Living in Caldwell, OH
Caldwell is a small town of 1,667 people in Noble County, Ohio. It's about 34 miles from Parkersburg, WV and 80 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $115k and rent runs about $724 a month.
1,667people
$115kTypical home
$724/moRent
82° / 39°Summer / winter
17"Snow
202Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,667
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,875 people per sq mi
- 80 mi to Columbus, OH
- 34 mi to Parkersburg, WV
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $115k (≈$727/mo)
- Median rent $724/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 202 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 163 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 58
- 12% of households have kids
- 40% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to PKB airport
- 75 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 84 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 787 ft
- 241 mi to the ocean
- 122 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 66 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Noble County: R+65 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