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Buchtel is a tiny town of 451 people in Athens County, Ohio. It's about 37 miles from Parkersburg, WV and 56 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $150k and rent runs about $725 a month.
451people
$150kTypical home
$725/moRent
83° / 38°Summer / winter
13"Snow
210Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 451
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 960 people per sq mi
- 56 mi to Columbus, OH
- 37 mi to Parkersburg, WV
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $150k (≈$946/mo)
- Median rent $725/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°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
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 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 (66 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (658 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 25% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 15% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to PKB airport
- 53 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 66 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 689 ft
- 269 mi to the ocean
- 134 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 76 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 62 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
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