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Amesville is a tiny town of 207 people in Athens County, Ohio. It's about 24 miles from Parkersburg, WV and 68 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $145k and rent runs about $1k a month.
207people
$145kTypical home
$1,111/moRent
83° / 38°Summer / winter
17"Snow
202Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 207
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 912 people per sq mi
- 68 mi to Columbus, OH
- 24 mi to Parkersburg, WV
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $145k (≈$916/mo)
- Median rent $1,111/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 202 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 163 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (66 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (658 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 23% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 19% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 13% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to PKB airport
- 65 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 72 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 630 ft
- 256 mi to the ocean
- 140 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 76 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 108 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 23 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Athens County: D+11 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk