Living in Centerburg, OH
Centerburg is a small town of 1,839 people in Knox County, Ohio. It's about 27 miles from Columbus, OH. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $247k and rent runs about $834 a month.
1,839people
$247kTypical home
$834/moRent
83° / 34°Summer / winter
22"Snow
203Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,839
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,902 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Columbus, OH
- 27 mi to Columbus, OH
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $247k (≈$1,557/mo)
- Median rent $834/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (130 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (383 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 39% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to CMH airport
- 23 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 79 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,221 ft
- 313 mi to the ocean
- 76 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 50 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 560 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 98 bars within 25 mi
- 178 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Knox County: R+45 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk