mi to the ocean
- 13 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 57 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 50 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 564 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 116 bars within 25 mi
- 127 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Lucas County: D+13 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk