Living in Bellville, OH
Bellville is a small town of 2,086 people in Richland County, Ohio. It's about 10 miles from Mansfield, OH and 50 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $212k and rent runs about $814 a month.
2,086people
$212kTypical home
$814/moRent
83° / 34°Summer / winter
40"Snow
203Sunny days
142Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,086
- Part of a metro area
- About 732 people per sq mi
- 50 mi to Columbus, OH
- 10 mi to Mansfield, OH
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $212k (≈$1,338/mo)
- Median rent $814/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 142 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (348 per 100k)
- Low property crime (884 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 25% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to CMH airport
- 47 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 58 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,175 ft
- 312 mi to the ocean
- 54 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 121 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 40 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Richland County: R+42 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk