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Chesapeake is a small town of 1,060 people in Lawrence County, Ohio. It's part of the Huntington, WV area. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $118k and rent runs about $857 a month.
1,060people
$118kTypical home
$857/moRent
87° / 43°Summer / winter
12"Snow
208Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,060
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,236 people per sq mi
- 111 mi to Columbus, OH
- In the Huntington, WV area
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $118k (≈$745/mo)
- Median rent $857/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (318 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (627 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 19% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to HTS airport
- 111 mi to CMH (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 548 ft
- 276 mi to the ocean
- 168 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 149 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lawrence County: R+51 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