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Bidwell is a tiny town of 904 people in Gallia County, Ohio. It's about 36 miles from Huntington, WV and 82 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $128k and rent runs about $813 a month.
904people
$128kTypical home
$813/moRent
85° / 40°Summer / winter
15"Snow
208Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 904
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 594 people per sq mi
- 82 mi to Columbus, OH
- 36 mi to Huntington, WV
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $128k (≈$805/mo)
- Median rent $813/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (175 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (478 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 36% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to HTS airport
- 81 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 784 ft
- 268 mi to the ocean
- 171 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 22 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 34 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gallia County: R+59 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.