Living in Trotwood, OH
Trotwood is a small city of 23,041 people in Montgomery County, Ohio. It's about 7 miles from Dayton, OH and 46 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $113k and rent runs about $1k a month.
23,041people
$113kTypical home
$1,031/moRent
86° / 37°Summer / winter
16"Snow
220Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 23,041
- Part of a metro area
- About 756 people per sq mi
- 46 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 7 mi to Dayton, OH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $113k (≈$714/mo)
- Median rent $1,031/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (651 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,501 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 20% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to DAY airport
- 55 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 860 ft
- 385 mi to the ocean
- 133 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 47 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 563 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 98 bars within 25 mi
- 162 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 59 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montgomery County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk