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Wayne Lakes is a tiny town of 711 people in Darke County, Ohio. It's about 30 miles from Dayton, OH and 61 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $144k and rent runs about $730 a month.
711people
$144kTypical home
$730/moRent
85° / 35°Summer / winter
17"Snow
212Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 711
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,339 people per sq mi
- 61 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 30 mi to Dayton, OH
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $144k (≈$906/mo)
- Median rent $730/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 35°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
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (12 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (217 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 28% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to DAY airport
- 67 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,063 ft
- 406 mi to the ocean
- 130 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 56 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 147 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 39 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Darke County: R+65 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk