Custar, Ohio

About Custar

Custar is a tiny community in northwestern Ohio, home to 178 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Custar holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 0.25 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 712 residents per square mile.

📰 Custar News Today

• Custar: Where generations of families built a lasting legacy | Hometown Spotlight WTOL · Jun 29
• Dezianne Virginia Peart Obituary Mar 21, 2026 Eggleston Meinert & Pavley Funeral Home · Mar 24
• Mary Louise Kieffer Obituary (2026) - Custar, OH - Rodenberger-Gray Funeral Home - McClure Legacy obituary · Jul 27
• Custar man arrested after allegedly threatening to kill everyone at a BG business BG Independent News · Feb 23
• Custar man charged in shooting remains incompetent to stand trial - Sent-trib Sent-trib · Feb 24

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What Makes Custar Unique

• The only place in America named Custar — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.25 sq mi.
• Positioned in northwestern Ohio, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

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