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CynthianOH

A town of 2,847. Healthier than 63% of U.S. towns.

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Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
2,847
+0.5% since 2010
Median home value
$282K
Census ACS
Household income
$65K
median
Median age
35.5
years
Jobs based here
154
A commuter town

What makes Cynthian stand out

The thing Cynthian does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Cynthian for work

Where Cynthian’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

17% → Sidney Sidney 17% 7% → Fort Loramie Fort Loramie 7% 5% → Minster Minster 5% 5% → Piqua Piqua 5% 4% → New Bremen New Bremen 4% 4% → Troy Troy 4% Cynthian · 1% stay
154jobs based in Cynthian
1%of working residents work in town
12 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Cynthian’s report card

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Cynthian

Most working residents leave Cynthian for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Sidney (17%), Fort Loramie (7%) and Minster (5%). Half commute less than 12 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Cynthian1%
Sidney17%
Fort Loramie7%
Minster5%
Piqua5%
12 mi
median commute distance
154
jobs based in Cynthian
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health

Healthier than 37% of U.S. towns

Cynthian tracks Ohio closely on all 32 CDC measures.

C+Health Grade
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better32 too close to call0 worse
Wilson Memorial Hospital
9.5 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
56th
percentile among OH towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Cynthian has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 26 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

26″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–37°
Spring40–61°
Summer61–83°
Fall43–64°
Oct 20
typical first frost
Apr 27
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 34% of U.S. communities.

34risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
34Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingEarthquakesTornadoes
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors

0% of Cynthian is conserved land

1.9 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 19,943 acres
1.9 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Miami Erie Canal Trail1.1 mi29
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →

About Cynthian

Township in Ohio, US

Cynthian Township is one of the fourteen townships of Shelby County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,000 people in the township.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
2,000
Area
31 sq mi
Elevation
1,014 ft

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