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West Carrollton is a big small town of 12,976 people in Montgomery County, Ohio. It's about 8 miles from Dayton, OH and 39 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $157k and rent runs about $1k a month.
12,976people
$157kTypical home
$1,028/moRent
86° / 38°Summer / winter
14"Snow
220Sunny days
135Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,976
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,019 people per sq mi
- 39 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 8 mi to Dayton, OH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $157k (≈$989/mo)
- Median rent $1,028/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 38°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
- 135 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (418 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,386 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 28% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to DAY airport
- 48 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 719 ft
- 380 mi to the ocean
- 139 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 49 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 61 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 716 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 109 bars within 25 mi
- 219 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 66 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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