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CustarOH
A town of 232. A typical home worth about $198K.
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Population
232
residents
Typical home
$198K
+0.8% in a year
Household income
$48K
median
Median age
41.5
years
Jobs based here
25
A commuter town
What makes Custar stand out
The thing Custar does most differently from other towns.
Small town
232 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Custar. Another town gets a different order.
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Custar
Most working residents leave Custar for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Bowling Green (26%), Toledo (15%) and Tontogany (2%). Half commute less than 20 miles.
0%work in town
Where working residents work
In Custar0%
Bowling Green26%
Toledo15%
Tontogany2%
Put-in-Bay2%
20 mi
median commute distance
25
jobs based in Custar
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Custar has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 23 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
23″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter22–36°
Spring40–60°
Summer61–83°
Fall44–63°
Oct 21
typical first frost
Apr 24
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Housing
A typical Custar home is worth about $198K
The typical Custar home is worth about $198,000, up 0.8% in a year, 21% below the Ohio typical home.
$198KZillow home value
Typical home value
Custar$198K
Ohio$249K
+0.8%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in March
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Natural hazards
Low risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 35% of U.S. communities.
35risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoes
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health
How healthy Custar is
Custar beats the Ohio average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
32 measures vs. Ohio
1 better31 too close to call0 worse
| What stands out | Custar | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.6% | 15.3% |
Wood County Hospital
11.1 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Custar for work
Where Custar’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
25jobs based in Custar
0%of working residents work in town
20 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Custar
Village in Ohio, United States
Custar is a village in Wood County, Ohio, United States. The population was 178 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 178
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 692 ft
- ZIP code
- 43511
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