Montgomery County, Ohio: roof stress score 51.2 of 100

Montgomery County ranks #548 of 1,113 scored counties (moderate stress) and #10 of 23 in Ohio. Montgomery County homes: 90.6% predate 2000, median year 1966. Hail in Montgomery County (1 inch or more): 1.0 days a year. Permits in Montgomery County ran 23.2 per 1,000 homes, 2014 to 2025.

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Inputs behind the 51.2

InputMontgomery CountyMedianStress percentileIn OH
Homes built before 2000 90.6%80.4% 88 85
Severe hail days per year 1.02.0 2 17
New-home permits per 1,000 homes (inverted) 23.235.5 64 50

Average of 88, 2 and 64: 51.2

Montgomery County on age: only 9.4% of homes date from 2000 or later. Montgomery County on hail: 12 severe days over 12 full years, at most 3 in 2025. Montgomery County on building: 23.2 permits per 1,000 homes; median 35.5.

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Montgomery County hail days: NOAA 1 inch+ reports

Montgomery County homes by decade built

252,475 housing units by decade built 15.7% pre-1940 7.6% 1940s 17.0% 1950s 16.8% 1960s 16.7% 1970s 9.3% 1980s 7.5% 1990s 6.2% 2000s 2.8% 2010s 0.4% 2020+
252,475 housing units by decade built
pre-194015.7%
1940s7.6%
1950s17.0%
1960s16.8%
1970s16.7%
1980s9.3%
1990s7.5%
2000s6.2%
2010s2.8%
2020+0.4%

252,475 housing units. Biggest slice: 1950s, 17.0%. Before 1980: 73.8%. Since 2010: 3.2%.

New-home permits in Montgomery County

5,856 single-family permits by year 355 14 420 15 409 16 447 17 469 18 406 19 481 20 742 21 611 22 537 23 349 24 630 25
5,856 single-family permits by year
14355
15420
16409
17447
18469
19406
20481
21742
22611
23537
24349
25630

Montgomery County issued 5,856 single-family permits, equal to 2.3% of its 252,475 housing units. Pace: about 505 a year lately, up from 395 a year at the start. Peak: 742 permits in 2021.

Severe hail days in Montgomery County, by year

Montgomery County severe days per year 0 14 2 15 0 16 2 17 2 18 1 19 1 20 1 21 0 22 0 23 0 24 3 25
Montgomery County severe days per year
140
152
160
172
182
191
201
211
220
230
240
253

* partial year. Montgomery County: severe days in 7 of 12 full years (worst: 2025, 3 days). Ten biggest storms: Montgomery County hail history.

Map of 32 hail reports in Montgomery County

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Dots mark reports, not storm paths.

Montgomery County among Ohio counties

CountyScorePre-2000Hail daysPermitsGap
Richland County54.490.4%1.218.7+3.2
Clark County54.192.2%0.920.2+2.9
Stark County52.289.0%1.531.8+1.0
Montgomery County51.290.6%1.023.2-0.0
Lucas County49.788.9%1.021.2-1.5
Summit County48.087.5%1.225.7-3.2

7 published. Montgomery County on the Ohio map

Counties scoring near 51.2

CountyRankScoreGap
Bowie County, TX#52252.5+1.3
Pulaski County, AR#52652.2+1.0
Stark County, OH#52752.2+1.0
Black Hawk County, IA#55250.9-0.3
Buffalo County, NE#55450.8-0.4
Jefferson County, AL#55550.8-0.4

Why Montgomery County lands at 51.2

Montgomery County: housing age pulls hardest, at the 88th percentile. Age stands at 88, hail at 2, renewal at 64. Your house may differ: the score of Montgomery County is not a verdict on one roof.

Montgomery County next steps

  1. Check an address in Montgomery County: hail check.
  2. Compare Montgomery County with roof age by city.
  3. Claim clock after a Montgomery County storm: deadlines and date calculator.
  4. Montgomery County roofers we list: Dayton.

Montgomery County data: NOAA (12 severe days), Census ACS (252,475 homes), Census BPS (5,856 permits). Method, limits and common questions