Living in Athalia, OH
Athalia is a tiny town of 336 people in Lawrence County, Ohio. It's about 10 miles from Huntington, WV and 108 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $126k and rent runs about $1k a month.
336people
$126kTypical home
$1,021/moRent
88° / 44°Summer / winter
10"Snow
208Sunny days
142Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 336
- Part of a metro area
- About 490 people per sq mi
- 108 mi to Columbus, OH
- 10 mi to Huntington, WV
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $126k (≈$796/mo)
- Median rent $1,021/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 142 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (318 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (627 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 34% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to HTS airport
- 107 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 551 ft
- 268 mi to the ocean
- 164 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 177 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 35 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lawrence County: R+51 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.