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Tiffin is a small city of 17,818 people in Seneca County, Ohio. It's about 34 miles from Sandusky, OH and 79 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $142k and rent runs about $890 a month.
17,818people
$142kTypical home
$890/moRent
84° / 33°Summer / winter
30"Snow
203Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 17,818
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,463 people per sq mi
- 79 mi to Columbus, OH
- 34 mi to Sandusky, OH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $142k (≈$897/mo)
- Median rent $890/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 30" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (42 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,146 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 24% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 16% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to Erie-Ottawa International Airport airport
- 72 mi to CLE (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 732 ft
- 358 mi to the ocean
- 25 mi to a big lake
- 49 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 98 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Seneca County: R+38 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