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West Alexandria is a small town of 1,340 people in Preble County, Ohio. It's about 18 miles from Dayton, OH and 42 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $154k and rent runs about $701 a month.
1,340people
$154kTypical home
$701/moRent
85° / 36°Summer / winter
12"Snow
220Sunny days
139Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,340
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,540 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 18 mi to Dayton, OH
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $154k (≈$973/mo)
- Median rent $701/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 139 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (49 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (331 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 26% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to DAY airport
- 49 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 899 ft
- 395 mi to the ocean
- 142 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 53 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 551 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 119 bars within 25 mi
- 174 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 59 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Preble 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
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk