Living in Bloomingburg, OH
Bloomingburg is a small town of 1,019 people in Fayette County, Ohio. It's about 31 miles from Springfield, OH and 34 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $110k and rent runs about $830 a month.
1,019people
$110kTypical home
$830/moRent
84° / 36°Summer / winter
19"Snow
216Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,019
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,488 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Columbus, OH
- 31 mi to Springfield, OH
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $110k (≈$691/mo)
- Median rent $830/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (145 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (948 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 32% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to LCK airport
- 38 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 66 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 994 ft
- 334 mi to the ocean
- 128 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 79 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 31 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fayette County: R+55 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk