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Van Wert County Courthouse
The Van Wert County Courthouse is a historic governmental building in downtown Van Wert, Ohio, United States. Located at 121 E. Main Street, the courthouse is a Second Empire structure built in 1876.
About Van Wert
City in Ohio, United StatesVan Wert is a city in Van Wert County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is located in northwestern Ohio approximately 77 miles (124 km) southwest of Toledo and 34 miles (55 km) southeast of Fort Wayne, Indiana. The population was 11,092 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Van Wert micropolitan area, which is included in the Lima–Van Wert–Wapakoneta combined statistical area. Van Wert is named for Isaac Van Wart, one of the captors of Major John André in the American Revolutionary War. A center of peony cultivation, Van Wert has hosted the annual Van Wert Peony Festival on and off since 1902. Van Wert is home to the first county library in the United States, the B…
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Housing in Van Wert
The typical Van Wert home is worth about $186,000, up 4.4% in a year, 25% below the Ohio typical home.
A strong seller's market
Safety in Van Wert
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A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Van Wert's police department reported only 2023 and 2024, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.
Work & commute in Van Wert
Full picture →About one in 3 of Van Wert’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Fort Wayne (4%), Hoaglin (4%) and Lima (2%). Half commute less than 13 miles.
Health in Van Wert
Health Grade C−
Healthier than 21% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 39% of towns with similar incomes.
Compared with Ohio
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 25 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Van Wert
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 23% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Van Wert
Full climate →Van Wert has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 17 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
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