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Athens is a small city of 23,396 people in Athens County, Ohio. It's about 30 miles from Parkersburg, WV and 65 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $247k and rent runs about $1k a month.
23,396people
$247kTypical home
$1,011/moRent
82° / 38°Summer / winter
18"Snow
210Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 23,396
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,352 people per sq mi
- 65 mi to Columbus, OH
- 30 mi to Parkersburg, WV
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $247k (≈$1,558/mo)
- Median rent $1,011/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 210 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 155 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (75 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (725 per 100k)
People
- Median age 22
- 13% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 63% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 57% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 24% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to PKB airport
- 63 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 49% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 692 ft
- 262 mi to the ocean
- 144 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 68 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 53 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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