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Yellow Springs is a small town of 3,711 people in Greene County, Ohio. It's about 10 miles from Springfield, OH and 50 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $332k and rent runs about $879 a month.
3,711people
$332kTypical home
$879/moRent
84° / 37°Summer / winter
18"Snow
216Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,711
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,348 people per sq mi
- 50 mi to Columbus, OH
- 10 mi to Springfield, OH
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $332k (≈$2,094/mo)
- Median rent $879/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (138 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,236 per 100k)
People
- Median age 55
- 19% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 61% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to DAY airport
- 55 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 59 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,034 ft
- 363 mi to the ocean
- 123 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 45 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 554 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 96 bars within 25 mi
- 166 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 59 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 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