Living in West Milton, OH
West Milton is a small town of 4,771 people in Miami County, Ohio. It's about 14 miles from Dayton, OH and 57 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $142k and rent runs about $963 a month.
4,771people
$142kTypical home
$963/moRent
86° / 37°Summer / winter
19"Snow
220Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,771
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,407 people per sq mi
- 57 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 14 mi to Dayton, OH
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $142k (≈$894/mo)
- Median rent $963/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (137 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (896 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 39% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to DAY airport
- 65 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 922 ft
- 388 mi to the ocean
- 123 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 37 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 500 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 91 bars within 25 mi
- 156 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 50 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Miami County: R+45 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