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Waterville is a big small town of 6,017 people in Lucas County, Ohio. It's about 14 miles from Toledo, OH and 69 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $308k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,017people
$308kTypical home
$1,415/moRent
86° / 34°Summer / winter
32"Snow
203Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,017
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,165 people per sq mi
- 69 mi to Detroit, MI
- 14 mi to Toledo, OH
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $308k (≈$1,945/mo)
- Median rent $1,415/mo
- Median household income $104k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 32" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (229 per 100k)
- Low property crime (997 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 32% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to TOL airport
- 53 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 656 ft
- 395 mi to the ocean
- 21 mi to a big lake
- 48 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 72 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 47 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 490 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 101 bars within 25 mi
- 118 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 5% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
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