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Wilberforce is a small town of 1,951 people in Greene County, Ohio. It's about 16 miles from Springfield, OH and 51 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $199k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,951people
$199kTypical home
$1,135/moRent
84° / 37°Summer / winter
20"Snow
216Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,951
- Part of a metro area
- About 633 people per sq mi
- 51 mi to Columbus, OH
- 16 mi to Springfield, OH
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $199k (≈$1,255/mo)
- Median rent $1,135/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (148 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,365 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 20
- 23% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 58% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 61% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 28% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to DAY airport
- 56 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,011 ft
- 361 mi to the ocean
- 128 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 46 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 498 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 96 bars within 25 mi
- 151 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 52 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Greene County: R+20 in 2024
- 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.