Scott is a village in Paulding County, Ohio, home to about 160 people across 0.8 square miles. Its ZIP code is 45886.
Homes sold for a median of $90 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Scott. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW)106 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA)32 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Fort Wayne, IN30 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL171 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Scott; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Scott had 242 residents in the 2020 census, down 25% since 2000.
It’s the 1158th largest of 1,264 towns in Ohio by population.
Paulding County grew from 27,528 residents in 1900 to 18,806 in 2020.
Paulding County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 17°F. About 36.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 24 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Paulding, OH weather station (9 miles away).
4,033 jobs at 309 businesses in Paulding County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Parks (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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