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PandoraOH

A town of 1,603.

Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
1,603
+4.4% since 2010
Typical home
$240K
+6.6% in a year
Household income
$65K
median
Median age
36.3
years
Jobs based here
406
A commuter town
A commuter town

91% of working residents leave Pandora for work

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

10% → Findlay Findlay 10% 10% → Ottawa Ottawa 10% 9% → Lima Lima 9% 7% → Bluffton Bluffton 7% 4% → Blanchard Blanchard 4% 3% → Leipsic Leipsic 3% Pandora · 9% stay
406jobs based in Pandora
9%of working residents work in town
16 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Pandora’s report card

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The data

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Pandora

Most working residents leave Pandora for work: only 9% work in town. The top destinations are Findlay (10%), Ottawa (10%) and Lima (9%). Half commute less than 16 miles.

9%work in town

Where working residents work

In Pandora9%
Findlay10%
Ottawa10%
Lima9%
Bluffton7%
16 mi
median commute distance
406
jobs based in Pandora
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Pandora has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 33 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

33″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–36°
Spring40–60°
Summer62–83°
Fall44–64°
Oct 22
typical first frost
Apr 23
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 55% of U.S. communities.

55risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
55Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind
3
paid flood claims since 1981
3
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Housing

A typical Pandora home is worth about $240K

The typical Pandora home is worth about $240,000, up 6.6% in a year, close to the Ohio typical home.

$240KZillow home value

Typical home value

Pandora$240K
Ohio$249K
+6.6%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Health

Healthier than 52% of U.S. towns

Pandora beats the Ohio average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.

B−Health Grade
32 measures vs. Ohio
7 better24 too close to call1 worse
What stands outPandoraOH
Fewer adults facing food insecurity9.8%14.1%
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off6%8.3%
More adults who have had cancer10.4%8.7%
Bluffton Hospital
4.9 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
73rd
percentile among OH towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →

About Pandora

Village in Ohio, United States

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Pandora is a village in Putnam County, Ohio, United States, located on the Riley Creek. The population was 1,204 at the 2020 census.

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

Population
1,204
Area
1.1 sq mi
Elevation
774 ft
ZIP code
45877

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