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Van Wert is a big small town of 10,790 people in Van Wert County, Ohio. It's about 26 miles from Lima, OH and 104 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $124k and rent runs about $765 a month.
10,790people
$124kTypical home
$765/moRent
85° / 33°Summer / winter
17"Snow
212Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,790
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,433 people per sq mi
- 104 mi to Columbus, OH
- 26 mi to Lima, OH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $124k (≈$781/mo)
- Median rent $765/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 212 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 153 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (87 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (264 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 31% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to FWA airport
- 107 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 781 ft
- 419 mi to the ocean
- 83 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 99 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Van Wert County: R+59 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk