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Crystal LakesOH
A town of 1,245.
2 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
1,245
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$137K
Census ACS
Household income
$63K
median
Median age
28.3
years
Jobs based here
44
A commuter town
Is Crystal Lakes a good place to live?
The best of Crystal Lakes’ subject grades is an A− for cost of living; the weakest is a D for health. 26% of residents live below the poverty line in Crystal Lakes, above both Ohio’s towns (9.1%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Among 994 Ohio towns, just 5 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Crystal Lakes. Crystal Lakes has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Crystal Lakes stand out
Where Crystal Lakes beats most towns.
Small town
1,245 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
MedwayPark LayneCrystal Lakes
How Crystal Lakes grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Crystal Lakes is from typical.
Health88th Medical Group (Wright-Patterson Afb) 5.8 miles awayDOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $137K, 2.2 years of the Springfield metro’s $63K median household incomeA−Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 22% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listA−Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.7 of 20; 0% of households have no car; 13.5% of workers walk, bike or ride transitB+Open →Jobs & income44 jobs based hereCOpen →SchoolsBehind 58% of Ohio districts on tests and graduationC+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All 87 attractions →National Museum of the United States Air Force and 24 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Crystal Lakes. Close and well known come first.
9 mi MuseumNational Museum of the United States Air Force1.0M visitors a year9 mi MuseumNational Aviation Hall of Fame300K visitors a year
37 mi MountainCampbell Hill
12 mi LandmarkMadonna of the Trail
6 mi MuseumHuffman Prairie
6 mi National Historical ParkDayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park80K visitors a yearSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
National Museum of the United States Air Force: No machine-readable author provided. Rogerd assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Campbell Hill: Analogue Kid (talk)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Madonna of the Trail: W. Guy Finley, Public domain · Huffman Prairie: Wright Brothers, Public domain · Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0
Getting set up
Moving to Crystal Lakes: who provides what
Crystal Lakes is unincorporated, so Clark County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerAES Ohio16.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterClark County Park Layne PWSNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesClark CountyClark County provides services here
Register to voteOnlineIn Ohio you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereDirector, Clark County Board of ElectionsClark County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Dec 2025
ZIP codes45341, 4534445341 90% · 45344 10%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Crystal Lakes.
HealthD
Residents of Crystal Lakes are less healthy than 88% of U.S. towns
Crystal Lakes beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 34% of Crystal Lakes adults get no exercise outside work, against 28% in Ohio’s towns and 25% across U.S. towns. 42% of Crystal Lakes adults have obesity.
12%healthier than U.S. townsDHealth Grade
| Crystal Lakes | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 28% | 25% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better23 too close to call9 worse
| What stands out | Crystal Lakes | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 11.4% | 8% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 21.1% | 15.3% |
| More adults who get no exercise | 34.3% | 26.9% |
88th Medical Group (Wright-Patterson Afb)
5.8 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
Most of Crystal Lakes’ workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Crystal Lakes for work: only 0% work in town. Crystal Lakes’ average trip to work is 33 minutes. The top destinations are Dayton (12%), Springfield (7%) and Huber Heights (6%).
0%work in town
| Crystal Lakes | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $63,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Crystal Lakes0%
Dayton12%
Springfield7%
Huber Heights6%
Columbus4%
12 mi
median commute distance
44
jobs based in Crystal Lakes
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
B+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 68% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A−
Crystal Lakes faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 78% of U.S. communities.
22risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Crystal Lakes
Crystal Lakes has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 22° and about 12 inches of snow falls in a winter.
12″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter24–39°
Spring42–63°
Summer63–84°
Fall44–65°
Oct 28
typical first frost
Apr 16
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HousingCost of living grade A−
A home in Crystal Lakes sells for about $125K at the median
85% of households own their home in Crystal Lakes.
$125Kmedian sale price
1
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Crystal Lakes
16pages on Crystal Lakes
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
14 within 15 miles of the center of Crystal Lakes
Ohio Institute of Allied HealthCommunity college · Private nonprofit · Huber Heights6.9 mi$27,408 tuitionWright State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Dayton7.8 mi$11,522 in-state tuitionAir Force Institute of Technology-Graduate School of Engineering & ManagementUniversity or college · Public · Wright-Patterson AFB8 mi
About 5 of every 100 Crystal Lakes residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Crystal Lakes for work
Where Crystal Lakes’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
44jobs based in Crystal Lakes
0%of working residents work in town
12 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Crystal Lakes
Census-designated place in Ohio, United States
Crystal Lakes is a census-designated place (CDP) in Clark County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,394 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Springfield, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 850 ft
Questions about Crystal Lakes
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Crystal Lakes, OH expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $137,000, 44% below the Ohio typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.